Section 25-3.5-315 - Minimum standards for ambulance services - rules(1) On or before January 1, 2024, the board shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for the operation of an ambulance service within the state. The rules must address the following: (a) Minimum equipment to be carried on an ambulance;(b) Staffing requirements for ambulances;(c) Medical oversight and quality assurance of ambulance services;(d) The issuance of licenses;(e) The process used to investigate complaints against an ambulance service;(f) Data collection and reporting to the department by an ambulance service;(g) Inspection of ambulance services by the department or the department's designated representative;(h) Minimum education, training, and experience standards for the administrator of an ambulance service;(i) The amount of general liability insurance coverage that an ambulance service shall maintain in accordance with section 25-3.5-314 (3)(b) and the manner in which an ambulance service shall demonstrate proof of insurance to the department. The board may establish by rule that an ambulance service may obtain a surety bond in lieu of liability insurance coverage.(j) Qualifications, training, and roles and responsibilities for a medical director of an ambulance service;(k) Communication equipment, reporting capabilities, patient safety, and safety and staffing of crew members;(l) Management of patient safety with regard to minimum clinical staffing;(m) Administrative and operational standards for governance, patient records and record retention, personnel, and policies and procedures;(n) Mandatory incident reporting to the department, including specifying the acts or events that trigger mandatory reporting;(o) Fees for ambulance service applications and licenses, if deemed necessary to cover the department's direct and indirect costs in implementing and administering this part 3;(p) Requirements for motor vehicle liability insurance, as required by section 10-4-619;(q) Vehicle standards to ensure minimum safety standards;(r) Criteria for waivers to the rules; and(s) Any other rules as necessary to implement this part 3.Added by 2022 Ch. 291, § 4, eff. 6/1/2022.