S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-7.500.504

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-7.500.504 - Emergency Medical Responder Agency. (II)

A. The Emergency Medical Responder Agency shall ensure the Emergency Medical Responder vehicles are not used for the transportation of Patients.

B. Personnel. The Emergency Medical Responder Agency shall ensure and document in its employee records that each of its EMT-basics, AEMTs, and Paramedics holds a current Certificate from the Department. The Emergency Medical Responder Agency shall:

1. Ensure that vehicles are staffed in accordance with Section 504.B.2 and en route to all emergent calls within five (5) minutes from the time the call is dispatched and en route within ten (10) minutes for non-emergency calls. If the Emergency Medical Responder Agency is requested to respond, an EMT-basic must respond on calls for a BLS Agency and a Paramedic must respond for an ALS Agency eighty percent (80%) of the time.

2. Meet the staffing required for each response level as follows:(I)

a. BLS, at least one (1) EMT-basic or higher; and

b. ALS, at least one (1) Paramedic.

3. Documentation. The Emergency Medical Responder Agency shall maintain the following documentation available as requested by the Department:

a. Staffing patterns to ensure compliance with en route times;

b. Approved Patient care report forms, employee and member rosters, time sheets, call rosters, training records; and

c. Dispatch logs that show at least the time the call was received, the type of call, and en route times.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-7.500.504

Added by State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.