N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-10.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:41-10.16 - Patient transport devices

(a) Each SCTU shall be equipped with a wheeled patient litter for the transport of stretcher-bound patients. The litter shall be at least 72 inches long (when flat) and at least 20 inches wide. The litter shall have a commercially manufactured stretcher mattress. The litter and mattress shall be adjustable from a flat to a semi-sitting position. The litter shall be adjustable from a minimum height of nine to 18 inches to a maximum height of 33 to 40 inches measured to the top of the mattress. There shall be clean linens on the litter.

(b) Each patient litter and portable stretcher shall have three sets of two-inch wide patient restraints with quick release buckles positioned at the chest, waist and knees. The quick release buckles may be of the "slide through" or "metal to metal" type. (Reeves[R]-type stretchers may have other types of buckles.) Each stair-chair shall have two sets of two-inch wide safety restraints with quick release metal buckles. Velcro[R]-type closures shall not be utilized.

(c) When necessitated by the patient's medical condition and ordered by a physician, a patient may be transported in a special device such as, but not limited to, a "Stryker"[R] frame or specially designed isolette.

1. The standard patient transport devices identified in (a) above may be temporarily removed from the vehicle during the time that the special transport device is being utilized.

2. Special patient transport devices shall fit properly into the present litter fastener(s) with less than an inch of movement when secured in the transporting position. Adaptations for isolettes are acceptable so long as they meet or exceed the manufacturer's guidelines.

(d) When the vehicle is in motion, the litter shall be restrained by a litter fastener. The litter fastener shall be certified by the manufacturer to comply with the AMD Standard 004 Litter Retention System in effect at the time of manufacture. Special transport devices shall be restrained in a crashworthy manner and in accordance with the intent of AMD Standard 004 and all applicable motor vehicle safety laws, rules and/or regulations. When isolettes are utilized for transport of neonatal patients, all additional equipment added onto the isolette shall be secured in a crashworthy manner.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-10.16