Document Citation: K.A.R. ยง 109-2-10a
Header:
KANSAS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
AGENCY 109 BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
ARTICLE 2. AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS


Date:
01/16/2014

Document:
109-2-10a. Air safety program and informational publication.

(a) Each operator of an air ambulance service shall have an air safety training program for all air medical personnel. The program shall include the following:

(1) Air medical and altitude physiology;

(2) aircraft orientation, including specific capabilities, limitations, and safety measures for each aircraft used;

(3) depressurization procedures for fixed-wing aircraft;

(4) safety in and around the aircraft for all air medical personnel, patients, and lay individuals;

(5) rescue and survival techniques appropriate to the terrain and the conditions under which the air ambulance service operates;

(6) hazardous scene recognition and response for rotor-wing aircraft;

(7) aircraft evacuation procedures, including the rapid loading and unloading of patients;

(8) refueling procedures for normal and emergency situations; and

(9) in-flight emergencies and emergency landing procedures.

(b) Each operator of an air ambulance service shall maintain documentation demonstrating the initial completion and annual review of the air safety training program for all air medical personnel and shall provide this documentation to the board on request.

(c) Each operator of an air ambulance service shall provide an informational publication that promotes the proper use of air medical transport, upon request, to all ground-based ambulance services, law enforcement agencies, and hospitals that use the air ambulance service. Each publication shall address the following topics:

(1) Availability, accessibility, and scope of care of the air ambulance service;

(2) capabilities of air medical personnel and patient care modalities afforded by the air ambulance service;

(3) patient preparation before air medical transport;

(4) landing zone designation and preparation;

(5) communication and coordination between air and ground medical personnel; and

(6) safe approach and conduct around the aircraft.