Interfacility transport definition

Interfacility transport means medical transport of a patient between recognized medical treatment facilities requested by a licensed health care provider.
Interfacility transport means scheduled or prearranged transportation and non−emergent care of a patient between health care facilities. Interfacility transports may include emergency transports between health care facilities based on local protocol.
Interfacility transport means a scheduled transport between two health care institutions.

Examples of Interfacility transport in a sentence

  • Inter-facility transport of hospitalized patients from within Palm Beach County to an appropriate specialized facility (e.g. burn center, children’s hospital) or for specialized care within or outside of Palm Beach County for trauma care or a higher level of care.

  • Interfacility transport of a critically ill patient, which requires specially trained paramedics.

  • Inter-facility transport of patients located outside Palm Beach County to be transported to a facility inside of Palm Beach County (hereinafter, collectively, the “Primary Missions”).

  • Critical Transport Surge Capacity is defined as an out of District Inter-facility transport performed by dual role employee assigned to the 911 Fire/EMS mission.


More Definitions of Interfacility transport

Interfacility transport means an ambulance transport of a patient from one health care institution to another health care institution.
Interfacility transport means any transfer of a patient between health care facilities or any non-emergent transfer of a patient.
Interfacility transport means a scheduled transport between two health care institutions that is pre-arranged by a health care institution to occur at a specific time.
Interfacility transport means any transfer, after initial assessment and
Interfacility transport means scheduled or prearranged transportation and non−emergent care of a patient between health care facilities or from a home to a facility when directly requested by the patient or facility. Interfacility transports may also include emergency transports between health care facilities based on local protocol.
Interfacility transport means any transfer, after initial assessment and stabilization, due to a mental or physical condition, when the originating and destination sites are:
Interfacility transport means the transportation of a patient between acute care facilities or between an acute care facility and a non-acute care setting. Interfacility transports shall only be performed by an emergency ambulance service, licensed and authorized as described in this chapter, unless an alternate form of transport is authorized by a policy of the LEMSA.