8Meaning of medium-acuity patient

8 Meaning of medium-acuity patient

(1)  A patient is a medium-acuity patient if, at the time of being provided with non-emergency patient transport services –

(a) the patient has not had recent deteriorations in his or her respiration rate as a result of a diagnosed illness or disease; and

(b) the patient assessment record for the patient states that a clinical escort is required to provide clinical observations of the person while the person is provided with non-emergency patient transport services.

(2)  For the avoidance of doubt, a patient may be a medium-acuity patient within the meaning of subregulation (1) even if the patient –

(a) is a paediatric patient; or

(b) requires oxygen therapy while being provided with non-emergency patient transport services, if that therapy was established before those services commenced; or

(c) requires active monitoring, such as cardiac monitoring, while being provided with non-emergency patient transport services.