(a) The medical flight crew of an EMS aircraft shall have training in aeromedical transportation as specified and approved by the authorizing EMS agency including but not limited to:
(1) General patient care in-flight.
(2) Changes in barometric pressure, and pressure related maladies.
(3) Changes in partial pressure of oxygen.
(4) Other environmental factors affecting patient care.
(5) Aircraft operational systems.
(6) Aircraft emergencies and safety.
(7) Care of patients who require special consideration in the airborne environment.
(8) EMS system and communications procedures.
(9) The prehospital care system(s) within which they operate including local medical and procedural protocols.
(10) Use of onboard medical equipment.
(b) All medical flight crews shall participate in such continuing education requirements as required by their licensure or certification. Continuing education in aeromedical transportation subjects may be required by the authorizing EMS agency.
(e) In situations where the medical flight crew is less medically qualified than the ground personnel from whom they receive patients they may assume patient care responsibility only in accordance with policies and procedures of the requesting local EMS agency.
(f) EMS aircraft that do not have a medical flight crew shall not transport patients except in accordance with the policies and procedures of the requesting local EMS agency.
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.1 and 1797.107, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.170, 1797.171, 1797.172, 1797.175, 1797.176, 1797.178, 1797.214, 1797.218, 1798 and 1798.6, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 3-29-88; operative 4-28-88. Subsections (c) and (d) were disapproved by OAL (Register 88, No. 16).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 100302, 22 CA ADC § 100302
