N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40-5.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:40-5.4 - Crewmember duties

(a) The collective duties of the crewmembers staffing an MAV shall include, but are not limited to:

1. Assuring that all required and necessary equipment and supplies are onboard the vehicle and in working order prior to departure;

2. Operating the vehicle in a safe manner, starting and stopping the vehicle slowly and smoothly and complying with all applicable motor vehicle laws, rules and/or regulations;

3. Providing the patient with prompt, effective and appropriate care;

4. Assisting the patient to enter into and/or exit from the vehicle;

5. Supervising the well being of the patient and ensuring the patient's privacy and comfort;

6. Assuring that all vehicle occupants (patients, passengers and crewmembers) are properly restrained in accordance with 8:40-4.4(f);

7. Assuring that all wheelchairs are properly restrained in the required restraints and that all wheelchair patients are restrained in the wheelchair in accordance with 8:40-5.6(c). Wheelchair patients are to be restrained with a seatbelt until the patient is transferred from the wheelchair at the patient's destination;

8. Prohibiting smoking within the vehicle at all times;

9. Completing the patient care report; and

10. Reporting verbally to the appropriate personnel when the patient is delivered to the receiving health care facility or other place of medical care.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:40-5.4