{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-3.5-315","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-3.5-315","heading":"Minimum standards for ambulance services - rules.","body":"(1) On or before January 1, 2024, the board shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for the operation of an ambulance service within the state. The rules must address the following:\n\n(a) Minimum equipment to be carried on an ambulance;\n\n(b) Staffing requirements for ambulances;\n\n(c) Medical oversight and quality assurance of ambulance services;\n\n(d) The issuance of licenses;\n\n(e) The process used to investigate complaints against an ambulance service;\n\n(f) Data collection and reporting to the department by an ambulance service;\n\n(g) Inspection of ambulance services by the department or the department's designated representative;\n\n(h) Minimum education, training, and experience standards for the administrator of an ambulance service;\n\n(i) The amount of general liability insurance coverage that an ambulance service shall maintain in accordance with section 25-3.5-314 (3)(b) and the manner in which an ambulance service shall demonstrate proof of insurance to the department. The board may establish by rule that an ambulance service may obtain a surety bond in lieu of liability insurance coverage.\n\n(j) Qualifications, training, and roles and responsibilities for a medical director of an ambulance service;\n\n(k) Communication equipment, reporting capabilities, patient safety, and safety and staffing of crew members;\n\n(l) Management of patient safety with regard to minimum clinical staffing;\n\n(m) Administrative and operational standards for governance, patient records and record retention, personnel, and policies and procedures;\n\n(n) Mandatory incident reporting to the department, including specifying the acts or events that trigger mandatory reporting;\n\n(o) Fees for ambulance service applications and licenses, if deemed necessary to cover the department's direct and indirect costs in implementing and administering this part 3;\n\n(p) Requirements for motor vehicle liability insurance, as required by section 10-4-619;\n\n(q) Vehicle standards to ensure minimum safety standards;\n\n(r) Criteria for waivers to the rules; and\n\n(s) Any other rules as necessary to implement this part 3.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 3.5 - Emergency Medical and Trauma Services","Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION SUBSYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"2e23d3e5eee4dc5cd8a14deb99323351dc5e9ea92469bce0302af2059e29b4d8","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-3.5-314","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-3.5-316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}