N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:41-3.2 - Crewmember competency

(a) Each ALS-certified crewmember shall have knowledge of and/or skills in the following:

1. Application, operation, care and removal of the on-board medical equipment, as well as knowledge of potential in-transport complications which may arise from the utilization of the equipment and the treatment of these complications;

2. The policies and procedures for the operation of a MICU, SCTU or AMU, as applicable;

3. Safety operations for vehicle accident and incident procedures;

4. All communications equipment;

5. All applicable laws, rules and/or regulations including, but not limited to, those set forth at 26:2K-7 through 20, 26:2K-35 through 38 and N.J.A.C. 8:40, 8:40A, 8:41 and 8:41A; and

6. The scope of practice applicable to his or her respective profession.

i. No crewmember shall draw a patient's blood for the purpose of determining blood alcohol levels to be solely utilized for legal purposes. Blood drawn by a crewmember shall not be provided to any law enforcement agency, except under the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

ii. No crewmember shall perform phlebotomy for the purpose of collecting a blood specimen to determine the alcohol content solely for legal purposes in the Emergency Department of an acute care hospital, nor shall any crewmember draw any blood sample to be utilized for law enforcement purposes.

iii. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an ALS crewmember from providing any care or treatment that is construed to be a BLS function. This shall include all skills and procedures incorporated in the U.S.D.O.T. EMT-Basic National Standards Curriculum as adopted by the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:40A. These functions may be performed prior to and without the order of a physician.

(b) Since equipment varies from provider to provider, the provider shall have in each personnel file documentation that the ALS-certified crewmember has completed an orientation for all invasive medical devices carried on the provider's unit prior to utilization on a patient. The orientation shall cover all the operational aspects of the devices for their intended utilization. This review shall be dated and shall contain both the crewmember's and the EMS Educator's signatures.

(c) The documentation identified in (b) above, shall become part of the employee's permanent file and shall be made available to Department staff upon demand.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-3.2