Section R. 325.22116 - Inability to provide serviceRule 116.
(1) If a life support agency cannot operate or staff at least 1 vehicle for response to an emergency within its service area in accordance with the code, these rules, or applicable protocols, then the life support agency shall do all the following:(a) Immediately notify the department and medical control authority within its service area if it cannot provide at least 1 life support vehicle available for response to requests for emergency assistance on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week basis in accordance with medical control authority protocols. This rule excludes air ambulance services and aircraft transport operations when the weather does not meet weather minimums outlined by a national accrediting body for air ambulance services.(b) Immediately notify the department of a change that would alter the information contained on its application.(c) Notify the dispatch center that regularly receives requests for its services, and other public safety agencies if appropriate, that it is not available to respond. The notification must advise the dispatch center of the period in which the agency will be out of service and the name of the agency that will be covering its service area.(d) Notify life support agencies providing mutual aid.(2) The life support agency shall comply with R 325.22202(4).Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.22116
2004 AACS; 2023 MR 10, Eff. 5/26/2023