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OEMS Inspections
If an individual approaches you at your base
of operations or at a medical facility and
identifies him or herself as an agent of the
Office of Emergency Medical Services, you
must comply with their request for an
inspection. All OEMS employees carry NJ
Employee Idenfication cards and should be
prepared to present them during an
inspection.
Some of the items an OEMS employee may
request to see are:
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Driver’s License
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EMT / MAV training certificates
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CPR training certificates
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Company employee identification
A typical roadside inspection may also involve
a close examination of:
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the MAV unit’s registration and
insurance documents
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the MAV license / sticker on the unit
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the interior of the truck
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the general handing of the patient
Medicaid and the
Logisticare Transporation Broker
Your company may be a network provider
with the transportation broker contracted with
New Jersey Medicaid (Logisticare). You will
need to be familiar and comply with all
relevant requirements relating to transporting
patients in the MAV. These requirements
include your background checks and your
driver history, training, vehicle maintenance,
certification, authorizations, and care of the
patient. This manual and your training course
address the patient care training required for
network participation. You may be asked by
your employer to undergo fingerprinting,
background checks, or other processes. You
may also be asked to take a Defensive
Driving Course.
HIPAA
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act which states
that we must ensure patient health information
is protected. This law applies to everyone who
handles health information including MAVO’s.
Protecting health information means that we
provide information only to those who are
entitled to have it. Once again, educating an
MAVO is necessary to provide safety. In this
case we are referring to the safety of
personal,
medical,
and
demographic
information. As an MAVO you will be
transporting different types of medical records
and/or demographic information with each
patient. It will be your responsibility to assure
that this information is received by the
appropriate party and no one else.
As an MAVO you will also be completing call
reports that contain your patient’s protected
personal information. These reports should
never be left out in the open or in the vans.
Never put any documents that contain any
part of personal or medical information in the
garbage. Any and all paperwork, envelopes,
etc., that are considered garbage must be
shredded. It is necessary that all personal and
medical information be protected.