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Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) Standard.

22 CCR 100002.04

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22 CCR 100002.04

22 CCR 100002.04

§ 100002.04. Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) Standard. “Ambulance Patient Offload Time Standard” or “APOT standard” means the maximum length of time permitted for APOT, not to exceed thirty (30) minutes, 90% of the time, that is developed and adopted by each LEMSA pursuant to Section 1797.120.5(b) of the Health and Safety Code and applicable within its jurisdiction. The APOT standard shall be calculated in accordance with the Technical Specification to Calculate Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) (Rev. 03/2026), which is incorporated by reference.