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Title 8 - HEALTHChapter 41 - ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES; MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PROGRAMS, SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT SERVICES AND AIR MEDICAL SERVICES
Subchapter 3 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE, CREWMEMBER AND VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS
Section 8:41-3.22 - Biomedical telemetry communications: MICUs and AMUs only

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-3.22

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 8:41-3.22 - Biomedical telemetry communications: MICUs and AMUs only
(a) Each provider of mobile intensive care and air medical services shall ensure that each of its vehicles has operational biomedical telemetry communications as may be required to meet the requirements of 26:2K-10 and this chapter.
(b) Each provider shall ensure that there is a working communications base station at the medical command site that shall permit the receiving of voice communications as well as telemetered electrocardiograms. Such base station shall be readily accessible to the medical command physician.
1. Each provider of mobile intensive care and air medical services shall make sure the base station has the proper number of channels to ensure that all units can have telemetry with the base station at one time form the field.
i. Mobile intensive care and air medical services adding addition units or temporary units shall ensure the base station has the ability to receive telemetry from the additional unit without interference of other units in-service.
(c) Each time an ALS crewmember makes contact with the medical command physician, a voice recording of the call shall be made. This shall be done regardless of whether the means of two-way communications is radio (including HEAR), telephone (regular, cellular and/or wireless) or any other approved means.
(d) Each provider shall have the capability of providing voice recordings (both transmitted and received), as well as any telemetered electrocardiograms. All voice recordings and telemetered electrocardiograms shall be retained for a period of at least three years. However, in those instances where a patient is less than 18 years of age at the time of treatment, the orders shall be retained and stored until the patient's 23rd birthday or for three years, whichever is greater.
(e) Each provider shall be able to retrieve an auditable voice recording for at least 90 percent of the calls where the medical command physician is contacted.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-3.22