WAC 246-976-330   Ambulance and aid services -- Record requirements.  (1) Each ambulance and aid service must maintain a record of:

     (a) Current certification levels of all personnel;

     (b) Make, model, and license number of all vehicles; and

     (c) Each patient contact with at least the following information:

     (i) Names and certification levels of all personnel;

     (ii) Date and time of medical emergency;

     (iii) Age of patient;

     (iv) Applicable components of system response time as defined in this chapter;

     (v) Patient vital signs;

     (vi) Procedures performed on the patient;

     (vii) Mechanism of injury or type of illness;

     (viii) Patient destination;

     (ix) For trauma patients, other data points identified in WAC 246-976-430 for the trauma registry.

     (2) Transporting agencies must provide an initial written report of patient care to the receiving facility at the time the patient is delivered. For patients meeting the state of Washington prehospital trauma triage (destination) procedures, as described in WAC 246-976-930(3), the transporting agency must provide additional trauma data elements described in WAC 246-976-430 to the receiving facility within ten days.

     (3) Licensed services must make all records available for inspection and duplication upon request of the department.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.168.060 and 70.168.090. 02-02-077, § 246-976-330, filed 12/31/01, effective 1/31/02. Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.71, 18.73, and 70.168 RCW. 00-08-102, § 246-976-330, filed 4/5/00, effective 5/6/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040 and chapters 18.71, 18.73 and 70.168 RCW. 93-01-148 (Order 323), § 246-976-330, filed 12/23/92, effective 1/23/93.]