16 Del. Admin. Code § 4301-4.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025
Section 4301-4.0 - General Provisions4.1 ALS Interfacility Transport Organizations will provide access to their services without discrimination due to race, color, creed, sex, nationality, age, or disability.4.2 All organizations employing the services of paramedics to provide ALS Interfacility Transportation in the State of Delaware are subject to all of the provisions and limitations of this regulation and oversight by the Division of Public Health except: 4.2.1 Organizations owned or operated by or under the jurisdiction of the federal government and used exclusively for government purposes.4.2.2 Agencies or organizations whose ambulances travel through Delaware, regardless of frequency exclusively for the purpose of interstate travel where patients are neither discharged nor picked up in the State.4.2.3 An organization based outside of Delaware that transports patients to and from Delaware for diagnostic or therapeutic services within the same calendar day.4.3 No person, agency or organization may operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, engage in or profess to engage in Advanced Life Support Interfacility Transportation services in Delaware utilizing paramedics as advanced life support providers unless the agency or person holds a current designation certificate from the Division of Public Health with the exception of: 4.3.1 Organizations owned or operated by or under the jurisdiction of the federal government and used exclusively for government purposes.4.3.2 Organizations whose units travel through Delaware, regardless of frequency, exclusively for the purpose of interstate travel where patients are neither picked up nor dropped off in the State.4.3.3 An organization based outside of Delaware that exclusively transports a patient to and from a Delaware location for diagnostic or therapeutic service within the same calendar day.4.4 If a vehicle is used to provide transportation services, or an organization provides transportation services that are both excepted and non-excepted under these regulations, its ambulance, clinical providers, and operator shall comply with the regulations when not operating as an excepted service or organization.4.5 If the Division of Public Health believes that an ambulance is picking up or discharging patients and is required to be functioning under these regulations, the Division, or a appointed representative, may require the crew and management to provide information sufficient to determine whether the organization is required to comply with the regulation or is exempt.4.6 Organizations that provide Interfacility Transportation Services that originate within the State of Delaware but do not utilize paramedics for Advanced Life Support Inter-facility Transports, must comply with the following sections of these regulations only: 4.7 Communication 4.7.1 All communication regarding this regulation should be made to: Delaware Division of Public Health
Office of Emergency Medical Services
Blue Hen Corporate Center
Suite 4H
655 Bay Rd.
Dover, DE 19901
4.8 Public Information 4.8.1 The Division of Public Health shall maintain a current list of designated Advanced Life Support Interfacility Transport Organizations (ALS-ITO) and shall provide this list as requested. The list shall contain the name of the ALS-ITO and their unit designations that will be used in radio communications.4.8.2 The Delaware Freedom of Information Act shall govern responses to requests for public records of the Division of Public Health. Figure 1. Application of ALS-IFT Regulations
16 Del. Admin. Code § 4301-4.0
4 DE Reg. 1525 (3/1/01) (Final)