<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 82-51. - Required, exceptions.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               No person either as owner, agent or otherwise, shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain,
               advertise or otherwise be engaged in or profess to be engaged in the business or service
               of the transportation of either nonemergency or emergency patients for calls originating
               within the county unless he is in compliance with all the requirements set forth in
               this article and has been granted a franchise for the operation of such business or
               service by the county pursuant to this article.
               
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               (b)
               
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               The county is not required to have a franchise for the operation of the county emergency
               medical service system, including both emergency and nonemergency ambulance services.
               The county is required, however, to meet all the standards established by this article
               for the operation of such services. No franchise shall be required for any entity
               that:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Is rendering assistance to the county EMS system in the event of a major catastrophe
               or other exigent situation when requested by, and acting under the operational control
               of, the county EMS system for the duration of such catastrophe or situation.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Transports patients who are picked up beyond the limits of the county for transportation
               to locations within the county, but no such entity shall pick up patients within the
               county unless it is rendering assistance to the county EMS system as provided for
               in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH82VEHI_ARTIIAM_DIV1GE_S82-39DICA" class="section-link" data-product-id="12658"> section 82-39</a>, or is providing return transportation of an out-of-county resident.
               
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               (3)
               
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               Is owned, operated, employed or hired by, or under the service of a hospital or hospital
               authority to transport such hospital's or hospital authority's nonemergency patients
               to, from or between medical facilities; providing, however, that such service shall
               comply with all state rules and regulations governing either category I or category
               II (nonemergency) ambulance providers.
               
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               (4)
               
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               Is a category IV air ambulance provider, in compliance with all state rules and regulations
               governing category IV air ambulances; providing, however, that such air ambulance
               shall not provide prehospital emergency medical service within the county unless requested
               by and coordinated with the county emergency medical service.
               
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               (c)
               
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               A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
               
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               (Ord. of 9-4-90, Â§Â§ 2, 15;
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12658" data-ordinance-id="1170755">
                  Ord. No. 2021-32
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               , Â§ 13, 12-20-21)
               
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