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Title 8 - HEALTHChapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES
Subchapter 5 - SPECIFIC MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Section 8:40-5.3 - Required crewmembers

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40-5.3

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 8:40-5.3 - Required crewmembers
(a) When "in-service," each MAV shall be staffed by at least one crewmember who meets the requirements of 8:40-4.1. A second crewmember, also meeting the same requirements, shall be required at the time the patient(s) is/are loaded or unloaded, if a patient in a wheelchair is to be moved up or down five or more steps or if a patient in a wheelchair weighs 200 or more pounds and is to be moved up or down two or more steps. The second crewmember need not be present at other times.
(b) If oxygen administration devices are not carried in the vehicle, the required MAV crewmembers shall possess and shall make available to Department staff upon demand:
1. A CPR certification card. Providers that routinely transport patients under eight years of age shall ensure that their MAV crewmembers have successfully completed the requirements for, and hold certification in, Pediatric Basic Life Support to the standards of the American Heart Association; and
2. A valid PAT (Passenger Assistance Techniques) Technician certification card issued by Transportation Management Associates, Fort Worth, Texas, or a valid certification card indicating completion of a course that is similar in content and curriculum that has been approved by the Department, consistent with the minimum program standards and course objectives set forth in chapter Appendix B; or a valid MAV (Mobility Assistance Vehicle) Technician certification card issued by Medical Transportation Association of New Jersey, or a valid certification card indicating completion of a course that is similar in content and curriculum that has been approved by the Department, consistent with the minimum program standards and course objectives set forth in chapter Appendix B.
(c) If oxygen administration devices are carried in the vehicle, except those instances where the patient supplies such devices, the crewmember shall possess both EMT-Basic and CPR certifications.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40-5.3