O. Reg. 517/22: GENERAL

 

ontario regulation 517/22

made under the

Ambulance Act

Made: November 3, 2022
Filed: November 4, 2022
Published on e-Laws: November 7, 2022
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: November 19, 2022

Amending O. Reg. 257/00

(GENERAL)

1. Section 9 of Ontario Regulation 257/00 is revoked and the following substituted:

Air Ambulance Services

9. (1) The operator of an air ambulance service shall not employ a person to provide patient care, or engage a person to provide patient care as a volunteer, except in accordance with this section.

(2) A flight paramedic may be employed or engaged to provide patient care if all of the following conditions are met:

1.  They must have the qualifications of a paramedic set out in section 8.

2.  They must have successfully completed an aeromedical course approved by the Director.

3.  They must have obtained a pass standing in the aeromedical patient care examination approved by the Director.

4.  They must have successfully completed and obtained a pass standing in a transportation of dangerous goods by air course and examination approved by the Director.

5.  They must have a valid document signed by the operator stating that the person has successfully completed training on each type of aircraft in which the person is required to work.

(3) A member of the College of Nurses of Ontario, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario may be employed or engaged to provide patient care if all of the following conditions are met:

1.  They must have at least two years’ experience providing patient care in a health care setting other than an air ambulance service.

2.  They must have successfully completed an aeromedical course approved by the Director.

3.  They must have obtained a pass standing in the aeromedical patient care examination approved by the Director.

4.  They must have successfully completed and obtained a pass standing in a transportation of dangerous goods by air course and examination approved by the Director.

5.  They must only provide patient care while part of a crew that meets the crew configuration requirements set out in the document entitled “Patient Care and Transportation Standards”, published by the Ministry, as that document may be amended from time to time.

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.