8128 - Receiving facilities.

     § 8128.  Receiving facilities.        (a)  Purpose.--A receiving facility is a facility to which an     ambulance may transport a patient who requires prompt medical     care in addition to that provided by the ambulance crew after     the crew responds to an emergency.        (b)  Requirements.--A receiving facility shall include, but     need not be limited to, a fixed location having an organized     emergency department, including a physician trained to manage     cardiac, trauma, pediatric, medical, behavioral and all-hazards     emergencies, who is present in the facility and available to the     emergency department 24 hours per day and seven days per week.     By regulation, the department may authorize other types of     facilities to serve as receiving facilities for purposes of     serving patients who have special medical needs.        (c)  Patient transports.--Unless directed otherwise by a     medical command physician, the initial transport of a patient     following an ambulance response to a reported emergency shall be     to a receiving facility pursuant to a protocol under section     8105(c) (relating to duties of department) or 8109(c)(8)     (relating to regional emergency medical services councils) or     such other location as the department designated by protocol.