Section 170.470 - Class VA Class V ambulance is a vehicle that does not meet the minimum vehicle design and construction standards of any other class of ambulance. A Class V ambulance may be dispatched to the scene of an emergency to bring trained personnel and appropriate equipment and supplies. It shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(A)Vehicle Equipment. A Class V ambulance shall be equipped at a minimum with the vehicle equipment specified in the administrative requirements entitled Vehicle Equipment Guidelines - Class V. Amendments to such administrative requirements shall be circulated to licensees for review and comment at least 60 calendar days prior to adoption.(B)Medical Equipment and Supplies. A Class V ambulance shall be equipped at a minimum with medical equipment and supplies as specified in the administrative requirements entitled Medical Equipment and Supplies - Class V. Amendments to such administrative requirements shall be circulated to licensees for review and comment at least 60 calendar days prior to adoption.(C) A Class V ambulance shall not be used to transport a patient to a hospital or other appropriate health care facility except as a backup ambulance when the Class I ambulance and its first back-up, as set forth in 105 CMR 170.385, are demonstrably unavailable.(D) A service licensed to operate and maintain a Class V ambulance, must also be licensed to operate and maintain a Class I ambulance, or provide evidence of a written cooperative arrangement by which a Class I ambulance, and its first and second backup as required in 105 CMR 170.385, are readily available to provide emergency medical transportation in the regular operating area of the service.Amended, Mass Register Issue 1257, eff. 3/28/2014.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1486, eff. 1/6/2023.