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(d) In addition to those requirements listed in (a) of this section, an applicant for certification as a specialty aeromedical transport team shall
(1) be a specialty aeromedical transport team that routinely transports a special category of patients by air;
(2) have available licensed medical personnel, to include paramedics, physician assistants, registered nurses, critical care registered nurses, certified emergency nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, or physicians, who have had training in the medical specialty for which the specialty aeromedical transport team is to be certified, and assure the department that at least one of the licensed medical personnel, who has successfully completed department-approved aeromedical training, will be available to accompany each patient being transported;
(3) have a medical director who agrees to accept the responsibilities set out in 7 AAC 26.650(b), and shall submit written verification, on a form provided by the department, that the medical director meets the applicable qualifications set out in 7 AAC 26.630;
(4) have written procedures for handling all categories of patients who will be provided transportation; and
(5) have available appropriate medical equipment, which must be department approved, for the special category of patients being routinely transported. (e) Only equipment needed for each individual patient is required to be on the aircraft at any given time. (f) Equipment must have been tested in the airborne environment to determine if it works as designed at high altitudes, and does not interfere with aircraft operations. (g) In its discretion, the department will allow revisions to the equipment lists for each category of certified service, based on documented medical or transportation factors. (Eff. 9/28/85, Register 95; am 10/23/92, Register 124; am 1/1/2022, Register 241) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.08.080 AS 18.08.082 AS 18.08.084 7 AAC 26.340. Duties of sponsoring physician or physician medical director. Repealed 10/23/92.