Oregon Statutes 682.068 – Minimum requirements for vehicles and services; rules
(1) The Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the State Emergency Medical Service Committee, shall adopt rules specifying minimum requirements for ambulance services, and for staffing and medical and communications equipment requirements for all types of ambulances. The rules must define the requirements for advanced life support and basic life support units of emergency vehicles, including equipment and emergency medical services provider staffing of the passenger compartment when a patient is being transported in emergency circumstances.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 682.068
- Emergency medical services provider: means a person who has received formal training in prehospital and emergency care, and is licensed to attend any person who is ill or injured or who has a disability. See Oregon Statutes 682.025
- Patient: means a person who is ill or injured or who has a disability and who receives emergency or nonemergency care from an emergency medical services provider. See Oregon Statutes 682.025
(2) The authority may waive any of the requirements imposed by this chapter in medically disadvantaged areas as determined by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, or upon a showing that a severe hardship would result from enforcing a particular requirement.
(3) The authority shall exempt from rules adopted under this section air ambulances that do not charge for the provision of ambulance services. [Formerly 682.225; 2009 c.595 § 1074; 2011 c.703 § 7]
[Amended by 1979 c.142 § 2; repealed by 1983 c.486 § 68]