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Chapter 5 - RULES PERTAINING TO AIR AMBULANCE LICENSING
Section 6 CCR 1015-3-5-4 - Out Of State Air Ambulance Services Licensing and Out of State License Recognition Requirements

6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1015-3-5-4

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1015-3-5-4 - Out Of State Air Ambulance Services Licensing and Out of State License Recognition Requirements
4.1 Air ambulance services that are based outside the state, but pick up patients in Colorado, are required to be licensed in Colorado by the Department, except as provided in Sections 3.2 and 3.3 , above, and 4.2, below, of these rules.
4.2 Application for Recognition of Out of State License in Limited Circumstances and Recognition Process
4.2.1 The Department may recognize an air ambulance service license issued by another state if that air ambulance service makes no more than twelve (12) flights per calendar year to pick up a patient(s) in Colorado and transport the patient(s) out of Colorado.
4.2.2 To receive out of state licensure recognition, the air ambulance service must:
A) Not have a base location in Colorado;
B) Hold a current license in good standing without restrictions or conditions from the state in which it has a base location and submit a copy of the license to the Department; and
C) Submit a completed application on the form required by the Department and submit the fee as set forth in section 6 to the Department prior to transporting a patient out of Colorado for the first time.
4.2.3 Out of state licensure recognition is valid for one year from the date of issuance unless revoked or suspended by the Department.
4.2.4 An air ambulance service that is granted out of state licensure recognition shall submit an annual report to the Department detailing the number of flights, patients and the health care facilities in Colorado the patients were transported from during the previous year, in the form and manner prescribed by the Department.
4.2.5 As it relates to the medical aspects of the operation of an air ambulance service, the Department may conduct an inspection at any time of the air ambulance service and its aircraft to assure compliance with these rules and as needed, the Department may conduct complaint and other investigations of an air ambulance service recognized by the Department.
4.2.6 The air ambulance service shall immediately notify the Department of any disciplinary or licensing action taken against it by the licensing authority in any state.
4.2.7 If the Department deems it necessary, the Department may request and the applicant shall provide any of the information set forth in section 5.2.
4.2.8 If the licensee has made a timely and sufficient application for renewal of the out of state licensure recognition, the existing recognition shall not expire until the Department has acted upon the renewal application.

6 CCR 1015-3-5-4

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40 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 1/1/2018
41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/14/2019
43 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 1/1/2021
44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/2021
45 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/14/2022