As Reported by the Senate State and Local Government 1
and Veterans Affairs Committee 2
122nd General Assembly 5
Regular Session Sub. S. B. No. 30 6
1997-1998 7
SENATOR DIX 9
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A B I L L
To amend sections 9.60, 307.05, 307.051, 307.055, 13
505.37, 505.375, 505.44, 505.72, 2909.01, 14
4503.49, 4765.09, 4765.10, 4765.37, 4765.56,
4766.01, 4766.03, 4766.04, 4766.07, 4766.08, 16
4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, 4766.12, and 4931.40
and to enact section 4766.13 of the Revised Code 17
to make changes in the laws regarding ambulances 18
and the duties of the Ohio Ambulance Licensing
Board and to make corrections in the laws 19
regarding emergency medical services. 20
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 22
Section 1. That sections 9.60, 307.05, 307.051, 307.055, 24
505.37, 505.375, 505.44, 505.72, 2909.01, 4503.49, 4765.09, 25
4765.10, 4765.37, 4765.56, 4766.01, 4766.03, 4766.04, 4766.07, 26
4766.08, 4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, 4766.12, and 4931.40 be 27
amended and section 4766.13 of the Revised Code be enacted to
read as follows: 28
Sec. 9.60. (A) As used in this section: 37
(1) "Firefighting agency" means a municipal corporation, 39
township, township fire district, joint ambulance district, JOINT 40
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT, or joint fire district. 42
(2) "Private fire company" means any nonprofit group or 44
organization owning and operating firefighting equipment not 45
controlled by any firefighting agency. 46
(3) "Governing board" means the board of county 48
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commissioners in the case of a county; the legislative authority 49
in the case of a municipal corporation; the board of trustees of 50
a joint ambulance district in the case of a joint ambulance 51
district; THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL 52
SERVICES DISTRICT IN THE CASE OF A JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL 53
SERVICES DISTRICT; the board of township trustees in the case of 54
a township or township fire district; the board of fire district 55
trustees in the case of a joint fire district; and the board of 56
trustees in the case of a private fire company. 57
(4) "Fire protection" includes the provision of ambulance, 59
emergency medical, and rescue service by the fire department of a 60
firefighting agency or by a private fire company and the 61
extension of the use of firefighting apparatus or firefighting 62
equipment. 63
(B) Any firefighting agency or private fire company may 65
contract with any state agency or instrumentality, county, or 66
political subdivision of this state or with a governmental entity 67
of an adjoining state to provide fire protection, whether on a 68
regular basis or only in times of emergency, upon the approval of 69
the governing boards of the counties, firefighting agencies, 70
political subdivisions, or private fire companies or the 71
administrative heads of the state agencies or instrumentalities 72
that are parties to the contract. 73
(C) Any county, political subdivision, or state agency or 75
instrumentality may contract with a firefighting agency of this 76
state, a private fire company, or a governmental entity of an 77
adjoining state to obtain fire protection, whether on a regular 78
basis or only in times of emergency, upon the authorization of 79
the governing boards of the counties, firefighting agencies, 80
political subdivisions, or private fire companies or 81
administrative heads of the state agencies or instrumentalities 82
that are parties to the contract. 83
(D) Any firefighting agency of this state or any private 85
fire company may provide fire protection to any state agency or 86
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instrumentality, county, or political subdivision of this state, 87
or to a governmental entity of an adjoining state, without a 88
contract to provide fire protection, upon the approval of the 89
governing board of the firefighting agency or private fire 90
company and upon authorization of an officer or employee of the 91
firefighting agency providing the fire protection designated by 92
title of their office or position pursuant to the authorization 93
of the governing board of the firefighting agency. 94
(E) Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it is 96
applicable to the operation of fire departments, applies to the 97
firefighting agencies and fire department members when such 98
members are rendering service outside the boundaries of the 99
firefighting agency pursuant to this section. 100
Fire department members acting outside the boundaries of 102
the firefighting agency by which they are employed may 103
participate in any pension or indemnity fund established by their 104
employer to the same extent as while acting within the boundaries 105
of the firefighting agency, and are entitled to all the rights 106
and benefits of Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, to the same 107
extent as while performing service within the boundaries of the 108
firefighting agency. 109
Sec. 307.05. As used in this section, "emergency medical 118
service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 119
of the Revised Code. 120
A board of county commissioners may operate an ambulance 122
service organization or emergency medical service organization, 123
or, in counties with a population of forty thousand or less, may 124
operate a nonemergency patient transport service organization, or 126
may enter into a contract with one or more counties, townships, 127
municipal corporations, nonprofit corporations, joint emergency 128
medical services districts, fire and ambulance districts, or 129
private ambulance owners, regardless of whether such counties, 130
townships, municipal corporations, nonprofit corporations, joint 131
emergency medical services districts, fire and ambulance 132
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districts, or private ambulance owners are located within or 133
without the state, in order to furnish or obtain the services of 134
ambulance service organizations, to furnish or obtain additional 135
services from ambulance service organizations in times of 136
emergency, to furnish or obtain the services of emergency medical 137
service organizations, or, in counties with a population of forty 138
thousand or less, to furnish or obtain services of nonemergency 139
patient transport service organizations, or may enter into a 141
contract with any such entity to furnish or obtain the
interchange of services from ambulance or emergency medical 142
service organizations, or, within counties with a population of 143
forty thousand or less, to furnish or obtain the interchange of 144
services from nonemergency patient transport service 146
organizations, within the territories of the contracting 147
subdivisions. Such contracts shall not be entered into with a 148
public agency or nonprofit corporation that receives more than 149
half of its operating funds from governmental entities with the 150
intention of directly competing with the operation of other 151
ambulance service organizations, nonemergency patient transport 152
service organizations, or emergency medical service organizations 153
in the county unless the public agency or nonprofit corporation 155
is awarded the contract after submitting the lowest and best bid 156
to the board of county commissioners. Any county wishing to 157
commence operation of a nonemergency patient transport service 159
organization or wishing to enter into a contract for the first 161
time to furnish or obtain services from a nonemergency patient 162
transport service organization on or after March 1, 1993, 163
including a county in which a private provider has been providing 165
the service, shall demonstrate the need for public funding for 166
the service to, and obtain approval from, the Ohio STATE BOARD OF 167
emergency medical services board or its immediate successor board 169
prior to operating or funding the organization. 170
When such an organization is operated by the board, the 172
organization may be administered by the board, by the county 173
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sheriff, or by another county officer or employee designated by 174
the board. All rules, including the determining of reasonable 175
rates, necessary for the establishment, operation, and 176
maintenance of such an organization shall be adopted by the 177
board. 178
A contract for services of an ambulance service, 180
nonemergency patient transport service, or emergency medical 182
service organization shall include the terms, conditions, and 183
stipulations as agreed to by the parties to the contract. It may 184
provide for a fixed annual charge to be paid at the times agreed 185
upon and stipulated in the contract, or for compensation based 186
upon a stipulated price for each run, call, or emergency or the 187
number of persons or pieces of apparatus employed, or the elapsed 188
time of service required in such run, call, or emergency, or any 189
combination thereof.
Sec. 307.051. As used in this section, "emergency medical 198
service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 199
of the Revised Code.
A board of county commissioners, by adoption of an 201
appropriate resolution, may choose to have the Ohio ambulance 202
licensing board license any emergency medical service 203
organization it operates. If a board adopts such a resolution, 204
CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED CODE, EXCEPT FOR sections 4766.01 to 205
4766.05 4766.06 and 4766.07 to 4766.12 4766.99 of the Revised 206
Code and all rules adopted under those sections are applicable, 207
APPLIES to the county emergency medical service organization. 209
ALL RULES ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER 210
ALSO APPLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. A board, by adoption of an 211
appropriate resolution, may remove its emergency medical service 212
organization from the jurisdiction of the Ohio ambulance 213
licensing board.
Sec. 307.055. (A) Subject to the terms and conditions of 222
the joint resolution creating it, each joint emergency medical 223
services district may furnish ambulance services and emergency 224
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medical services by one of the following methods: 225
(1) By operating an emergency medical service organization 227
as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code; 228
(2) By contracting for the operation of one or more 230
facilities pursuant to division (C) or (D) of this section; 231
(3) By providing necessary services and equipment to the 233
district either directly or under a contract entered into 234
pursuant to division (B) of this section; 235
(4) By providing service through any combination of 237
methods described in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section. 238
(B) In order to obtain ambulance service, to obtain 240
additional ambulance service in times of emergency, or to obtain 241
emergency medical services, a joint emergency medical services 242
district may enter into a contract, for a period not to exceed 243
three years, with one or more counties, townships, municipal 244
corporations, joint fire districts, other governmental units that 245
provide ambulance service or emergency medical services, 246
nonprofit corporations, or private ambulance owners, regardless 247
of whether the entities contracted with are located within or 248
outside the THIS state, upon such terms as are agreed to, to 249
furnish or receive ambulance services or the interchange of 251
ambulance services or emergency medical services within the 252
several territories of the contracting subdivisions, if the 253
contract is first authorized by all boards of trustees and 254
legislative authorities in the territories to be served. 255
Such a contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be 257
paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract; or 258
for compensation based on a stipulated price for each run, call, 259
or emergency or based on the elapsed time of service required for 260
each run, call, or emergency, or based on any combination of 261
these. 262
Expenditures of a district for ambulance service or 264
emergency medical service, whether pursuant to contract or 265
otherwise, are lawful expenditures, regardless of whether the 266
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district or the party with which it contracts charges an 267
additional fee to users of the service. 268
(C) The board of trustees may enter into a contract with 270
any person, municipal corporation, township, or other political 271
subdivision, and any political subdivision may contract with the 272
board, for the operation and maintenance of emergency medical 273
services facilities regardless of whether the facilities used are 274
owned or leased by the district, by another political 275
subdivision, or by the contractor. 276
(D) The district may purchase, lease, and maintain all 278
materials, buildings, land, and equipment, including vehicles, 279
the board considers necessary for the district. 280
When the board finds, by resolution, that the district has 282
personal property that is not needed for public use, or is 283
obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, the 284
board may dispose of the property in the same manner as provided 285
in section 307.12 of the Revised Code.
