Only medical transport companies that have received the approval instituted by article L. 6312-2 are entitled to the designation of approved ambulance companies or approved air medical transport companies. Only their vehicles or aircraft used for such transport may bear a distinctive emblem conforming to the model laid down by order of the Minister for Health.
Persons holding authorisation are required to submit vehicles and aircraft used for medical transport to inspection by the services of the regional health agency in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Health.
In the event of non-compliance with the obligations of this section by a person benefiting from approval, the latter, after the person concerned has been given the opportunity to present his observations, prior to the opinion of the medical transport sub-committee, may be withdrawn temporarily or for an unlimited period by reasoned decision of the Director General of the regional health agency. Failure to comply with the obligations laid down…
Approval is granted to natural or legal persons who have : 1° The staff required to guarantee the presence on board any vehicle in service of a crew complying with the standards defined in article R. 6312-10 ; 2° Vehicles belonging to categories A, B, C or D mentioned in article R. 6312-8, which they use exclusively.
The persons making up the crews of the vehicles specially adapted for land medical transport mentioned in article R. 6312-8 belong to the following categories: 1° Holders of the ambulance driver’s State diploma instituted by the Minister for Health ; 2° Sapeurs-pompiers (fire fighters) who have completed the training provided for by decrees of the Conseil d’Etat (Council of State) to provide emergency assistance to the people mentioned in article…
Vehicles specially adapted for medical transport fall into the following categories: 1° Specially adapted vehicles: a) Category A: “ASSU” emergency ambulance; b) Category B: “VSAB” asphyxiated and injured rescue vehicle; c) Category C: ambulance; 2° Other vehicles used for land-based medical transport: – Category D: light medical vehicle. The minimum standards for each of these vehicle categories are determined by order of the Minister of Health for categories A, C…
Vehicles used for medical transport are subject to the provisions of articles R. 318-2, R. 322-1, R. 322-3, R. 322-4, R. 322-6 to R. 322-9, R. 323-1, R. 323-2, R. 323-6, R. 323-23, R. 325-33 and R. 326-1 of the Highway Code.
The composition of medical transport crews is defined below: 1° For category A and C vehicles: at least two persons belonging to the categories of personnel mentioned in Article R. 6312-7, at least one of whom belongs to the category mentioned in 1 ; 2° For category B vehicles: at least two persons belonging to the categories of personnel mentioned in article R. 6312-7, at least one of whom belongs…
Approval is granted for the medical transport of sick, injured or parturient patients: 1° In all cases, as part of emergency medical aid ; 2° In addition, where applicable, to transport carried out on medical prescription.
Approval for medical transport carried out as part of emergency medical aid may only be granted to persons with : 1° Personnel in the categories mentioned in 1° or 2° of article R. 6312-7, possibly accompanied by personnel in the categories mentioned in 3° and 4° ; 2° One or more vehicles belonging to categories A, B or C mentioned in article R. 6312-8.
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