Re: Legal question

[jim.kendrick@att.net]

Joe,
 
I believe you ask a very good question that has been answered by others. but 
I have been advised by others(some of which being litigators.) that the 
common sense rule of where you are licensed / protocol originates is the 
basis for you to practice. Certainly this is the case that most all ground 
and air ambulances use but I was advised of a case where a patient had a bad 
outcome while enroute to a destination in a FW at 42000 ft. The suit was 
brought in a state that was overflown but had higher caps on liability. I 
don't know the outcome. The questions that also comes to light is can this be 
applied to care practice rights? 

I have first-hand knowledge of this application across three state area 
regarding RW ( laws I've seen do not state whether RW or FW). All three have 
entire standards in this regard.

In practice, most don't police FW, but do police RW.

Sounds like a good lecture for AMTC next year. Any JDs out there?
    
Jim Kendrick RN,NREMT-P,FP-C
> I have to ask this because I am very curious.  If a plane is licensed and
> based in say State A with a nurse and medic also licensed and certified in
> State A, plus the medic is NREMT-P. Then the plane and crew fly to State C
> (two states away) and pick up a patient, then fly to State H (six states
> further away) to release a patient as a medical system.  Is this legal?
> 
> Thank you for your kind replies.
> 
> Joe Kubitschek BSN RN
> 
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