(1) On or before July 1, 2022, the state board of health shall adopt rules establishing the minimum requirements for secure transportation services licensing, including but not limited to:
(a) Staffing requirements for vehicles;
(b) Staff training requirements, including verbal de-escalation and trauma-informed care, as well as cultural competencies related to supporting persons with physical or cognitive disabilities;
(c) Operating procedures, including circumstances when individual physical restraint is allowed;
(d) Quality improvement and the process used to investigate complaints against a licensee;
(e) Data collection and reporting on utilization to the department by a licensee;
(f) Minimum clinical and medical standards and procedures;
(g) The circumstances under which an individual may be transported; and
(h) Criteria for pickup and drop-off.
Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1085), ch. 355, p. 2311, § 2, effective June 27.