Section 16.01.03.500 - EMS AGENCY - GENERAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND MODIFICATIONSEach EMS agency must meet the requirements of Subsection 002.01 of these rules, in addition to the following:
01.Equipment and Supplies. Each EMS agency maintains sufficient quantities of medical care supplies and devices specified in the minimum equipment standards to ensure availability for each response.02.Safety and Personal Protective Equipment. Each EMS agency maintains safety and personal protective equipment for licensed personnel and other vehicle occupants as specified in the minimum equipment standards. This includes equipment for body substance isolation and protection from exposure to communicable diseases and pathogens.03.Modifications to an EMS Agency's Minimum Equipment List. An EMS agency's minimum equipment list may be modified upon approval by the EMS Bureau. Requests for equipment modifications are submitted to the EMS Bureau and include clinical and operational justification for the modification and are signed by the EMS agency's medical director. Approved modifications are granted by the EMS Bureau as either an exception or an exemption.a. Exceptions to the agency's minimum equipment list requirements may be granted by the EMS Bureau upon inspection or review of a modification request, when the circumstances and available alternatives assure that appropriate patient care will be provided for all anticipated incidents.b. Exemptions that remove minimum equipment and do not provide an alternative may be granted by the EMS Bureau following review of a modification request. The request must describe the agency's deployment model and why there is no anticipated need for the specified equipment to provide appropriate patient care.04.Review of an Equipment Modification Request. Each request from an EMS agency for equipment modification will be reviewed by the EMS Bureau and may be reviewed by the EMSPC. The recommendations from EMSPC are submitted to the EMS Bureau which has the final authority to approve or deny the modification request.05.Denial of an Equipment Modification Request. An EMS agency may appeal the denial of an equipment modification request under IDAPA 16.05.03, "Contested Case Proceedings and Declaratory Rulings."06.Renewal of Equipment Modification. An EMS agency's equipment modification must be reviewed and reaffirmed as follows: a. Annually, with the agency license renewal application; orb. When the EMS agency changes its medical director.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.01.03.500