10A NCAC 13P .0222       TRANSPORT OF STRETCHER BOUND PATIENTS

(a)  Any person transported on a stretcher as defined in Rule .0102 of this Subchapter meets the definition of patient as defined in G.S. 131E-155(16).

(b)  Stretchers may only be utilized for patient transport in an ambulance permitted by the OEMS in accordance with G.S. 131E-156 and Rule .0211 of this Section.

(c)  The Medical Care Commission exempts wheeled chair devices used solely for the transportation of mobility impaired persons seated in an upright position in non-permitted vehicles from the definition of stretcher.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-156; 131E-157; 143-508(d)(8);

Eff. January 1, 2017;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2021; July 1, 2018.