# The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, Paragraph 9: Transport services, triage and medical advice provided remotely


(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), transport services provided by means of a vehicle which is designed for the primary purpose of carrying a person who requires treatment.
(2) Medical advice in cases where immediate action or attention is needed, or triage provided, over the telephone or by electronic mail by a body established for that purpose.
(3) Transport services which are provided within the confines of the site or venue being used for an activity or event mentioned in paragraph 4(3)(f) or (g) are excepted from sub-paragraph (1).
(4) The provision of an air ambulance is excepted from sub-paragraph (1) where—
(a) the aircraft is registered with the Civil Aviation Authority pursuant to article 6 (aircraft to be registered) of the Air Navigation Order 2009, and
(b) the person providing the air ambulance does not provide treatment to a patient.
(5) For the purposes of this paragraph—
“triage” means the assignment of degrees of urgency to diseases, disorders or injuries in order to decide the order and place of treatment of service users;
“vehicle” includes an air or water ambulance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111117613/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-regulations-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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