- (a) Each operator shall ensure that each fixed-wing air ambulance is pressurized during patient transports according to the ambulance service's medical protocols and operational policies.
- (b) The pilot or pilots shall be sufficiently isolated from the patient care area to minimize inflight distractions and interference.
(c) Each fixed-wing air ambulance shall have a two-way, interoperable communications system that is readily accessible to both the attendants and the pilot and that meets the following requirements:
- (1) Allows communications between the aircraft and a hospital; and
- (2) allows an attendant to communicate at all times with medical control, exclusive of the air traffic control system.
(d) Fixed-wing ambulance aircraft shall have on board patient comfort equipment including the following:
- (1) One urinal; and
- (2) one bedpan.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 65-6110; effective Jan. 31, 1997; amended Jan. 27, 2012; amended July 7, 2014.)