(E) Any contract entered into by a joint emergency medical 287
services district shall conform to the same bidding requirements 288
as THAT apply to county contracts under sections 307.86 to 307.92 290
of the Revised Code. 291
(F) A county participating in a joint district may 293
contribute any of its rights or interests in real or personal 294
property, including money, and may contribute services to the 295
district. Any such contributions shall be made by a written 296
agreement between the contributing county and the district, 297
specifying the contribution as well as the rights of the 298
participating counties in the contributed property. Written 299
agreements shall also be prepared specifying the rights of 300
participating counties in property acquired by the district other 301
than by contribution of a participating county. Written 302
agreements required by this division may be amended only by 303
written agreement of all parties to the original agreement. 304
(G) A DISTRICT'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BY ADOPTION OF AN 306
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APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION, MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE THE OHIO AMBULANCE 307
LICENSING BOARD LICENSE ANY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE 309
ORGANIZATION THE DISTRICT OPERATES. IF A BOARD ADOPTS SUCH A
RESOLUTION, CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED CODE, EXCEPT FOR 310
SECTIONS 4766.06 AND 4766.99 OF THE REVISED CODE, APPLIES TO THE 312
DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION. ALL RULES 313
ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER ALSO APPLY 314
TO THE ORGANIZATION. A BOARD, BY ADOPTION OF AN APPROPRIATE 317
RESOLUTION, MAY REMOVE THE DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATION FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE OHIO AMBULANCE 318
LICENSING BOARD. 319
Sec. 505.37. (A) The board of township trustees may 328
establish all necessary rules to guard against the occurrence of 329
fires and to protect the property and lives of the citizens 330
against damage and accidents, and may, with the approval of the 331
specifications by the prosecuting attorney, purchase or otherwise 332
provide any fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, or other 333
equipment, appliances, materials, fire hydrants, and water supply 334
for fire-fighting purposes that seems advisable to the board. The 336
board shall provide for the care and maintenance of fire
equipment, and, for such purposes, may purchase, lease, or 337
construct and maintain necessary buildings, and it may establish 338
and maintain lines of fire-alarm communications within the limits 339
of the township. The board may employ one or more persons to 340
maintain and operate fire-fighting equipment, or it may enter 341
into an agreement with a volunteer fire company for the use and 342
operation of fire-fighting equipment. The board may compensate 343
the members of a volunteer fire company on any basis and in any 344
amount that it considers equitable. 345
(B) The boards of township trustees of any two or more 347
townships, or the legislative authorities of any two or more 348
political subdivisions, or any combination thereof, may, through 349
joint action, unite in the joint purchase, maintenance, use, and 350
operation of fire-fighting equipment, or for any other purpose 351
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designated in sections 505.37 to 505.42 of the Revised Code, and 352
may prorate the expense of the joint action on any terms that are 353
mutually agreed upon. 354
(C) The board of township trustees of any township may, by 356
resolution, whenever it is expedient and necessary to guard 357
against the occurrence of fires or to protect the property and 358
lives of the citizens against damages resulting from their 359
occurrence, create a fire district of any portions of the 360
township that it considers necessary. The board may purchase or 361
otherwise provide any fire apparatus, appliances, materials, fire 362
hydrants, and water supply for fire-fighting purposes, or may 363
contract for the fire protection for the fire district as 364
provided in section 9.60 of the Revised Code. The fire district 365
so created shall be given a separate name by which it shall be 366
known. 367
Additional unincorporated territory of the township may be 369
added to a fire district upon the board's adoption of a 370
resolution authorizing the addition. A municipal corporation 371
that is within or adjoining the township may be added to a fire 372
district upon the board's adoption of a resolution authorizing 373
the addition and the municipal legislative authority's adoption 374
of a resolution or ordinance requesting the addition of the 375
municipal corporation to the fire district. 376
If the township fire district imposes a tax, additional 378
unincorporated territory of the township or a municipal 379
corporation that is within or adjoining the township shall become 380
part of the fire district only after all of the following have 381
occurred: 382
(1) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a 384
resolution approving the expansion of the territorial limits of 385
the district and, if the resolution proposes to add a municipal 386
corporation, adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a 387
resolution or ordinance requesting the addition of the municipal 388
corporation to the district; 389
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(2) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a 391
resolution recommending the extension of the tax to the 392
additional territory; 393
(3) Approval of the tax by the electors of the territory 395
proposed for addition to the district. 396
Each resolution of the board adopted under division (C)(2) 398
of this section shall state the name of the fire district, a 399
description of the territory to be added, and the rate and 400
termination date of the tax, which shall be the rate and 401
termination date of the tax currently in effect in the fire 402
district. 403
The board of trustees shall certify each resolution adopted 405
under division (C)(2) of this section to the board of elections 406
in accordance with section 5705.19 of the Revised Code. The 407
election required under division (C)(3) of this section shall be 408
held, canvassed, and certified in the manner provided for the 409
submission of tax levies under section 5705.25 of the Revised 410
Code, except that the question appearing on the ballot shall 411
read: 412
"Shall the territory within ........................ 414
(description of the proposed territory to be added) 415
be added to ..................................... fire district, 417
(name) 418
and a property tax at a rate of taxation not exceeding ...... 420
(here insert tax rate) be in effect for .......... (here insert 421
the number of years the tax is to be in effect or "a continuing 422
period of time," as applicable)?" 423
If the question is approved by at least a majority of the 425
electors voting on it, the joinder shall be effective as of the 426
first day of July of the year following approval, and on that 427
date, the township fire district tax shall be extended to the 428
taxable property within the territory that has been added. If 429
the territory that has been added is a municipal corporation and 430
if it had adopted a tax levy for fire purposes, the levy is 431
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terminated on the effective date of the joinder. 432
Any municipal corporation may withdraw from a township fire 434
district created under division (C) of this section by the 435
adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a resolution 436
or ordinance ordering withdrawal. On the first day of July of 437
the year following the adoption of the resolution or ordinance of 438
withdrawal, the municipal corporation withdrawing ceases to be a 439
part of such district and the power of the fire district to levy 440
a tax upon taxable property in the withdrawing municipal 441
corporation terminates, except that the fire district shall 442
continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of 443
indebtedness within the territory of the fire district as it was 444
composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred. 445
Upon the withdrawal of any municipal corporation from a 447
township fire district created under division (C) of this 448
section, the county auditor shall ascertain, apportion, and order 449
a division of the funds on hand, moneys and taxes in the process 450
of collection except for taxes levied for the payment of 451
indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property, either in 452
money or in kind, on the basis of the valuation of the respective 453
tax duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation and the 454
remaining territory of the fire district. 455
A board of township trustees may remove unincorporated 457
territory of the township from the fire district upon the 458
adoption of a resolution authorizing the removal. On the first 459
day of July of the year following the adoption of such a 460
resolution, the unincorporated township territory described in 461
the resolution ceases to be a part of such district and the power 462
of the fire district to levy a tax upon taxable property in that 463
territory terminates, except that the fire district shall 464
continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of 465
indebtedness within the territory of the fire district as it was 466
composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred. 467
(D) The board of township trustees of any township, the 469
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board of fire district trustees of a fire district created under 470
section 505.371 of the Revised Code, or the legislative authority 471
of any municipal corporation may purchase the necessary 472
fire-fighting equipment, buildings, and sites for the township, 473
fire district, or municipal corporation and pay for it over a 474
period of nine years. The board of township trustees, board of 475
fire district trustees, or legislative authority may also 476
construct any buildings necessary to house fire-fighting 477
equipment and pay for the buildings over a period of nine years. 478
The board of township trustees, board of fire district trustees, 479
or legislative authority may issue the notes of the township, 480
fire district, or municipal corporation, signed by the board or 481
designated officer of the municipal corporation and attested by 482
the signature of the township, fire district, or municipal clerk, 483
covering such deferred payments and payable at the times 484
provided, which notes shall bear interest not to exceed the rate 485
determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, and 486
shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The 487
legislation authorizing the issuance of the notes shall provide 488
for levying and collecting annually by taxation, amounts 489
sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the notes. At 490
least one-ninth of the purchase price or construction cost shall 491
be paid in cash at the time of purchase as provided in the 492
contract and the remainder of the purchase price or construction 493
cost shall be paid in not more than eight equal annual 494
installments. Each installment shall be not less than one-eighth 495
of the deferred portion of the purchase price or construction 496
cost and shall be secured by a note which may contain a clause 497
permitting prepayment at the option of the board or legislative 498
authority. The notes shall be offered for sale on the open 499
market or given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made. 500
(E) A board of township trustees of any township or a 502
board of fire district trustees of a fire district created under 503
section 505.371 of the Revised Code may purchase a policy or 504
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policies of liability insurance for the officers, employees, and 505
appointees of the fire department, fire district, or joint fire 506
district governed by the board that includes personal injury 507
liability coverage as to the civil liability of such officers, 508
employees, and appointees for false arrest, detention, or 509
imprisonment, malicious prosecution, libel, slander, defamation 510
or other violation of the right of privacy, wrongful entry or 511
eviction, or other invasion of the right of private occupancy, 512
arising out of the performance of their duties. 513
When a board of township trustees cannot, by deed of gift 515
or by purchase and upon terms it considers reasonable, procure 516
land for a township fire station that is needed in order to 517
respond in reasonable time to a fire or medical emergency, the 518
board may appropriate such land for that purpose under sections 519
163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. If it is necessary to 520
acquire additional adjacent land for enlarging or improving the 521
fire station, the board may purchase, appropriate, or accept a 522
deed of gift for the land for these purposes. 523
(F) As used in this division, "emergency medical service 525
organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of the 526
Revised Code. 527
A board of township trustees, by adoption of an appropriate 529
resolution, may choose to have the Ohio ambulance licensing board 530
license any emergency medical service it operates. If the board 531
adopts such a resolution, CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED CODE, 532
EXCEPT FOR sections 4766.01 to 4766.05 4766.06 and 4766.07 to 534
4766.12 4766.99 of the Revised Code and all rules adopted under 535
those sections are applicable, APPLIES to the organization. ALL 537
RULES ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER ALSO
APPLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. A board of township trustees, by 539
adoption of an appropriate resolution, may remove its emergency 540
medical service organization from the jurisdiction of the Ohio 541
ambulance licensing board.
