La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-6001
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section I-6001 - OverviewA. In the non-hospital emergency setting, out-of-hospital care minimizes systemic insult or injury and manages life-threatening conditions through high-quality consistent emergency standards of care. Such care is dependent on continuous quality improvement, effective monitoring, medical oversight of out-of-hospital protocols, and collaboration of medical physicians and licensed emergency services personnel. These licensing standards constitute minimum guidelines that each licensed EMS ambulance service shall meet to ensure the safety of patients of all ages in the out-of-hospital setting.La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-6001
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 35:466 (March 2009), amended LR 41:2153 (October 2015), Amended Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, LR 49880 (5/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, R.S. 40:1135.1 and R.S. 40:1135.2.