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Utah Code § 53-2d-405: Ambulance license required for emergency medical transport.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 53 Public Safety Code
  2. Chapter 53-2d Emergency Medical Services Act
  3. Part 53-2d-4 Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses

Except as provided in Section 53-2d-408, only an ambulance operating under a permit issued under Section 53-2d-404 may transport an individual who:

(1) is in an emergency medical condition;

(2) is medically or mentally unstable, requiring direct medical observation during transport;

(3) is physically incapacitated because of illness or injury and in need of immediate transport by emergency medical service personnel;

(4) is likely to require medical attention during transport;

(5) is being maintained on any type of emergency medical electronic monitoring;

(6) is receiving or has recently received medications that could cause a sudden change in medical condition that might require emergency medical services;

(7) requires IV administration or maintenance, oxygen that is not patient-operated, or other emergency medical services during transport;

(8) needs to be immobilized during transport to a hospital, an emergency patient receiving facility, or mental health facility due to a mental or physical condition, unless the individual is in the custody of a peace officer and the primary purpose of the restraint is to prevent escape;

(9) needs to be immobilized due to a fracture, possible fracture, or other medical condition; or

(10) otherwise requires or has the potential to require a level of medical care that the bureau establishes as requiring direct medical observation.

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