§8135. Quick response services.  


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  • (a) Purpose.--A QRS uses EMS providers to respond to calls for EMS and provide EMS to patients before an ambulance arrives.

    (b) Staffing requirements.--The minimum staffing requirement for a QRS is one EMS provider.

Notation

Effective Date.  Section 9(1) of Act 37 of 2009 provided that section 8135 shall take effect 180 days after the publication of the notice in section 7. The notice was published October 12, 2013, at 43 Pa.B. 6093.

Cross References.  Section 8135 is referred to in section 8129 of this title.