A commercial ambulance service shall:

1. A. Upon reasonable request from SOCALR, submit within a reasonable time:

   1. (1) Reports;
   2. (2) Surveys;
   3. (3) Complaint investigation findings;
   4. (4) Patient care records;
   5. (5) Personnel records;
   6. (6) Training records; and
   7. (7) Vehicle records;

2. B. Notify SOCALR orally within 72 hours, and in writing within 5 calendar days, of all:

   1. (1) New names registered with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation for the purpose of doing business;
   2. (2) Additions, or deletions, to the physical locations of operation;

   3. (3) Changes in:

      1. (a) Medical direction,
      2. (b) ALS coordinator,
      3. (c) Information included on an application, and
      4. (d) Operation of the ambulance service;
   4. (4) Reports submitted to the deputy State health officer in accordance with COMAR 10.06.01;
   5. (5) Reports submitted in accordance with COMAR 30.03.04;

   6. (6) Violations of this subtitle by:

      1. (a) A commercial ambulance service employee, or
      2. (b) Anyone acting as an agent for a commercial ambulance service;

   7. (7) Events involving the commercial ambulance service which results in:

      1. (a) Bodily injury, or
      2. (b) Death;

3. C. Submit every proposed change to ambulance markings for review and approval before making any changes to ambulance markings, including but not limited to:

   1. (1) Numbering;
   2. (2) Lettering; or
   3. (3) Symbols;

4. D. Submit by the 15th of each month for the preceding month a complete and accurate MAIS report for each patient that the commercial ambulance service:

   1. (1) Responds to transport;
   2. (2) Agrees to transport; or
   3. (3) Transports to, from, or within the State;
5. E. Submit a current personnel list quarterly, before the 15th of January, April, July, and October; and

6. F. Submit by the 15th of each month for the preceding month a summary report listing the number of calls for the month that were:

   1. (1) BLS;
   2. (2) ALS;
   3. (3) Neonatal;
   4. (4) SCT;
   5. (5) Accompanied by a physician, nurse, or other health care provider;
   6. (6) Referred to 911; or
   7. (7) BLS calls in which the AED was used.

Authority: Education Article, §13-515, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 12, 1992 (19:20 Md. R. 1816)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 14.22.08 to COMAR 30.09.08, August, 1997

Regulations .01—.02, Record Keeping and Reporting, repealed effective January 10, 2000 (26:27 Md. R. 2017)

Regulations .01—.06, Record Keeping and Submission Requirements, adopted effective January 10, 2000 (26:27 Md. R. 2017)

Regulation .06F amended effective January 15, 2005 (31:26 Md. R. 1866)