§ 2800.171. Transportation.
(a) A residence shall be required to provide or arrange for transportation on
a regular weekly basis that permits residents to schedule medical and social
appointments within a reasonable local area.
(b) The following requirements apply whenever staff persons or volunteers of
the residence provide transportation for the resident:
(1) The occupants of the vehicle shall be in an appropriate safety restraint
at all times the vehicle is in motion.
(2) The driver of a vehicle shall be 18 years of age or older and possess a
valid driver’s license.
(3) The driver of the residence vehicle cannot be a resident.
(4) At least one staff member transporting or accompanying the residents
shall have completed the initial new hire direct care staff person training as
specified in § 2800.65 (relating to staff orientation and direct care staff person
training and orientation).
(5) The vehicle must have a first aid kit with the contents as specified in
§ 2800.96 (relating to first aid kit). The inclusion of an automatic external
defibrillation device in a vehicle is optional.
(6) During vehicle operations, the driver may only use a hands-free cellular telephone.
(7) Transportation must include, when necessary, an assistant to the driver
who assists the driver to escort residents in and out of the residence and provides assistance
during the trip.
(c) The residence shall maintain current copies of the following documentation for each of the
residence’s vehicles used to transport residents:
(1) Vehicle registration.
(2) Valid driver’s license for the vehicle operator.
(3) Vehicle insurance.
(4) Current inspection.
(5) Commercial driver’s license for vehicle operator if applicable.
(d) If a residence supplies its own vehicles for transporting residents to and
from medical and social appointments, a minimum of one vehicle used for this
purpose shall be accessible to resident wheelchair users and any other assistive
equipment the resident may need.
(1) The residence shall schedule a pick-up time to transport the resident to
the medical or social appointment. The residence shall make every reasonable
effort to pick up the resident within 15 minutes before or after the scheduled
pick-up time.
(2) The resident may not be dropped off at the medical or social appointment more than 1 hour prior
to the time of the appointment.
(3) The residence shall make every reasonable effort to pick up a resident
from a medical appointment no later than 1 hour after the medical appointment.
(4) The residence shall make every reasonable effort to pick up a resident
from a social appointment no later than 1 hour after the end of the social
appointment.
(e) If a residence arranges for transportation for residents to and from medical and social appointments
the following apply:
(1) The residence shall schedule a pick-up time for the resident to be
transported to the medical or social appointment. The residence shall make
every reasonable effort for a resident to be picked up within 15 minutes before
or after the scheduled pick-up time.
(2) The residence shall make every reasonable effort for a resident to not
be dropped off at the medical or social appointment more than 1 hour prior to
the time of the appointment.
(3) The residence shall make every reasonable effort for a resident to be
picked up from the medical appointment no later than 1 hour after the medical
appointment.
(4) The residence shall make every reasonable effort for a resident to be
picked-up from the social appointment no later than 1 hour after the end of the
social appointment