ORD-2009-186 - Regulating Emergency Medical, First Responder and Rescue Service & Granting of Franchise & Contracts to the Operatiors in the County of Orange

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7 1.36 Treatment Protocols. "Treatment Protocols" shall mean a document approved by thew------ r-orn+atted: sunets and Numbering medical director and the Office of Emergency Medical Service specifying the diagnostic procedures, treatment procedures, medication administration, and patient-care-related policies that shall be completed by emergency service personnel based upon the assessment of the patient. 1.37 ~Victim_ The term "victim" shall mean any patient or potential,patient that_is_entrapped,-•,_;;-- Dew: - --------- ----------- ----- - - --- ---- - entang[ed pinned, fallen, suspended, or otherwise in need of rescue services. -' Formatted: Buuehs and Numbering Deleted: q SECTION~I.__FRANCHISE_REQiJIRED------------------------------------- ----- Deleted:n 2.1 No person either as owner, agent or otherwise, shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain,•~;----- Formatted: indent: ~ fY, advertise, or otherwise be engaged in or profess to be engaged in the business or service ~ Hanging: o.s~ of emergency medical service, emergency, emergent and/or non-emergency ~~ Bullets and Numbering transportation of patients within the County of Orange unless the person holds a valid EMS Provider License and a valid permit for each ambulance used in such business or service issued by the North Carolina Department ofklealth_and_Human_Services, Office --- Delebed:x~enlteso,uces of Emergency Medical Service,r_and_has been granted a franchise for the operation of_---_.- Deteted:s ------- - - --------- - such business or services by the County pursuant to this Ordinance. apatient in_one, orpennit one to be operated;----- 2.2 ,~To person shall drive an ambulance, attend ----------- formatted: Bullets and Numbering _ --- - when transporting a patient within the County of Orange unless he or she holds a - -- Deleted: q currently valid North Carolina Operator's License, aFurrentlyvalid_certificate as an EMT-__----- Deleted: na (Emergency Medical Technician), AMT-I (Emergency _ Medical _Technician-__ -~ •-'-- • ~~; ~y -'- ]ntermediate), AMT-P _ Emergency--Medical Technician -_ Paramedic) _ or__M.edical - - - - ------ - - - ~ Deleted: F.MT-D (Emergenry Medical Responder issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and '• reclmioian-Desbriuata; has been approved by the Orange County Medical Director to provide such service in •' Deed; OrangeCountyt----------------------------------------------------------------------•--------------------------------•--- Deleted:Resoarces,officeof Emergwry Medical Services. operate,_conduct, maintain,------ 2.3 ,~To person either as owner, agent or otherwise, shall furnish, formatted: gullets ark Numbering _ advertise, or otherwise be engaged in or profess to be engaged in the business or service -- D~~; q of providing rescue services, medical responder services or first responder services unless they have been granted a franchise for the operation of such business or service by the . County pursuant to this Ordinance. 2.4 ~lo_franchise shall be required for_ ~•----- formatted: golfers and Numbering -' Deleted: q a. Any entity operated from a location or headquarter outside of the County of•------- Formatted: Tale: Not at 1.25" Orange in order to transport patients who aze picked up beyond the limits of the County of Orange, to facilities located within the County of.Orange, or to pick up patients within the County of Orange for transporting to locations outside the County of Orange; but no such entity shall be used to pick up patients within the County of Orange for transporting to locations within the County of Orange or other locations unless it is rendering assistance to a franchised ambulance service in the case of a major catastrophe or mutual aid. Page 5 of 18