N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-9.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:41-9.11 - Optional equipment and supplies

(a) Each MICU may be, but is not required to be, equipped with the following equipment and supplies:

1. An esophageal gastric tube airway, a laryngeal mask airway and other commercial airways of similar design or function;

2. A Doppler-type stethoscope;

3. A commercially available vest-type upper spinal immobilization device (for example, K.E.D.[R]);

4. Adult and pediatric-sized pneumatic anti-shock garments (PASG);

5. An automatic blood pressure manometer and one each adult, obese adult and pediatric size cuffs;

6. Doughnut magnets;

7. Blood tubes for laboratory specimens;

8. Phlebotomy equipment; and

9. Percutaneous needle cricothyrotomy equipment to permit transtracheal catheter ventilation if the MICU elects to perform rapid sequence induction (RSI).

(b) Medications and/or solutions other than those listed at 8:41-6.1 must be approved, in writing, by the Department prior to being carried and/or utilized on the vehicle.

1. The Chairman of the MICU Advisory Council may request permission for a program's vehicles to carry a drug(s) in addition to those specified at 8:41-6.1. Such request shall be directed to the Office of Emergency Medical Services, and shall include the specific drug(s) to be added, the public health considerations supporting the addition of the drug(s), the specific period of time the additional drug(s) is to be carried (not to exceed six months) and any other supporting information the Chairman of the MICU Advisory Council believes would be useful to the Department in making its determination. Any permission granted by the Department under this subsection shall include specific conditions determined by the Department to be necessary in the interest of safety. Should the public health considerations cited in the initial application extend beyond the six months approved under this subsection and if rulemaking has not been finalized, the Chairman of the MICU Advisory Council may re-apply for an additional six-month period, and approval of the extension shall not be unreasonably denied.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-9.11