Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 163-4-14 - Scene Response & Transfer Air Ambulance Vehicle Licensing Requirements1. Permanent Air Ambulance Vehicles - Any air ambulance vehicle used by a licensed air ambulance service for providing emergency medical services more than four times in any one-year period must be licensed to the respective service. An air ambulance vehicle may be licensed to more than one service, with each service independently responsible for its own licensure and use of the vehicle.2. Temporary Air Ambulance Vehicles - Any air ambulance vehicle used for patient transport by a licensed air ambulance service no more than four times in any one-year period will be considered to be duly licensed to that service by the Board if it meets the requirements of this chapter. Within 7 days after such a transport, the service must notify Maine EMS of the date, time, and origin/destination points of the transport as well as the type and registration number of the aircraft and the reason for its use instead of a "permanent" vehicle. Maine EMS will place this information in the service file and may inspect the aircraft.16-163 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 14