Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A provider must ensure that whenever a low acuity patient is transported in a stretcher vehicle—
(a) there are 2 crew members crewing the vehicle; and
(b) a suitably qualified and competent crew member travels in the patient compartment with the low acuity patient or patients for the duration of the transport.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A provider must ensure that no more than 2 low acuity patients are transported at any one time in a vehicle that is equipped with a stretcher.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) This regulation does not apply to clinic transport service vehicles and hoist vehicles transporting low acuity patients.