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14 <br />given on the Orange County Practice Protocols before permission is granted by <br />the Medical Director to practice in Orange County_ <br />8.5 Emergency Medical Practice standards of care shall be reviewed by the <br />Emergency Service Peer Review Committee. <br />STANDARD IX. STANDARDS FOR AMBULANCES AND EQUIPMENT <br />9.1 Ambulances and equipment standards as developed by the North Carolina°---- Foramatted: Indent: Left o.5', <br />Hanging: 0.5" <br />Medical Care Commission pursuant to Article 7, Chapter 131E-157, and Article •, ~_ Bullets and Nutrtbering <br />56, Chapter 143, of the General Statutes of North Carolina, shall be applied and <br />the same are incorporated by reference. <br />92 All emergency ambulances and rescue squad vehicles franchised solely in <br />Orange County shall contain the words "PROUDLY SERVING WITH ORANGE <br />COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES" lettered on both sides and the rear of the <br />vehicle body. <br />Formatted: Indent: Left: O.S, <br />SECTION X. STANDARDS FOR COMMUNICATIONS .' Hanging: 0.5' <br />.' __- Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />10.1 Each ambulance vehicle shall be equipped with an operational two-way radio asp-"'"~ <br />provided by l0A NCAC 13P.0207 through l0A NCAC 13P.0213 This section ~,.--"~ <br />shall not apply to privately owned vehicles of the members. <br />10.2 ~ach_provider_shall maintain current authorizations or Federal Communication, <br />- -- -------------------- - - - - - - <br />Commission licenses for all frequencies and radio transmitters operated by that ';~, <br />provider. Copies of all authorizations and licenses shall be provided to the ~.~, <br />Emergency Services Department and on display and available for inspection per •i', <br />Federal Communication Commission's Rules and Regulations. <br />10.3 ~ach_base_ of operations must have at least one open telephone line:__Telephone•,, ~'•~ <br />numbers must be registered with each law enforcement agency and the '•:,, ~';i• <br />Emergency Services Communications Center in the County of Orange_________________~ ~',,; ~'~; <br />~~ <br />. ~, <br />]A.4 each franchiseshall be dispatched from the Emergency Service Communication_ :;';''. <br />, ,. <br />Centeir_ or_ an__ac_ceptable_and approved_alternative__as__lonp,__as they _are_ to '~,'•,~,'•;• <br />compliance with the terms of this Ordinance and their franchise agreement as ';,':•,•'~ <br />determined by the Emergency Services Director. <br />SECTION XI. INSURANCE <br />11.1 No franchise shall be issued under this Ordinance, nor shall such franchise bey, <br />valid after issuance, nor shall any service vehicles be operated in the county of ~',; , <br />Orange unless the franchisee has at all times in force and effect either insurance <br />coverage, issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of <br />Deleted: capable of estabnshing good <br />quality -voice communications from <br />within the geographic rnn5nes of the <br />Cowry to for each hospital(s) emergency <br />deparhne~ m the Cowry in whirb the <br />service is based. Each ambulanx vehicle <br />Shan be equipped with two-way radio <br />communications cspsbdities fa <br />communicazions with all hospital(s) <br />emergency depar>meao to which <br />trwsportation of patients is made on a <br />regular or routine basin anywhere within <br />the ante. Each ambulan« a rescue <br />vehicle shall be egtupped with ao <br />operational two-way radio capable of <br />establishing com<nunicatirms from within <br />the geographic confines of the Cowry to <br />the dispatching agency within the <br />County. <br />Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />Deleted: 1 <br />Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />Dtdebad: ~ <br />Deleted: c <br />Deleted: c <br />Ordered: 4 <br />Deleted: servicc <br />Deleted: County Dispatch Ceara or an <br />acceptable and <br />Formatted: Indent: Lett 0.5", <br />Hanging: 0.5' <br />Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />Page 12 of 18 <br />