SECTION 310:641-17-16. Operational protocols

(a)   Stretcher van vehicles are to be used for stretcher van passengers only.

(1)   Emergency transfers are prohibited.

(2)   Stretcher vans are prohibited from conducting passenger transfers or providing transportation from the pre-hospital setting.

(b)   Stretcher van services are limited to providing non-emergency transportation to medically stable, nonemergent individuals who need to be transported in a reclining position on a stretcher but who do not require any type of monitoring or administration of medical care.

(c)   Passenger supplied medications for self-administration are permitted.

(d)   Passenger attendants are limited to first aid, BLS CPR, and AED interventions, and the continuation of oxygen.

(e)   Stretcher vans shall define the days and hours of operation in which transportation is provided.

(f)   When a facility requests a stretcher van, the agency will provide an accurate estimated time of arrival and ensure the passenger needs will be able to be met for the service being requested within the scope of the licensure capabilities and capacity.

(g)   Stretcher van transports may be made to and from any State or Federal Veteran Centers.

(h)   When a stretcher vans passenger develops an emergency condition, the service shall:

(1)   contact 911 or the local emergency number;

(2)   proceed to the closest hospital or to a rendezvous point;

(3)   provide appropriate first aid, BLS CPR, and AED interventions; and

(4)   submit an incident report to the Department within 48 hours of the incident;

(i)   Mutual aid plan(s), regarding interfacility transports only, with licensed services shall be developed and placed in the agency files for inspection. Plans will be periodically reviewed to ensure accuracy and completeness. Licensed stretcher vans agencies shall provide mutual aid if the agency has the capability and if the requested activity is within the licensure requirements.

[Source: Added at 33 Ok Reg 1529, eff 9-11-16; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1423, eff 9-11-20]