Have and enforce written policies concerning:
https://regs.health.ny.gov/content/section-80021-general-requirements
(1) Mutual aid, including any required authorizations and agreements, to request the response of the nearest, appropriate, available EMS service(s). The written plan shall consider the incident location and access to it, location of the mutual aid agency, primary service territory, authorized level of service, staff availability and any other pertinent information when identifying the mutual aid agency
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(2) Coverage of the ambulance service's response area when it is unable to respond to emergency call for assistance
(3) The maximum call receipt interval for all emergency calls for assistance, except for MCI or disaster situations
(4) Actions to be taken if the maximum call receipt interval determined in is exceeded and an ambulance has not yet started toward the incident location
(5) Authorization and protocols for a central dispatch agency to send a mutual aid service when the service does not or cannot respond
(6) Minimum qualifications and job descriptions for all patient care providers, drivers and EMS dispatchers
(7) Physical, health and immunization requirements for all patient care providers and drivers, including provisions for biennial review and updating of such requirements
(8) Preventive maintenance requirements for all authorized EMS response vehicles and patient care equipment
(9) Cleaning and decontamination of authorized EMS response vehicles and equipment
(10) Equipping and inspection of all authorized
EMS response vehicles
(11) Reporting by the agency of suspected:
(i) Crimes
(ii) Child abuse
(iii) Patient abuse
(iv) Domestic violence, including any directed toward elderly persons
(12) Policies on the responsibilities of patient care providers when:
(i) A patient cannot be located
(ii) Entry cannot be gained to the scene of an incident
(iii) A patient judged to be in need of medical assistance refuses treatment and/or transportation
(iv) Patients seek transportation to a hospital outside the area in which the service ordinarily transports patients
(v) A receiving hospital requests that a patient be transported to another facility before arrival at the hospital
(vi) Treating minors
(vii) Treating or transporting patients with reported psychiatric problems
(viii) Confronted with an unattended death
(13) Infection control practices and a system for reporting, managing and tracking exposures and ensuring the confidentiality of all information that is in compliance with all applicable requirements
(14) Have a response plan for hazardous material incidents. Participation in a county or regional plan will meet this requirement
(15) Have a response plan for multiple casualty incidents. Participation in a county or regional MCI plan will meet this requirement