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DRAFT Novembez 11, 2004 <br />Section 5. The Scope of Service <br />(a) Grantee shall operate its EMS Services, 24 hours per <br />each and every day of the calendar year, within the <br />Franchise District specified in Exhibit A, except when <br />a different or additional service area is provided for <br />herein. <br />(b) Grantor may from time to time alter, and at its sole <br />discretion, amend Exhibit A and the service area(s) of <br />the County that constitute(s) the Franchise District. <br />(c) Grantee shall at all times during the term of the <br />Franchise provide the highest level of care to all <br />citizens within the service area of the Franchise <br />District. <br />Section 6. The EM5 System Plan <br />Grantee shall comply with the Grantor's official written <br />EMS System plan for the management and deployment of EMS <br />Services Vehicles within the Franchise District and, <br />additionally, within other service areas pursuant to the <br />EMS System Mutual Aid Plan and any cooperative agreement to <br />continue services in service areas where Franchisees' EMS <br />System franchises have been suspended. <br />Section 7. Staffing and Performance Requirements <br />(a) Grantee shall comply with the scope of practice rules <br />promulgated by the North Carolina Medical Board <br />pursuant to Law regarding the medical skills and <br />medications that may be used by credentialed emergency <br />medical service personnel at each level of Patient <br />care. <br />(b) Grantee shall comply with standards for drivers and <br />attendants developed by the North Carolina Medical <br />Care Commission as requirements for certification of <br />emergency medical technicians pursuant to Law and <br />rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of <br />Medical Examiners for advanced life support <br />technicians, which are incorporated in this subsection <br />by reference, <br />9 <br />