NEPT vehicles
24 NEPT vehicles
Each NEPT vehicle of an NEPT Service must comply with, at a minimum, the following requirements:that all stretchers, seats and restraints within the vehicle are – positioned in the vehicle to enable safe assessment or observation of, and interaction with, patients being transported in the vehicle; and installed and maintained in accordance with each relevant AS/NZS standard, as amended or substituted from time to time; that the patient being transported in the vehicle is transported in a way that allows them to be – lawfully transported; and visually monitored at all times by a crew member; that the vehicle is fitted with facilities that allow the vehicle to be heated and cooled as appropriate in the circumstances; that the vehicle is fitted with interior lighting which may be adjusted from the patient compartment; that the interior of the vehicle is able to be easily cleaned to the standard required to maintain infection control in accordance with – the infection prevention and control management plan, established for the Service; and the infection control guidelines.
In addition to the requirements specified in subregulation (1), each NEPT vehicle that is a motor vehicle must, at a minimum, have all external windows, through which a patient in the NEPT vehicle may be seen, tinted to a degree that maintains patient privacy while still complying with the Vehicle Standards.
Nothing in this regulation lowers, or removes, a standard or requirement in place in respect of an NEPT vehicle under the Act, any other Act or an authorisation.
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