Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANTHONY ANGELOZZI
District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits DOH from conducting unscheduled inspections of emergency medical service transport vehicles under certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning certain vehicle inspections and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, including N.J.A.C.8:40-2.6 and N.J.A.C.8:41-2.6, the Department of Health shall not conduct an unscheduled inspection of a vehicle, as defined under N.J.A.C.8:40-1.3 and N.J.A.C.8:41-1.3, while the vehicle is on the premises of a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits the Department of Health from conducting unscheduled inspections of emergency medical service transport vehicles under certain circumstances.
Under current regulations, the department possesses broad discretionary authority to perform unscheduled inspections at any time on certain licensed emergency medical service transport vehicles, such as basic life support ambulances, mobile intensive care units, specialty care transport units, and air medical units, at any of the provider’s places of business or at any place a vehicle is located, provided patient care is not compromised.
This bill prohibits the department from conducting unscheduled inspections of these emergency medical service transport vehicles while they are physically located on the premises of a licensed general acute care hospital.