Sec. 505.375. (A) The board of a joint ambulance district 551
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created under section 505.71 of the Revised Code and the board of 553
a joint fire district created under section 505.371 of the
Revised Code may negotiate in accordance with this section to 555
combine their two joint districts into a single district, called 556
a fire and ambulance district, for the delivery of both fire and 557
ambulance services, if the geographic area covered by the 558
combining joint districts is exactly the same. Both boards shall 559
adopt a joint resolution ratifying the agreement and setting a 560
date on which the fire and ambulance district shall come into 561
being. On that date, the joint fire district and the joint
ambulance district shall cease to exist and the power of each to 562
levy a tax upon taxable property shall terminate, except that any 563
levy of a tax for the payment of indebtedness within the 564
territory of the joint fire or joint ambulance district as it was 566
composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred shall continue
to be collected by the successor fire and ambulance district if 567
the indebtedness remains unpaid. 568
All funds and other property of the joint districts that 570
combined into the fire and ambulance district shall become the 571
property of the fire and ambulance district, unless otherwise 572
provided in the negotiated agreement. The agreement shall 573
provide for the settlement of all debts and obligations of the 574
joint districts.
(B) The governing body of the fire and ambulance district 577
shall be a board of trustees of at least three but no more than 578
nine members, appointed as provided in the agreement creating the 579
district. Members of the board of trustees may be compensated at 580
a rate not to exceed thirty dollars per meeting for not more than 581
fifteen meetings per year, and may be reimbursed for all
necessary expenses incurred as provided in the agreement creating 582
the district. 583
The board shall employ a clerk and such other employees as 585
it considers best, including a fire chief or fire prevention 586
officers, and shall fix their compensation. Before entering upon 587
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the duties of office, the clerk shall execute a bond, in the 588
amount and with surety to be approved by the board, payable to 590
the state, conditioned for the faithful performance of all of the 591
clerk's official duties. The clerk shall deposit the bond with 592
the presiding officer of the board, who shall file a copy of it,
certified by the presiding officer, with the county auditor of 593
the county containing the most territory in the district. 594
The board shall also provide for the appointment of a 596
fiscal officer for the district. The board may also enter into 597
agreements with volunteer fire companies for the use and 598
operation of fire-fighting equipment. Volunteer fire fighters 599
FIREFIGHTERS acting under such an agreement are subject to the 600
requirements for volunteer fire fighters FIREFIGHTERS set forth 601
in division (A) of section 505.38 of the Revised Code. 602
Employees of the district shall not be removed from office 604
except as provided by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised 606
Code, except that to initiate removal proceedings, the board 607
shall designate a private citizen, or if the employee is employed 608
as a fire fighter FIREFIGHTER the board may designate the fire 609
chief to investigate, conduct the proceedings, and prepare the 610
necessary charges in conformity with sections 733.35 to 733.39 of 611
the Revised Code, and except that the board shall perform the 612
functions and duties specified for the municipal legislative 613
authority under those sections. The board may pay reasonable 614
compensation to any private citizen hired for services rendered 616
in the matter.
No person shall be appointed as a permanent full-time paid 618
member of the district whose duties include fire fighting, or be 619
appointed as a volunteer fire fighter FIREFIGHTER, unless that 620
person has received a certificate issued under former section 622
3303.07 or section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing 623
satisfactory completion of a fire fighter FIREFIGHTER training 624
program. The board may send its officers and fire fighters 625
FIREFIGHTERS to schools of instruction designed to promote the 627
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efficiency of fire fighters FIREFIGHTERS, and, if authorized in 628
advance, may pay their necessary expenses from the funds used for 629
the maintenance and operation of the district. 630
The board may choose, by adoption of an appropriate 632
resolution, to have the Ohio ambulance licensing board license 634
any emergency medical service organization it operates. If the
board adopts such a resolution, CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED 635
CODE, EXCEPT FOR sections 4766.01 to 4766.05 4766.06 and 4766.07 636
to 4766.12 4766.99 of the Revised Code and all rules adopted 637
under those sections are applicable, APPLIES to the organization. 639
ALL RULES ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER 640
ALSO APPLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. The board may likewise, by 641
resolution, remove its emergency medical service organization 642
from the jurisdiction of the Ohio ambulance licensing board. 644
(C) The board may exercise the following powers: 646
(1) Purchase or otherwise provide any fire apparatus, 648
mechanical resuscitators, or other fire or ambulance equipment, 649
appliances, or materials; fire hydrants; and water supply for 650
fire-fighting purposes that seems advisable to the board; 651
(2) Provide for the care and maintenance of equipment and, 653
for that purpose, purchase, lease, or construct and maintain 654
necessary buildings;
(3) Establish and maintain lines of fire-alarm 656
communications within the limits of the district; 657
(4) Appropriate land for a fire station or medical 659
emergency unit needed in order to respond in reasonable time to a 660
fire or medical emergency, in accordance with Chapter 163. of the 661
Revised Code;
(5) Purchase, appropriate, or accept a deed or gift of 663
land to enlarge or improve a fire station or medical emergency 664
unit;
(6) Purchase, lease, maintain, and use all materials, 666
equipment, vehicles, buildings, and land necessary to perform its 667
duties;
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(7) Contract for a period not to exceed three years with 669
one or more townships, municipal corporations, counties, joint 670
fire districts, governmental agencies, nonprofit corporations, or 672
private ambulance owners located either within or outside the 673
state, to furnish or receive ambulance services or emergency 674
medical services within the several territories of the 676
contracting parties, if the contract is first authorized by all
boards of trustees and legislative authorities concerned; 677
(8) Establish all necessary rules to guard against the 679
occurrence of fires and to protect property and lives against 680
damage and accidents; 681
(9) Adopt a standard code pertaining to fire, fire 683
hazards, and fire prevention prepared and promulgated by the 684
state or by a public or private organization that publishes a 685
model or standard code;
(10) Provide for charges for false alarms at commercial 687
establishments in the same manner as joint fire districts are 688
authorized to do under section 505.391 of the Revised Code; 689
(11) Issue bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, 691
subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, but only after 692
approval by a vote of the electors of the district as provided by 693
section 133.18 of the Revised Code;
(12) To provide the services and equipment it considers 695
necessary, levy a sufficient tax, subject to Chapter 5705. of the 697
Revised Code, on all the taxable property in the district.
(D) Any municipal corporation or township may join an 700
existing fire and ambulance district by its legislative
authority's adoption of a resolution requesting such membership 703
and upon approval of the board of the district. Any municipal 704
corporation or township may withdraw from a district by its
legislative authority's adoption of a resolution ordering 706
withdrawal. Upon its withdrawal, the municipal corporation or 707
township ceases to be a part of the district and the district's 708
power to levy a tax on taxable property in the withdrawing 709
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township or municipal corporation terminates, except that the 710
district shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment 711
of indebtedness within the territory of the district as it was 712
composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred.
