<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 27-1. - Definitions.</div>
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               <span class="ital">Ambulance</span> means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle, aircraft, or vessel that is
               specially designed, constructed, or modified and equipped and is intended to be used
               for and is maintained or operated for the transportation on the streets or highways,
               waterways or airways of this state of persons who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise
               incapacitate or helpless.
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               <span class="ital">Ambulance provider</span> means an individual, firm, corporation or association who engages or professes to
               engage in the business or service of transporting patients in an ambulance.
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               <span class="ital">Approved</span> means approved by the state medical care commission pursuant to the latter's rules
               and regulations promulgated under G.S. 143B-165.
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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 state office of emergency medical service.
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               <span class="ital">Franchise</span> means a permit issued by the county to a person for the operation of an ambulance
               service, rescue squad or first responder unit.
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               <span class="ital">Franchise</span> means any person having been issued a franchise by the county for the operation of
               an ambulance service, rescue squad or first responder unit.
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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.
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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 state department of health and human services and has
               been certified as a medical responder by the department of health and human services,
               office of emergency medical services.
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               <span class="ital">Nonemergency transportation services</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 which
               has the engine running.
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               <span class="ital">Owner</span> means any person or entity who owns an ambulance.
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               (Ord. of 7-8-2020)
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