6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1015-3-5-2
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Section 6 CCR 1015-3-5-2 - Definitions2.1 Air Ambulance: A fixed-wing or rotor-wing aircraft that is equipped to provide air transportation and is specifically designed to accommodate the medical needs of individuals who are ill, injured, or otherwise mentally or physically incapacitated and who require in-flight medical supervision.2.2 Air Ambulance Service or Service: Any public or private entity that uses an air ambulance to transport patients to a medical facility.2.3 Aircraft: A rotor or fixed wing vehicle.2.4 Base Location(s): Physical address and/or location where the crew, medical equipment and supplies, and the service's air ambulance(s) are located.2.5 Department: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.2.6 Licensee: The person, business entity or agency that is granted a license to operate an air ambulance service and that bears legal responsibility for compliance with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.2.7 Medical Protocol or Guidelines: Written standards for patient medical assessment and management.2.8 Patient Care Report (PCR): A medical record of an encounter between any patient and a provider of medical care.2.9 Rescue Unit: Any organized group chartered by this state as a corporation not for profit or otherwise existing as a nonprofit organization whose purpose is the search for and the rescue of lost or injured persons and includes, but is not limited to, such groups as search and rescue, mountain rescue, ski patrols, (either volunteer or professional), law enforcement posses, civil defense units, or other organizations of governmental designation responsible for search and rescue.37 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 5/21/201437 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 7/15/201437 CR 22, November 25, 2014, effective 12/15/201438 CR 24, December 25, 2015, effective 1/14/201640 CR 10, May 25, 2017, effective 7/1/201740 CR 20, October 25, 2017, effective 1/1/201840 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 1/1/201841 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/14/201943 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 1/1/202144 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/202145 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/14/2022