Section 100168 - [Operative 1/1/2025] System Policies and Procedures(a) Those local EMS agencies choosing to integrate aircraft into the prehospital patient transport system shall develop policies and procedures for: (1) the authorization of EMS aircraft to be utilized in prehospital patient care.(2) requesting EMS aircraft including but not limited to the types of personnel and/or organizations that may request or cancel EMS aircraft. EMS aircraft requests shall only be made through a dispatch center which has been designated by a local EMS agency.(3) the dispatching of EMS aircraft. These policies and procedures shall include but not be limited to: (A) Availability and appropriateness of transportation and medical personnel resources including: 1. Ground versus air transport as related to proximity and type of incident.2. Medical capability of potential responders.(B) Notification of and coordination with other responding agencies.(C) Termination of EMS aircraft response.(4) Determining EMS aircraft patient destination including consideration of an interim stop at a rural hospital and continuation of care until the responsibility is assumed by the emergency or other staff of a final destination hospital.(5) Orientation of pilots and medical flight crews to the local EMS system.(6) Addressing and resolving formal complaints regarding the integration of aircraft into the prehospital patient transport system.(b) The local agency's policies and procedures for medical control shall apply to the medical flight crew. Such policies and procedures may be modified by the local EMS agency, if required by the uniqueness of EMS aircraft response.(c) The authorizing EMS agency's policies and procedures for record keeping and quality assurance, shall apply to EMS aircraft operations. Current policies and procedures maybe modified if required by the uniqueness of EMS aircraft response.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 100168
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.1 and 1797.107, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.103, 1797.105, 1797.204, 1797.206, 1797.218, 1797.222 and 1797.252, Health and Safety Code.
1. Renumbering of former section 100167 to section 100168 and amendment of subsection (b)(4) and renumbering of former section 100168 to section 100169 filed 11-29-93 as an emergency; operative 12/1/93 (Register 93, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-30-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior history, see Register 92, No. 10.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-29-93 order transmitted to OAL 3-30-94; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 11-29-93 order filed on 5-11-94 (Register 94, No. 19).
3. 11-29-93 order including amendment of Note refiled 5-12-94 as an emergency; operative 5-12-94 (Register 94, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-9-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Editorial correction of History 3 (Register 94, No. 21).
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-12-94 order transmitted to OAL 9-9-94 and filed 10-24-94 (Register 94, No. 43).
6. Renumbering of former section 100168 to section 100173 and renumbering of former section 100165.1 to section 100168, including amendment of section heading and section, filed 3-15-99; operative 4-14-99 (Register 99, No. 12).
7. Repealer of former section 100168 and renumbering and amendment of former section 100174 to section 100168 filed 9-10-2004; operative 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).
8. Relocation of article 7 heading from preceding section 100167 to precede section 100168, renumbering of former section 100168 to section 100169 and renumbering and amendment of former section 100167 to section 100168 filed 2-11-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 7).
9. Renumbering of former chapter 4, article 7 (sections 100168-100170) to new chapter 3.3, article 7 (sections 100096.01-100096.03), renumbering of former section 100168 to section 100096.01, renumbering of former chapter 8, article 3 (section 100302) to new chapter 7, article 3 (section 100168) and renumbering of section 100304 to section 100168 filed 9-5-2024; operative 1/1/2025 (Register 2024, No. 36).