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19 <br /> d. Emergency Medical Technician - A person <br /> certified as an emergency medical technician by the office of <br /> emergency medical services, North Carolina Medical Care <br /> Commission in accordance with rules and regulations adopted <br /> by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. <br /> e. Franchise - a permit issued by the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners granting the right, privilege, <br /> and duty to operate an ambulance or ambulances. <br /> f. Board -. the Board of Commissioners of Orange <br /> County. <br /> g. Patient - an individual who is sick, injured, <br /> wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. This <br /> includes any person being transported to medical attention or <br /> from medical attention in an ambulance. <br /> h. Person - any individual, firm, partnership, <br /> association, corporation, company, group of individuals <br /> acting together for a common purpose, or organization of any <br /> kind including any governmental agency other than the United <br /> States. <br /> Section 2. Franchise Required. <br /> A. No person, either as ownerr agent or otherwise <br /> shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise or <br /> otherwise engage in or profess to be engaged in the business <br /> or service of the transportation of patients upon the public <br /> ways of Orange County without first having applied for and <br /> obtained a franchise from the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners authorizing such operation. An ambulance <br /> -3- <br /> 1J. ;:,'•.,..r is.i 1�.. ..t.' I ., 'i i i i 31 <br /> .. .�J..u.r.. �_.. w...•.Sb� ,.;_.;„y,. MY:.i.} M.i:!\ r: './�.t•-.�.vA.\MW:.__-�t ... ....>....l..e.at>W.wi.�.. .I:d.l.c1�. .��:. ._. _..a. <br />