Section DHS 110.38 - Interfacility transportsIn addition to the responsibilities under s. DHS 110.34, an ambulance service provider licensed to provide interfacility transports shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) The ambulance service provider shall ensure that interfacility transports do not interfere with its responsibility to provide 9-1-1 emergency response in its primary service area, if it is also licensed as a 9-1-1 provider.(2) The ambulance service provider shall assure proper staffing for interfacility transports based on the acuity of the patient, the orders of the sending physician and the staffing requirements in s. DHS 110.50.(3) The ambulance service provider shall not use mutual aid agreements to cover its primary service area while providing interfacility transports.(4) If the ambulance service provider is licensed as both a 9-1-1 provider and interfacility provider, the provider shall have a minimum of one ambulance for 9-1-1 emergency response and one ambulance for interfacility transports, unless the ambulance service provider has a coverage agreement with a neighboring ambulance service provider that will be able to provide one 9-1-1 ambulance for each primary service area.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 110.38
CR 10-085: cr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.