Upon the withdrawal of any township or municipal 714
corporation from a district, the county auditor of the county 715
containing the most territory in the district shall ascertain, 716
apportion, and order a division of the funds on hand, moneys and 717
taxes in the process of collection except for taxes levied for 718
the payment of indebtedness, credits, and real and personal 719
property on the basis of the valuation of the respective tax 720
duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation or township 721
and the remaining territory of the district.
(E) As used in this section: 723
(1) "Governmental agency" includes all departments, 725
boards, offices, commissions, agencies, colleges, universities, 726
institutions, and other instrumentalities of this or another 727
state.
(2) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same 729
meaning as in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code. 731
Sec. 505.44. As used in this section: 740
(A) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same 742
meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. 743
(B) "State agency" means all departments, boards, offices, 745
commissions, agencies, colleges, universities, institutions, and 746
other instrumentalities of this or another state. 747
In order to obtain the services of ambulance service 749
organizations, to obtain additional services from ambulance 750
service organizations in times of emergency, to obtain the 751
services of emergency medical service organizations, or, if the 752
township is located in a county with a population of forty 753
thousand or less, to obtain the services of nonemergency patient 754
transport service organizations, a township may enter into a 756
contract with one or more state agencies, townships, municipal 757
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corporations, counties, nonprofit corporations, joint emergency 758
medical services districts, fire and ambulance districts, or 759
private ambulance owners, regardless of whether such state 761
agencies, townships, municipal corporations, counties, nonprofit 762
corporations, joint emergency medical services districts, fire 763
and ambulance districts, or private ambulance owners are located 764
within or outside the state, upon such terms as are agreed to by 765
them, to furnish or receive services from ambulance or emergency 766
medical service organizations or, if the township is located in a 767
county with a population of forty thousand or less, to furnish or 768
receive services from nonemergency patient transport service 770
organizations, or may enter into a contract for the interchange 771
of services from ambulance or emergency medical service 773
organizations or, if the township is located in a county with a 774
population of forty thousand or less, the interchange of services 775
from nonemergency patient transport service organizations, within 776
the several territories of the contracting parties, if the 777
contract is first authorized by the respective boards of township 778
trustees, the other legislative bodies, or the officer or body 779
authorized to contract on behalf of the state agency. Such 780
contracts shall not be entered into with a state agency or 781
nonprofit corporation that receives more than half of its 782
operating funds from governmental entities with the intention of 783
directly competing with the operation of other ambulance, 784
emergency medical, or nonemergency patient transport service 786
organizations in the township unless the state agency or 788
nonprofit corporation is awarded the contract after submitting 789
the lowest and best bid to the board of township trustees. 790
The contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be 792
paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract, or 793
for compensation based upon a stipulated price for each run, 794
call, or emergency, or the elapsed time of service required in 795
such run, call, or emergency, or any combination thereof. 796
Any township wishing to commence providing or wishing to 798
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enter into a contract for the first time to furnish or obtain 799
services from nonemergency patient transport service 801
organizations on or after March 1, 1993, including a township in 802
which a private provider has been providing the service, shall 803
demonstrate the need for public funding for the service to, and 804
obtain approval from, the Ohio STATE BOARD OF emergency medical 806
services board or its immediate successor board prior to the 807
establishment of a township-operated or township-funded service. 808
Sec. 505.72. (A) The board of trustees of a joint 817
ambulance district shall provide for the employment of such 818
employees as it considers best, and shall fix their compensation. 819
Such employees shall continue in office until removed as provided 820
by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code. To initiate 821
removal proceedings, and for such purpose, the board shall 822
designate a private citizen to investigate the conduct and 823
prepare the necessary charges in conformity with sections 733.35 824
to 733.39 of the Revised Code. The board may pay reasonable 825
compensation to such person for his THE PERSON'S services. 826
In case of the removal of an employee of the district, an 828
appeal may be had from the decision of the board to the court of 829
common pleas of the county in which such district, or part of it, 830
is situated, to determine the sufficiency of the cause of 831
removal. Such appeal from the findings of the board shall be 832
taken within ten days. 833
(B) As used in this division, "emergency medical service 835
organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the 836
Revised Code. 837
(1) In order to obtain the services of ambulance service 839
organizations, to obtain additional services from ambulance 840
service organizations in times of emergency, or to obtain the 841
services of emergency medical service organizations, a district 842
may enter into a contract, for a period not to exceed three 843
years, with one or more townships, municipal corporations, joint 844
fire districts, nonprofit corporations, any other governmental 845
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unit that provides ambulance services or emergency medical 846
services, or with private ambulance owners, regardless of whether 847
such townships, municipal corporations, joint fire districts, 848
nonprofit corporations, governmental unit, or private ambulance 849
owners are located within or without the THIS state, upon such 850
terms as are agreed to, to furnish or receive services from 852
ambulance or emergency medical service organizations or the 853
interchange of services from ambulance or emergency medical 854
service organizations within the several territories of the 855
contracting subdivisions, if such contract is first authorized by 856
all boards of trustees and legislative authorities concerned. 857
The contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be 859
paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract, or 860
for compensation based upon a stipulated price for each run, 861
call, or emergency, or the elapsed time of service required in 862
such run, call, or emergency, or any combination thereof. 863
(2) Expenditures of a district for the services of 865
ambulance service organizations or emergency medical service 866
organizations, whether pursuant to contract or otherwise, are 867
lawful expenditures, regardless of whether the district or the 868
party with which it contracts charges additional fees to users of 869
the services. 870
(3) A DISTRICT'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BY ADOPTION OF AN 872
APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION, MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE THE OHIO AMBULANCE 873
LICENSING BOARD LICENSE ANY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE 875
ORGANIZATION THE DISTRICT OPERATES. IF A BOARD ADOPTS SUCH A
RESOLUTION, CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED CODE, EXCEPT FOR 876
SECTIONS 4766.06 AND 4766.99 OF THE REVISED CODE, APPLIES TO THE 878
DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION. ALL RULES 879
ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER ALSO APPLY 880
TO THE ORGANIZATION. A BOARD, BY ADOPTION OF AN APPROPRIATE 881
RESOLUTION, MAY REMOVE THE DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATION FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE OHIO AMBULANCE 882
LICENSING BOARD. 883
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(C) Ambulance services or emergency medical services 885
rendered for a joint ambulance district under this section and 886
section 505.71 of the Revised Code shall be deemed services of 887
the district. These sections do not authorize suits against a 888
district or any township or municipal corporation providing or 889
receiving, or contracting to provide or receive, such services 890
under these sections for damages for injury or loss to persons or 891
property or for wrongful death caused by persons providing such 892
services. 893
Sec. 2909.01. As used in sections 2909.01 to 2909.07 of 902
the Revised Code: 903
(A) To "create a substantial risk of serious physical harm 905
to any person" includes the creation of a substantial risk of 906
serious physical harm to any emergency personnel. 907
(B) "Emergency personnel" means any of the following 909
persons: 910
(1) A peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the 912
Revised Code; 913
(2) A member of a fire department or other firefighting 915
agency of a municipal corporation, township, township fire 916
district, joint fire district, other political subdivision, or 917
combination of political subdivisions; 918
(3) A member of a private fire company, as defined in 920
section 9.60 of the Revised Code, or a volunteer firefighter; 921
(4) A member of a joint ambulance district OR JOINT 923
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT; 924
(5) An emergency medical technician-basic, emergency 926
medical technician-intermediate, emergency medical 927
technician-paramedic, ambulance operator, or other member of an 928
emergency medical service that is owned or operated by a 929
political subdivision or a private entity;
(6) The state fire marshal, an assistant state marshal, or 931
an arson investigator of the office of the state fire marshal; 932
(7) A fire prevention officer of a political subdivision 934
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or an arson investigator or similar inspector of a political 935
subdivision. 936
(C) "Occupied structure" means any house, building, 938
outbuilding, watercraft, aircraft, railroad car, truck, trailer, 939
tent, or other structure, vehicle, or shelter, or any portion 940
thereof, to which any of the following applies: 941
(1) It is maintained as a permanent or temporary dwelling, 943
even though it is temporarily unoccupied and whether or not any 944
person is actually present. 945
(2) At the time, it is occupied as the permanent or 947
temporary habitation of any person, whether or not any person is 948
actually present. 949
(3) At the time, it is specially adapted for the overnight 951
accommodation of any person, whether or not any person is 952
actually present. 953
(4) At the time, any person is present or likely to be 955
present in it. 956
(D) "Political subdivision" and "state" have the same 958
meanings as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code. 959
Sec. 4503.49. (A) Any AS USED IN THIS SECTION, 969
"AMBULANCE," "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION," AND 970
"NONTRANSPORT VEHICLE" HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS IN SECTION
4766.01 OF THE REVISED CODE. 971
(B) EACH private emergency medical service organization as 974
defined in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code may SHALL apply to 975
the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any 976
ambulance or nontransport vehicle it owns OR LEASES. The
application shall be accompanied by A COPY OF the vehicle permit 977
or temporary permit CERTIFICATE OF LICENSURE issued TO THE 978
ORGANIZATION by the Ohio ambulance licensing board to the service 980
for the vehicle.
