Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-10-1308

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 52, December 27, 2024

Section R9-10-1308 - Transportation

An administrator of a behavioral health specialized transitional facility that uses a vehicle owned or leased by the behavioral health specialized transitional facility to provide transportation to a patient shall ensure that:

1. The vehicle:

a. Is safe and in good repair,

b. Contains a locked first aid kit ,

c. Contains a working heating and air conditioning system, and

d. Contains drinking water sufficient to meet the needs of each patient present in the vehicle;

2. Documentation of current vehicle insurance and a record of maintenance performed or a repair of the vehicle is maintained;

3. A driver of the vehicle:

a. Is 21 years of age or older,

b. Has a valid driver license,

c. Operates the vehicle in a manner that does not endanger a patient in the vehicle,

d. Does not leave a patient in the vehicle unattended, and

e. Ensures the safe and hazard-free loading and unloading of patients; and

4. Transportation safety is maintained as follows:

a. Each individual in the vehicle is sitting in a seat and wearing a working seat belt while the vehicle is in motion, and

b. Each seat in the vehicle is securely fastened to the vehicle and provides sufficient space for a patient's body.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1308

Emergency rule adopted effective November 29, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-4). Emergency rule adopted again effective February 28, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-1). Emergency rule adopted again effective May 28, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-2). Emergency rule adopted again effective August 27, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-3). Adopted with changes effective November 25, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Section R9-10-1308 repealed effective November 1, 1998, under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 178, § 17; filed with the Office of the Secretary of State October 2, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). . Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014.

The following Section was repealed under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act which means these rules were not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council; the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on the repealing of these rules.