O-2007-2273 -B (original done 1998)

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ARTICLE III. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Page 2 of9 or from the place of such emergency to the emergency room of a receiving hospital. License means a license or permit issued by the City of La Porte Emergency Medical Service pursuant to this chapter. Mayor means the Mayor of La Porte, Texas. Medical director means any licensed physician who serves in an advisory capacity to any ambulance for the purpose of providing medical direction under the terms of the Medical Practice Act (Article 4495b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and rules promulgated by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to terms of the Medical Practice Act. Non-emergency means any request for ambulance service response (no emergency lights and/or siren) that is made by telephone, or other means of communication in circumstances which are or have been represented to be of a non-emergent nature requiring non-emergent service. Officer means the Chief EMS Officer, any Chief EMS Officer designee or a Police Officer of the City of La Porte, Texas. Patient means any person desiring transportation to an appropriate medical facility either on an emergency or transfer basis. Person means an individual, corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business, trust, partnership, association or any other legal entity. Police means any officer of the City of La Porte, Texas, Police Department. Protocol means written medical orders signed by a licensed physician serving as medical director for an ambulance giving medical direction to provide treatment for certain emergencies or other pre-hospital situations requiring physician's orders. These orders must conform to all applicable laws. Street means any street, alley, avenue, boulevard, drive or highway commonly used for the purpose of travel within the corporate limits of the city. Transfer ambulance means any motor vehicle constructed, equipped and used for transferring the sick or injured under circumstances which do not constitute an emergency and which have not been represented as an emergency. Transfer call means any request for ambulance service that is made by telephone, or other means of communication in circumstances which are or have been represented to be of a non- emergent nature requiring non-emergent service. (Ord. No. 2005-2803, S 1 (Exh. A), 1-10-05) Sec. 30-80. Licenses required. (a) No person, either as owner, agent or otherwise shall operate, conduct, maintain, advertise or otherwise be engaged in or profess to be engaged in the business of ambulance service upon the streets, alleys or any public way or place of La Porte, Texas, unless he holds a currently valid license for an ambulance vehicle and an ambulance company, issued pursuant to this chapter. (b) Ambulance vehicle licenses, ambulance company licenses, and attendant-driver's licenses shall be issued for one year or any part thereof during which an ambulance service is maintained. License fees of $200.00 per company; $50.00 per ambulance unit or $500.00 per fleet for 15 or more vehicles; $50.00 per attendant-driver shall be due and payable at the time of application. The licensure period shall be from October 1 st of each year to the 30th day of September of the subsequent year. Fees will not be prorated. (c) No person shall act as an attendant-driver on any ambulance operated under this chapter unless he or she holds a valid attendant-driver license issued pursuant to this chapter. A 21-day http://library4.rnunicode.comlrncc/DocViewI11102/1/56/59 11/20/2007