Sec. 20927.

(1) A nontransport prehospital life support operation shall:

(a) Provide at least 1 nontransport prehospital life support vehicle with proper equipment and personnel available for response to requests for emergency assistance on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week basis in accordance with local medical control authority protocols.

(b) Respond or ensure that a response is provided to all requests for emergency assistance originating from within the bounds of its primary dispatch service area.

(c) Operate only under the direction of a medical control authority.

(d) Notify the department of any change that would alter the information contained on its application for a nontransport prehospital life support operation license or renewal.

(e) Provide life support consistent with its license and approved local medical control authority protocols to all patients without prior inquiry into ability to pay or source of payment.

(2) A nontransport prehospital life support operation shall not knowingly provide any person with false or misleading information concerning the time at which an emergency response will be initiated or the location from which the response is being initiated.

(3) A nontransport prehospital life support operation shall not operate a nontransport prehospital life support vehicle unless it is staffed, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as follows:

(a) If designated as providing basic life support, with at least 1 emergency medical technician who is on board that vehicle or if approved by the local medical control authority with at least 1 emergency medical technician who is at the emergency scene.

(b) If designated as providing limited advanced life support, with at least 1 emergency medical technician specialist.

(c) If designated as providing advanced life support, with at least 1 paramedic.

History: Add. 1990, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1990 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 261, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2005 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of department of licensing and regulatory affairs relative to registration, licensing, or regulation of professional occupations arising from part 209 of the public health code, including board, commission, council, or similar entity providing regulation of health professionals under part 209 of article 17 of the public health code to department of health and human services, see E.R.O. No. 2017-3, compiled at MCL 333.26254.Popular Name: Act 368