(B) Upon receipt of an application for the registration of 982
a vehicle under this section and the vehicle permit or temporary 983
permit, the registrar shall issue to the service appropriate 984
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vehicle registration and a set of license plates and a validation 985
sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 986
4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and 987
numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license plates shall be 988
inscribed with the words "EMS VEHICLE." The license plates and 989
validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of AND the 990
FOLLOWING FEES: 991
(1) THE regular license fees TAX as prescribed under 994
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any; 995
(2) ANY local license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of 997
the Revised Code, and upon the payment of an; 998
(3) AN additional fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for 1,001
issuance under this section. The ADDITIONAL fee shall be for the 1,003
purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for 1,004
additional services required in the issuing of such licenses TO 1,005
BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS SECTION and shall be transmitted by the 1,006
registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit in the state 1,007
bureau of motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the 1,009
Revised Code.
(C) ON RECEIPT OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION, THE REGISTRAR 1,011
SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE OF 1,012
REGISTRATION FOR THE VEHICLE AND DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1,013
(1) ISSUE A SET OF LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION 1,015
STICKER AND A SET OF STICKERS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE PLATES AS AN 1,016
IDENTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE'S CLASSIFICATION AS AN AMBULANCE OR 1,017
NONTRANSPORT VEHICLE;
(2) ISSUE A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN SO REQUIRED BY 1,019
SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,020
Sec. 4765.09. The state board of emergency medical 1,029
services shall prepare recommendations for the operation of 1,030
ambulance service organizations and emergency medical service 1,031
organizations. Within thirty days following each meeting of the 1,032
board, the board shall notify any THE board of county 1,033
commissioners OF ANY COUNTY, THE board of township trustees OF 1,035
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ANY TOWNSHIP, or THE board of trustees of a ANY joint ambulance 1,037
district, OR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ANY JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,038
SERVICES DISTRICT in which there exist ambulance service
organizations or emergency medical service organizations of any 1,039
board recommendations for the operation of such organizations. 1,040
The recommendations shall include, but not be limited to: 1,041
(A) The definition and classification of ambulances; 1,043
(B) The design, equipment, and supplies for ambulances; 1,045
(C) The minimum number and type of personnel for the 1,047
operation of ambulances; 1,048
(D) The communication systems necessary for the operation 1,050
of ambulances; 1,051
(E) Reports to be made by persons holding certificates of 1,053
accreditation or approval issued under section 4765.17 of the 1,054
Revised Code and certificates to practice issued under section 1,055
4765.30 of the Revised Code to ascertain compliance with this 1,056
chapter and the rules and recommendations adopted thereunder and 1,057
to ascertain the quantity and quality of ambulance service 1,058
organizations and emergency medical service organizations 1,059
throughout the state. 1,060
Sec. 4765.10. (A) The state board of emergency medical 1,069
services shall do all of the following: 1,070
(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter 1,072
and the rules adopted under it; 1,073
(2) Approve, in accordance with procedures established in 1,075
rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code, 1,076
examinations that demonstrate competence to have a certificate to 1,077
practice renewed without completing a continuing education 1,078
program; 1,079
(3) Advise applicants for state or federal emergency 1,081
medical services funds, review and comment on applications for 1,082
these funds, and approve the use of all state and federal funds 1,083
designated solely for emergency medical service programs unless 1,084
federal law requires another state agency to approve the use of 1,085
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all such federal funds; 1,086
(4) Serve as a statewide clearinghouse for discussion, 1,088
inquiry, and complaints concerning emergency medical services; 1,089
(5) Make recommendations to the general assembly on 1,091
legislation to improve the delivery of emergency medical 1,092
services; 1,093
(6) Maintain a toll-free long distance telephone number 1,095
through which it shall respond to questions about emergency 1,096
medical services; 1,097
(7) Work with the office of state fire marshal MARSHAL'S 1,099
OFFICE in coordinating the training of fire fighters FIREFIGHTERS 1,101
and emergency medical services personnel when possible. The 1,103
office of state fire marshal shall cooperate with the board to 1,104
achieve this goal.
(8) Provide a liaison to the state emergency operation 1,106
center during those periods when a disaster, as defined in 1,107
section 5502.21 of the Revised Code, has occurred in this state 1,108
and the governor has declared an emergency as defined in that 1,109
section;.
(B) The board may do any of the following: 1,112
(1) Investigate complaints concerning emergency medical 1,114
services and emergency medical service organizations as it 1,115
determines necessary; 1,116
(2) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states 1,118
that have standards for accreditation of emergency medical 1,119
services training programs and for certification of EMT-Asor paramedics, FIREFIGHTERS, OR 1,122
FIRE SAFETY INSPECTORS that are substantially similar to those 1,124
established under this chapter and the rules adopted under it; 1,125
(3) Establish a statewide public information system and 1,127
public education programs regarding emergency medical services; 1,128
(4) Establish an injury prevention program. 1,130
(C) In accordance with rules adopted under section 4765.11 1,132
of the Revised Code, the board shall maintain the confidentiality 1,133
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of any information it collects or receives under this chapter 1,134
that would identify a specific patient or recipient of emergency 1,135
medical services or trauma care, except as otherwise provided in 1,136
section 149.43 of the Revised Code. In any report prepared by 1,137
the board, information regarding patients or recipients of 1,138
emergency medical services or trauma care shall be presented only 1,139
in aggregate statistical form. 1,140
Sec. 4765.37. (A) An emergency medical technician-basic 1,150
shall perform the emergency medical services described in this 1,152
section in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted 1,153
under it BY THE STATE BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. 1,154
(B) An emergency medical technician-basic may operate, or 1,158
be responsible for operation of, an ambulance and may provide
emergency medical services to patients. In an emergency, an 1,160
EMT-basic may determine the nature and extent of illness or 1,161
injury and establish priority for required emergency medical 1,162
services. An EMT-basic may render emergency medical services 1,164
such as opening and maintaining an airway, giving positive 1,165
pressure ventilation, cardiac resuscitation, electrical 1,166
interventions with automated defibrillators to support or correct 1,167
the cardiac function and other methods determined by the board, 1,168
controlling of hemorrhage, treatment of shock, immobilization of 1,169
fractures, bandaging, assisting in childbirth, management of 1,170
mentally disturbed patients, and initial care of poison and burn 1,171
patients. Where patients must in an emergency be extricated from 1,172
entrapment, an EMT-basic may assess the extent of injury and 1,174
render all possible emergency medical services and protection to 1,175
the entrapped patient; provide light rescue services if an 1,176
ambulance has not been accompanied by a specialized unit; and 1,177
after extrication, provide additional care in sorting of the 1,178
injured in accordance with standard emergency procedures. 1,179
(C) An EMT-basic may perform any other emergency medical 1,182
services approved pursuant to rules adopted under section 4765.11 1,183
of the Revised Code. The board shall determine whether the 1,184
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nature of any such service requires that an EMT-basic receive 1,186
authorization prior to performing the service. 1,187
(D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this 1,189
section, if the board determines under division (C) of this 1,190
section that a service requires prior authorization, the service 1,191
shall be performed only pursuant to the written or verbal 1,192
authorization of a physician or of the cooperating physician 1,193
advisory board, or pursuant to an authorization transmitted 1,194
through a direct communication device by a physician or 1,195
registered nurse designated by a physician. 1,196
(2) If communications fail during an emergency situation 1,198
or the required response time prohibits communication, an 1,200
EMT-basic may perform services subject to this division, if, in 1,201
the judgment of the EMT-basic, the life of the patient is in 1,202
immediate danger. Services performed under these circumstances 1,203
shall be performed in accordance with the written protocols 1,205
established under section 4765.40 of the Revised Code by the 1,206
emergency medical service organization with which the EMT-basic 1,208
is affiliated.
Sec. 4765.56. On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 1,217
2301.373 of the Revised Code, the STATE BOARD OF emergency 1,218
medical services board shall comply with that section with 1,220
respect to a certificate to practice issued pursuant to this 1,221
chapter.
