N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-9.17

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

Section 8:41-9.17 - Vehicle markings and emergency warning devices

(a) Each MICU shall bear the following markings:

1. The name of the mobile intensive care hospital approved to operate the mobile intensive care program. In the event that the mobile intensive care program consists of more than one hospital, all participating hospitals named in the certificate of need shall be identified;

2. The trade name as it appears on the Department issued vehicle license shall be visible on the two exterior sides of the vehicle in a size not less than four inches high;

3. The vehicle recognition number shall be visible on the rear and the two exterior sides of the vehicle in a size not less than three inches high;

4. The words "Ambulance" or "Emergency Medical Services" shall be in mirror image, centered above the grill, on the front of the vehicle in a size not less than four inches high and on each side and on the rear of the vehicle body in a size not less than six inches high; and

5. The words "Paramedic(s)," "EMT-Paramedic(s)," "Mobile Intensive Care Unit," "MICU," "Emergency Medical Services," "ALS" and/or "Advanced Life Support" may be located anywhere on the vehicle.

i. If any wording associated with advance life support or mobile intensive care services is located anywhere on the vehicle, staffing of the vehicle shall be maintained at that level at all times.

(b) Each MICU shall be equipped with emergency warning devices, including red lights and a siren, so that it meets the definition of an emergency vehicle as defined at 39:1-1 and 13:24-1.1. Emergency warning devices shall only be utilized in strict compliance with 13:24-2.8.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-9.17