12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-31-1140

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 10, December 30, 2024

Section 12VAC5-31-1140 - Provision of patient care documentation

EMS personnel and EMS agencies shall provide the receiving medical facility or transporting EMS agency with a copy of the prehospital patient care report for each patient treated at the time of patient transfer. Should EMS personnel be unable to provide the full prehospital patient care report at the time of patient transfer, EMS personnel shall provide an abbreviated documented report with the critical EMS findings and actions at the time of patient transfer and the full prehospital patient care report shall be provided to the accepting facility within 12 hours.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-31-1140

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 16, eff. May 6, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 1, eff. October 10, 2012; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 03, eff. 11/24/2014.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-111.4 of the Code of Virginia.