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2000 SESSION

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HB 1525 Emergency medical services vehicles.

Introduced by: Robert D. (Bobby) Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Emergency medical services vehicles. Defines the term "ambulance" as a vehicle, vessel or aircraft, holding a valid permit from the State Emergency Medical Services Office, that is specially constructed, equipped, maintained, and operated, and is intended to be used for emergency medical care and the transportation of patients who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. This bill provides that any vehicle, vessel or aircraft must hold a valid emergency medical services vehicle permit issued by the Office of Emergency Medical Services to be licensed to operate and be considered an ambulance in the Commonwealth. The word "ambulance" is prohibited on any vehicle, vessel or aircraft that does not hold a valid permit. This bill also repeals the archaic law which authorizes counties to require any ambulance, when responding to emergency calls, to be staffed, in addition to other personnel, with a medical doctor or a graduate nurse or an attendant holding a valid first aid card or certificate of the advanced type issued by the American Red Cross or the United States Bureau of Mines. Current requirements for staffing are established at the state level and are uniform throughout the Commonwealth.


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