Sec. 4766.01. As used in this chapter: 1,230
(A) "Advanced life support" means treatment described in 1,232
section 4765.39 of the Revised Code that a paramedic is certified 1,233
to perform. 1,234
(B) "Ambulance" means any privately owned or leased motor 1,236
vehicle that is specifically designed, constructed, or modified 1,237
and equipped and is intended to be used for the transportation 1,238
upon the streets or highways of this state of persons who are 1,239
seriously ill, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or 1,240
helpless. "Ambulance" does not include a vehicle designed and 1,241
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used solely for the transportation of nonstretcher-bound, 1,242
hospitalized, or handicapped persons, whether HOSPITALIZED OR 1,243
HANDICAPPED OR WHETHER ambulatory or confined to a wheelchair. 1,245
(C) "Basic life support" means treatment described in 1,247
section 4765.37 of the Revised Code that an EMT-basic is 1,249
certified to perform. 1,250
(D) "Disaster situation" means any condition or situation 1,252
described by rule of the Ohio ambulance licensing board as a mass 1,253
casualty, major emergency, natural disaster, or national 1,254
emergency. 1,255
(E) "Emergency medical service organization" means an 1,257
organization that uses EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedics, or a 1,260
combination thereof, to provide medical care to victims of 1,261
illness or injury. An emergency medical service organization 1,262
includes, but is not limited to, a commercial ambulance service 1,263
organization, a hospital, and a funeral home. It does not 1,264
include any private, nonprofit organization when fifty per cent 1,265
or more of its total personnel are volunteer personnel, as 1,266
defined in division (M) of this section, or a volunteer fire 1,267
department, volunteer rescue squad, or volunteer life squad. 1,268
(F) "EMT-basic," "EMT-I," and "paramedic" have the same 1,270
meanings as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. 1,271
(G) "Intermediate life support" means treatment described 1,273
in section 4765.38 of the Revised Code that an EMT-I is certified 1,275
to perform.
(H) "Major emergency" means any emergency event that 1,277
cannot be resolved through the use of locally available emergency 1,278
resources. 1,279
(I) "Mass casualty" means an emergency event that results 1,281
in ten or more persons being injured, incapacitated, made ill, or 1,282
killed. 1,283
(J) "Medical emergency" means an unforeseen event 1,285
affecting an individual in such a manner that a need for 1,286
immediate care is created. 1,287
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(K) "Mobile intensive care unit" means an ambulance used 1,290
only for maintaining specialized or intensive care treatment and 1,291
used primarily for interhospital transports. 1,292
(L) "Nontransport vehicle" means a motor vehicle, other 1,294
than a motor vehicle titled in the name of a volunteer rescue 1,295
service organization as defined in section 4503.172 of the 1,296
Revised Code, owned or leased and operated to provide advanced, 1,297
intermediate, or basic life support services in conjunction with 1,298
any motor vehicle, that is not for the transportation of persons 1,299
who are seriously ill, injured, wounded, or otherwise 1,300
incapacitated or helpless, operating under the authority of a 1,301
person licensed under this chapter OPERATED BY A LICENSED 1,302
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION NOT AS AN AMBULANCE, BUT 1,304
AS A VEHICLE FOR PROVIDING SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 1,305
AMBULANCES OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR OTHER EMERGENCY 1,306
MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
(M) "Patient" means any individual who as a result of 1,308
illness or injury needs medical attention, whose physical or 1,309
mental condition is such that there is imminent danger of loss of 1,311
life or significant health impairment, or who may be otherwise 1,312
incapacitated or helpless as a result of a physical or mental 1,313
condition. 1,314
(N) "Volunteer personnel" means persons who provide 1,316
services without expectation of remuneration and who do not 1,317
receive payment for services rendered other than reimbursement 1,318
for expenses. 1,319
Sec. 4766.03. (A) The Ohio ambulance licensing board 1,328
shall adopt rules, pursuant to IN ACCORDANCE WITH Chapter 119. of 1,330
the Revised Code, implementing the requirements of this chapter. 1,331
The rules shall include, but not be limited to, provisions 1,332
relating to THE FOLLOWING: 1,333
(1) Ambulances, equipment, REQUIREMENTS FOR AN EMERGENCY 1,335
MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE A PERMIT FOR AN AMBULANCE 1,337
OR nontransport vehicles, personnel, and communications equipment 1,338
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requirements for licensees VEHICLE; 1,339
(2) Licensure requirements for REQUIREMENTS FOR AN 1,341
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE A LICENSE AS A 1,343
basic life-support, intermediate life-support, and OR advanced 1,344
life-support service organizations ORGANIZATION; 1,346
(3) Forms for applications and renewals of licenses and 1,348
permits; 1,349
(4) Requirements for record keeping of service responses 1,351
made by licensees and permit holders LICENSED EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,352
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; 1,353
(5) Fee amounts for licenses and permits, and renewals 1,355
thereof; 1,356
(6) Inspection requirements for licensees' vehicles, 1,358
records, and physical facilities; 1,359
(7) Fee amounts for inspections of ambulances and 1,361
nontransport vehicles; 1,362
(8) REQUIREMENTS FOR AMBULANCES AND NONTRANSPORT VEHICLES 1,364
USED BY LICENSED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT 1,365
SPECIFY FOR EACH TYPE OF VEHICLE THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT MUST 1,366
BE CARRIED, THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED, 1,367
AND THE PERSONNEL WHO MUST STAFF THE VEHICLE;
(9) THE LEVEL OF CARE EACH TYPE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,369
SERVICE ORGANIZATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE; 1,370
(10) Any other rules that the board determines necessary 1,372
for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter. 1,373
(B) All rules adopted pursuant to this section shall, at a 1,375
minimum, comply with the requirements specified in the "GACService Specifications and Technical Handbook," OH-1822, as 1,379
amended. The board shall adopt rules that require each existing 1,380
vehicle ordered, delivered, or in use prior to July 2, 1990, to 1,381
meet the requirements specified in the "GAC Service 1,382
Specifications and Technical Handbook," OH-1822, as amended, that 1,384
was in effect at the time of the vehicle's manufacture. Any 1,385
rules adopted under this section that pertain to vehicle 1,386
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standards specified in the handbook shall not take effect until 1,387
July 2, 1995 IN THE RULES FOR AMBULANCES AND NONTRANSPORT 1,388
VEHICLES ADOPTED UNDER DIVISION (A)(8) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD 1,389
MAY ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS THAT VARY ACCORDING TO WHETHER THE 1,390
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION USING THE VEHICLES IS 1,391
LICENSED AS A BASIC, INTERMEDIATE, OR ADVANCED LIFE-SUPPORT 1,392
ORGANIZATION.
(C) A mobile intensive care unit that meets the 1,394
requirements of the rules adopted under this section is not 1,395
required to carry immobilization equipment, including board 1,396
splint kits, traction splints, backboards, backboard straps, 1,397
cervical immobilization devices, cervical collars, stairchairs, 1,398
folding cots, or other types of immobilization equipment 1,399
determined by the board to be unnecessary for mobile intensive 1,400
care units.
A mobile intensive care unit is exempt from the emergency 1,403
medical technician staffing requirements of division (B) of
section 4765.43 of the Revised Code when it is staffed by at 1,405
least one physician or registered nurse and another person,
designated by a physician, who holds a valid license or 1,406
certificate to practice in a health care profession, and when at 1,407
least one of the persons staffing the mobile intensive care unit 1,408
is a registered nurse whose training meets or exceeds the 1,409
training required for a paramedic. 1,410
Sec. 4766.04. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this 1,419
chapter, no person shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, 1,420
advertise, engage in, or propose or profess to engage in the 1,421
business or service of transporting persons who are seriously 1,422
ill, injured, or otherwise incapacitated in this state unless he 1,423
THE PERSON is licensed pursuant to this section. 1,425
(B) To qualify for a license as a basic life-support, 1,427
intermediate life-support, or advanced life-support service 1,428
organization, a person AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION 1,429
shall do all of the following: 1,430
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(1) Apply for a permit for each ambulance and nontransport 1,432
vehicle owned or leased as provided in section 4766.07 of the 1,434
Revised Code; 1,435
(2) Meet all requirements of the ESTABLISHED IN rules of 1,437
ADOPTED BY the Ohio ambulance licensing board regarding 1,439
ambulances, equipment, AND nontransport vehicles, personnel 1,440
INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO EQUIPMENT, communications 1,441
systems, STAFFING, and medical treatments LEVEL OF CARE the 1,442
particular organization is permitted to render; 1,443
(3) Maintain the appropriate type and amount of insurance 1,445
or self-insurance as specified in section 4766.06 of the Revised 1,446
Code; 1,447
(4) Meet all other requirements set ESTABLISHED UNDER 1,449
RULES ADOPTED by the board, by rule, for the particular license. 1,451
(C) To apply for a license as a basic life-support, 1,453
intermediate life-support, or advanced life-support service 1,454
organization, a person AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION 1,455
shall submit a completed application to the board, on a form 1,457
provided by the board for each particular license, together with 1,458
the appropriate fees established under section 4766.05 of the 1,459
Revised Code. The application form shall include all of the 1,460
following:
(1) The name and business address of the operator of the 1,462
organization for which licensure is sought; 1,463
(2) The name under which the applicant will operate the 1,465
organization; 1,466
(3) A list of the names and addresses of all officers and 1,468
directors of the organization; 1,469
(4) A description of each vehicle to be used, including 1,471
the make, model, year of manufacture, mileage, vehicle 1,472
identification number, and the color scheme, insignia, name, 1,473
monogram, or other distinguishing characteristics to be used to 1,474
designate the applicant's vehicle; 1,475
(5) The location and description of each place from which 1,477
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the organization will operate; 1,478
(6) A description of the geographic area to be served by 1,480
the applicant; 1,481
(7) Any other information the board, by rule, determines 1,483
necessary. 1,484
(D) Within sixty days after receiving a completed 1,486
application for licensure as a basic life-support, intermediate 1,487
life-support, or advanced life-support service organization, the 1,488
board shall approve or deny the application. The board shall 1,489
deny an application if it determines that the applicant does not 1,490
meet the requirements of this chapter or any rules adopted 1,491
pursuant thereto UNDER IT. The board shall send NOTICE OF the 1,492
denial of an application by certified mail to the applicant. The 1,494
applicant may request a hearing within ten days after receipt of 1,495
the certified mail NOTICE. If the board receives a timely 1,496
request, it shall hold a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. 1,498
of the Revised Code. 1,499
(E) If an applicant or licensee operates or plans to 1,501
operate an organization in more than one location under the same 1,502
or different identities, the applicant or licensee shall apply 1,503
for and meet all requirements for licensure or renewal of a 1,504
license, other than payment of a license fee or renewal fee, for 1,505
operating the organization at each separate location. An 1,506
applicant or licensee that operates or plans to operate under the 1,507
same organization identity in separate locations shall pay only a 1,508
single license fee. 1,509
(F) Each license issued under this section and each permit 1,511
issued under section 4766.07 of the Revised Code expires two 1,512
years after the date of issue, but each licensee and permit 1,513
holder may apply to the board for the extension of his license 1,514
and permit under AND MAY BE RENEWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH the 1,515
standard renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code, 1,517
provided that the licensee or permit holder meets the 1,518
requirements for licensure. In addition, each permit holder AN 1,519
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APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL SHALL INCLUDE THE LICENSE OR PERMIT
RENEWAL FEE ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 4766.05 OF THE REVISED 1,520
CODE. AN APPLICANT FOR RENEWAL OF A PERMIT ALSO shall submit to 1,521
the board proof of an annual inspection of each THE vehicle for 1,523
which a permit has been issued RENEWAL IS SOUGHT. The licensee 1,524
and permit holder shall send the renewal fee established under 1,525
section 4766.05 of the Revised Code with his application for 1,526
renewal THE BOARD SHALL RENEW A LICENSE IF THE APPLICANT MEETS 1,527
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND SHALL RENEW A PERMIT IF THE 1,528
APPLICANT AND VEHICLE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN A PERMIT 1,529
FOR THAT VEHICLE.
