#GMVEMSC: FW: Six amended Medical Transportation rules filed with JCARR; public hearing scheduled for December 18, 2019

 

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OHIO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Ohio Emergency Medical Services

Melvin House, Executive Director

www.ems.ohio.gov

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

Ohio law authorizes state agencies to adopt, amend, or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code (RC).

Six rules in medical transportation chapters of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) were filed with proposed amendments with the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) on November 13, 2019.

A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 9:45 a.m. in Room 1106 at the Ohio Department of Public Safety, 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio  43223.

The six rules filed with JCARR are 4766-2-01, 4766-2-18, 4766-3-01, 4766-3-18, 4766-4-01, and 4766-4-18.

Amendments include updates to definition and incorporated by reference rules in the ambulance (4766-2), ambulette (4766-3), and mobile intensive care unit (MoICUs) (4766-4) chapters.

DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS A SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES ONLY. NOT ALL OF THE CHANGES ARE LISTED.  PLEASE REFER TO THE RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL RULE TO SEE THE COMPLETE CHANGES FOR EACH RULE

Please review the “Emergency Medical Services” rules and information about the public hearing scheduled for December 18, 2019 at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) “Administrative Rules” Web page.

The proposed rules and filing information can also be reviewed at the Register of Ohio.

 

Contact the Division of EMS about the State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services (EMFTS) or division administrative rules at ems.rules@dps.ohio.gov.