<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 28-26. - Definitions.</div>
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               <span class="ital">Advanced life support (ALS)</span> means an ambulance service that includes the necessary equipment and staff to render
               advanced life support services (e.g. advanced airway procedures, defibrillation, medication
               administration).
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               <span class="ital">Ambulance</span> means any privately-owned motor vehicle that is specially designed, constructed,
               or modified and equipped with the intention to be used for and maintained or operated
               for the transportation on the streets and highways of this state for persons who are
               sick, injured, wounded or otherwise incapacitated or helpless.
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               <span class="ital">Ambulance provider</span> means an individual, firm, corporation, association, or other entity that engages
               or professes to engage in the business or service of transporting patients in ambulances
               in non-emergency situations.
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               <span class="ital">Approved</span> means approved by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission pursuant to the latter's
               rules and regulations promulgated under North Carolina General Statutes 143B-165.
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               <span class="ital">Basic life support (BLS)</span> means an ambulance service that includes the necessary equipment and staff to render
               basic life support services (e.g. control of bleeding, delivery of babies, splinting
               fractures).
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               <span class="ital">County</span> means the County of Halifax Board of Commissioners or their designated representative.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency medical technician (EMT)</span> means an individual who has completed a training program in emergency medical care
               at least equal to the National Standard Training Program for emergency medical technicians
               as defined by the United States Department of Transportation and has been certified
               as an emergency medical technician by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources,
               Office of Emergency Medical Services.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency medical technician â€” Advanced</span> means an individual who has completed a training program in emergency medical care
               at least equal to the National Standard Training Program for emergency medical technician
               â€” advanced as defined by the United States Department of Transportation and has been
               certified as an emergency medical technician â€” advanced by the North Carolina Department
               of Human Resources, Office of Emergency Medical Services.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency medical technician â€” Paramedic</span> means an individual who has completed a training program in emergency medical care
               at least equal to the National Standard Training Program for emergency medical technician
               â€” paramedic as defined by the United States Department of Transportation and has been
               certified as an emergency medical technician â€” paramedic by the North Carolina Department
               of Human Resources, Office of Emergency Medical Services.
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               <span class="ital">Emergency services director</span> means an individual employed by Halifax County to provide supervision and oversight
               for emergency management, emergency medical services, fire marshal, and central communications
               within Halifax County.
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               <span class="ital">Franchise</span> means a permit issued by the county to an owner for the operation of a non-emergency
               ambulance transportation service.
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               <span class="ital">Franchisee</span> means any owner having been issued a franchise by the county for the operation of
               a non-emergency ambulance transportation service.
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               <span class="ital">License</span> means any driver's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under or granted
               by the laws of the State of North Carolina.
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               <span class="ital">Medical necessity</span> is defined according to Medicare and Medicaid Guidelines and is established when
               the patient's condition is such that use of any other method of transportation is
               not in the patient's best interest. In any case, other means of transportation could
               not be utilized without endangering the individual's health. Ambulance transportation
               is not considered medically necessary when any other means of transportation can be
               safely utilized.
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               <span class="ital">Medical responder</span> means an individual who has completed a training program in emergency medical care
               and first aid approved by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources and has
               been certified as a medical responder by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources,
               Office of Emergency Medical Services.
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               <span class="ital">Non-emergency ambulance transportation</span> means the operation of an ambulance for any purpose other than transporting emergency
               patients.
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               <span class="ital">Operator</span> means a person in actual physical control of an ambulance which is in motion or has
               the engine running.
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               <span class="ital">Owner</span> means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or group
               of individuals acting together for a common purpose or organizations of any kind,
               including any governmental agency other than the United States.
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               <span class="ital">Patient</span> means an individual who is sick, injured, wounded or otherwise incapacitated or helpless
               such that the need for some medical assistance might be anticipated while being transported
               to or from a medical facility.
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               (Ord. of 5-5-97(1), Â§ I; Ord. of 10-24-00(1), Â§ I; Ord. of 6-6-2011, Â§ I(1.1-1.21);
               Ord. of 04-01-2024 (1), Att. A)
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