New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in collaboration with the Health Ministry, launched a notification for the National Ambulance Code which is applicable for all the ambulances across the country and existing ambulances shall have to be standardised by April 1, 2018. The code defines constructional and functional requirements for road ambulances.
\r\nIn this, four variants of ambulances have been approved: Type A Road Ambulance: Medical First Responder; Type B Road Ambulance: Patient Transport Vehicles; Type C Road Ambulance: Basic Life Support Ambulance and Type D Road Ambulance: Advanced Life Support Ambulance. |