(G) Each licensee shall maintain accurate records of all 1,531
service responses conducted,. THE RECORDS SHALL BE MAINTAINED on 1,533
forms PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD and containing SHALL CONTAIN
information as specified by rule by the board. 1,535
Sec. 4766.07. (A) Every licensee EACH EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,544
SERVICE ORGANIZATION SUBJECT TO LICENSURE under this chapter 1,545
shall possess a valid permit for each ambulance and nontransport 1,546
vehicle it owns or leases that is or will be used by the licensee 1,548
to perform the services permitted by the license. Each licensee 1,549
and license applicant shall submit the appropriate fee and an 1,550
application for A PERMIT FOR each ambulance and nontransport 1,551
vehicle to the Ohio ambulance licensing board on forms provided 1,553
by the board. The application shall include documentation that 1,554
each THE vehicle meets the appropriate standards set by the board 1,555
for the particular license for which the vehicle is used or 1,556
intended to be used, that the vehicle has been inspected pursuant 1,557
to division (C) of this section, that the permit applicant 1,558
maintains insurance or self-insurance as provided in divisions 1,559
(B) and (C) of section 4766.06 of the Revised Code, and that the 1,560
vehicle and permit applicant meet any other requirements set, by 1,561
rule, ESTABLISHED UNDER RULES ADOPTED by the board. 1,563
(B)(1) Within sixty days after receiving a completed 1,565
application for a permit, the board shall issue or deny the 1,566
36
permit. The board shall deny an application if it determines 1,567
that the permit applicant OR VEHICLE does not meet the 1,568
requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant 1,570
thereto UNDER IT that apply to permits for ambulances and 1,571
nontransport vehicles. The board shall send NOTICE OF the denial 1,573
of an application by certified mail to the permit applicant. The 1,574
permit applicant may request a hearing within ten days after 1,575
receipt of the certified mail NOTICE. If the board receives a 1,576
timely request, it shall hold a hearing in accordance with 1,577
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(2) If the board issues the vehicle permit, it also shall 1,579
issue a decal, in a form prescribed by rule, to be displayed on 1,580
the rear window of the vehicle. The board shall not issue a 1,581
decal until all of the requirements for licensure and permit 1,582
issuance have been met. 1,583
(C) In addition to any other requirements that the board 1,585
establishes by rule, a licensee or license applicant applying for 1,586
an initial vehicle permit under division (A) of this section 1,587
shall submit to the state highway patrol and the board each THE 1,588
vehicle for which he seeks a THE permit IS SOUGHT. Thereafter, a 1,589
licensee shall annually submit to the state highway patrol and 1,591
the board each vehicle for which a permit has been issued. 1,592
(1) The state highway patrol shall conduct a physical 1,594
inspection of AN AMBULANCE OR nontransport vehicles and 1,595
ambulances VEHICLE to determine ITS roadworthiness and compliance 1,597
with standard motor vehicle requirements. 1,598
(2) The board shall conduct a physical inspection of the 1,600
medical equipment, communication equipment SYSTEM, and interior 1,601
of the AN ambulance to determine the operational condition and 1,605
safety of the equipment and the vehicle AMBULANCE'S interior and 1,606
to determine WHETHER THE AMBULANCE IS IN compliance with the "GAC 1,608
Service Specifications and Technical Handbook," OH-1822, as 1,609
amended, FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AMBULANCE CONSTRUCTION that was 1,611
WERE in effect at the time the ambulance was manufactured. The 1,612
37
board shall adopt rules pertaining to inspections conducted under 1,613
division (C)(2) of this section to determine compliance with 1,614
vehicle standards specified in the handbook. The rules shall not 1,615
take effect until July 2, 1995., AS SPECIFIED BY THE GENERAL 1,618
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION IN THE VARIOUS VERSIONS OF ITS 1,619
PUBLICATION TITLED "FEDERAL SPECIFICATION FOR THE STAR-OF-LIFE 1,620
AMBULANCE, KKK-A-1822." 1,621
(3) The board and state highway patrol shall issue a 1,623
certificate to the licensee or license applicant for each vehicle 1,624
that passes the inspection and may assess a fee for each 1,625
inspection, as established by the board. 1,626
(4) The board, in consultation with the state highway 1,628
patrol, shall adopt rules regarding the implementation and 1,629
coordination of the state highway patrol and board inspections. 1,630
The rules may permit the board to contract with a third party to 1,631
conduct the inspections required of the board under this section. 1,632
(D) If an emergency medical service organization that has 1,634
made timely application to the board for a vehicle permit has 1,635
reasonable cause to believe that the state highway patrol will 1,636
not be able to conduct the required inspection before the date by 1,637
which the organization is required to renew the registration of 1,638
the ambulance or nontransport vehicle with the bureau of motor 1,640
vehicles, the organization may apply to the board for a temporary 1,641
vehicle permit. Such a permit shall be valid for a period of no 1,642
more than thirty days from the date of issuance, and shall be 1,643
accepted by the registrar of motor vehicles when the organization 1,644
applies for license plates and a validation sticker, or a 1,645
validation sticker alone, pursuant to REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 1,646
UNDER section 4503.49 of the Revised Code. 1,648
Sec. 4766.08. (A) The Ohio ambulance licensing board may, 1,657
pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 1,658
119. of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke any license or permit 1,659
or renewal thereof issued under this chapter for any one or 1,660
combination of the following causes: 1,661
38
(1) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted 1,663
thereunder; 1,664
(2) Refusal to permit the board to inspect a vehicle used 1,666
under the terms of a permit or to inspect the records or physical 1,667
facilities of a licensee; 1,668
(3) Failure to meet the ambulance and nontransport vehicle 1,670
requirements specified in this chapter or the rules adopted 1,671
thereunder; 1,672
(4) VIOLATION OF AN ORDER ISSUED BY THE BOARD; 1,674
(5) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE TERMS OF AN 1,676
AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO WITH THE BOARD REGARDING THE SUSPENSION OR 1,677
REVOCATION OF A LICENSE OR PERMIT OR THE IMPOSITION OF A PENALTY 1,678
UNDER THIS SECTION.
