### Question
How is the term nonaffiliated EMS organization defined?


### Answer
The term **nonaffiliated EMS organization** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 2229* as the following:

> a public or private nonprofit emergency medical services organization that is not affiliated with a hospital and does not serve a geographic area in which the Director finds that emergency medical services are adequately provided by a fire department

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 2229*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 49-FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL**