(B) If the board determines that the records, 1,680
recordkeeping procedures, or physical facilities of a licensee, 1,681
or an ambulance or nontransport vehicle for which a valid permit 1,682
has been issued, do not meet the standards specified in this 1,683
chapter and the rules adopted thereunder, the board shall notify 1,684
the licensee of any deficiencies within thirty days of finding 1,685
the deficiencies. If the board determines that the deficiencies 1,686
exist and they remain uncorrected after thirty days, the board 1,687
may suspend the license or vehicle permit. The licensee, 1,688
notwithstanding the suspension under this division, may operate 1,689
until all appeals have been exhausted. 1,690
(C) At the discretion of the board, a licensee whose 1,692
license has been suspended or revoked under this section may be 1,693
ineligible to be licensed under this chapter for a period of not 1,694
more than three years from the date of the violation, provided 1,695
that the board shall make no determination on a period of 1,696
ineligibility until all the licensee's appeals relating to the 1,697
suspension or revocation have been exhausted. 1,698
(D) The board may, in addition to any other action taken 1,700
under this section and after a hearing conducted pursuant to 1,701
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, impose a penalty of not more 1,702
39
than fifteen hundred dollars for any violation of SPECIFIED IN 1,703
this section. The attorney general shall institute a civil action 1,705
for the collection of any such penalty imposed. 1,706
Sec. 4766.09. Except as otherwise provided in sections 1,715
307.051 and 505.37 of the Revised Code, this THIS chapter does 1,716
not apply to any of the following: 1,717
(A) A person rendering services with an ambulance in the 1,719
event of a disaster situation when licensees' vehicles based in 1,720
the locality of the disaster situation are incapacitated or 1,721
insufficient in number to render the services needed; 1,722
(B) Any person operating an ambulance outside this state 1,724
unless receiving a person within this state for transport to a 1,725
location within this state; 1,726
(C) Any A PUBLICLY OWNED OR OPERATED EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,729
SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND THE VEHICLES IT OWNS OR LEASES AND 1,730
OPERATES, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 307.051, DIVISION (G) OF 1,731
SECTION 307.055, DIVISION (F) OF SECTION 505.37, DIVISION (B) OF 1,732
SECTION 505.375 OF THE REVISED CODE, AND DIVISION (B)(3) OF 1,734
SECTION 505.72 OF THE REVISED CODE;
(D) AN ambulance OR NONTRANSPORT VEHICLE owned OR LEASED 1,737
and operated by the federal government;
(D)(E) A publicly owned and operated fire department 1,739
vehicle;
(E)(F) Emergency vehicles owned by a corporation and 1,741
operating only on the corporation's premises, for the sole use by 1,742
that corporation; 1,743
(F) Any (G) AN ambulance, NONTRANSPORT VEHICLE, OR OTHER 1,746
emergency medical service organization vehicle, or nontransport 1,747
vehicle owned and operated by a municipal corporation; 1,748
(G) Any other (H) A MOTOR VEHICLE TITLED IN THE NAME OF A 1,750
VOLUNTEER RESCUE SERVICE ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1,752
4503.172 OF THE REVISED CODE; 1,754
(I) A public emergency medical service organization; 1,758
(J) A FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD, OR LIFE SQUAD 1,761
40
COMPRISED OF VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES WITHOUT EXPECTATION 1,763
OF REMUNERATION AND DO NOT RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OTHER 1,764
THAN REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES;
(K) A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE 1,767
ORGANIZATION WHEN FIFTY PER CENT OR MORE OF ITS PERSONNEL ARE 1,768
VOLUNTEERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4765.01 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,769
Sec. 4766.10. (A) This chapter does not invalidate any 1,778
municipal ordinance or resolution ADOPTED BY A MUNICIPAL 1,779
CORPORATION that establishes standards for the licensure of 1,781
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AS basic life-support, 1,782
intermediate life-support, or advanced life-support service 1,783
organizations that HAVE THEIR PRINCIPAL PLACES OF BUSINESS 1,784
LOCATED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AS LONG 1,785
AS THE LICENSURE STANDARDS meet or exceed the standards 1,788
established in this chapter and any THE rules adopted thereunder. 1,789
(B) Service EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE organizations 1,791
operating within LICENSED BY a municipal corporation that has 1,793
adopted an ordinance or resolution described in division (A) of 1,794
this section are subject to the jurisdiction of the OHIO 1,795
AMBULANCE LICENSING board, but the fees they pay to the board for 1,796
licenses, permits, and renewals thereof shall not exceed fifty 1,797
per cent of the fee amounts established by the board pursuant to 1,798
section 4766.03 of the Revised Code. The board may choose to 1,799
waive the vehicle inspection requirements and inspection fees, 1,800
but not the permit fees, for THE vehicles of those organizations 1,801
that are subject to a municipal ordinance or resolution described 1,803
in division (A) of this section LICENSED BY A MUNICIPAL 1,804
CORPORATION.
Sec. 4766.11. In THE OHIO AMBULANCE LICENSING BOARD MAY 1,814
INVESTIGATE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR THE RULES 1,815
ADOPTED UNDER IT AND MAY INVESTIGATE ANY COMPLAINTS RECEIVED 1,816
REGARDING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS.
IN addition to the ANY OTHER remedies provided AVAILABLE 1,818
and irrespective REGARDLESS of whether or not there exists an 1,820
41
adequate remedy at law EXISTS, the Ohio ambulance licensing board 1,822
may apply to the court of common pleas in the county where a 1,823
violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted 1,824
pursuant thereto is occurring for a temporary or permanent 1,825
injunction restraining any A person from CONTINUING TO COMMIT 1,827
that violation. ON A SHOWING THAT A PERSON HAS COMMITTED A 1,828
VIOLATION, THE COURT SHALL GRANT THE INJUNCTION. 1,829
IN CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION, THE 1,831
BOARD MAY ISSUE SUBPOENAS COMPELLING THE ATTENDANCE AND TESTIMONY 1,833
OF WITNESSES AND THE PRODUCTION OF BOOKS, RECORDS, AND OTHER 1,834
DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE INVESTIGATION. IF A PERSON FAILS TO 1,835
OBEY A SUBPOENA FROM THE BOARD, THE BOARD MAY APPLY TO THE COURT 1,836
OF COMMON PLEAS IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE INVESTIGATION IS BEING 1,837
CONDUCTED FOR AN ORDER COMPELLING THE PERSON TO COMPLY WITH THE 1,838
SUBPOENA. ON APPLICATION BY THE BOARD, THE COURT SHALL COMPEL 1,839
OBEDIENCE BY ATTACHMENT PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT, AS IN THE CASE 1,840
OF DISOBEDIENCE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A SUBPOENA FROM THE COURT 1,841
OR A REFUSAL TO TESTIFY THEREIN.
Sec. 4766.12. If a county or, township, JOINT AMBULANCE 1,851
DISTRICT, OR JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT chooses to 1,852
have the Ohio ambulance licensing board license its emergency 1,853
medical service organizations and issue permits for its vehicles 1,854
pursuant to this chapter, except as may be otherwise provided, 1,855
all provisions of these sections THIS CHAPTER and all rules 1,856
adopted by the board thereunder are fully applicable. However, a 1,857
county or, township, JOINT AMBULANCE DISTRICT, OR JOINT EMERGENCY 1,858
MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT is not required to obtain any type of 1,859
permit from the board for any of its nontransport vehicles. 1,860
Sec. 4766.13. THE OHIO AMBULANCE LICENSING BOARD, BY 1,862
ENDORSEMENT, MAY LICENSE AND ISSUE VEHICLE PERMITS TO AN 1,863
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT IS REGULATED BY 1,864
ANOTHER STATE. TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE AND VEHICLE PERMITS BY 1,865
ENDORSEMENT, AN ORGANIZATION MUST SUBMIT EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO 1,866
THE BOARD THAT IT HAS MET STANDARDS IN ANOTHER STATE THAT ARE 1,867
42
EQUAL TO OR MORE STRINGENT THAN THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THIS
CHAPTER AND THE RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT. 1,868
Sec. 4931.40. As used in sections 4931.40 to 4931.53 of 1,877
the Revised Code: 1,878
(A) "9-1-1 system" means a system through which 1,880
individuals can request emergency service using the telephone 1,881
number 9-1-1. 1,882
(B) "Basic 9-1-1" means a 9-1-1 system in which a caller 1,884
provides information on the nature of and the location of an 1,885
emergency, and the personnel receiving the call must determine 1,886
the appropriate emergency service provider to respond at that 1,887
location. 1,888
(C) "Enhanced 9-1-1" means a 9-1-1 system in which the 1,890
telephone network system automatically provides to personnel 1,891
receiving the call, immediately on answering the 9-1-1 call, 1,892
information on the location and the telephone number from which 1,893
the call is being made, and routes the call to emergency service 1,894
providers that serve the location from which the call is made. 1,895
(D) "Subdivision" means a county, municipal corporation, 1,897
township, township fire district, joint fire district, township 1,898
police district, or joint ambulance district, OR JOINT EMERGENCY 1,900
MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT that provides emergency service within 1,901
its territory, or that contracts with another municipal 1,902
corporation, township, or district or with a private entity to 1,903
provide such service; and a state college or university, port 1,904
authority, or park district of any kind that employs law 1,905
enforcement officers that act as the primary police force on the 1,906
grounds of the college or university or port authority or in the 1,907
parks operated by the district.
(E) "Emergency service" means emergency police, 1,909
firefighting, ambulance, rescue, and medical service. 1,910
(F) "Emergency service provider" means the state highway 1,912
patrol and an emergency service department or unit of a 1,913
subdivision or that operates in a subdivision under contract with 1,914
43
the subdivision. 1,915
(G) "Public safety answering point" means a facility to 1,917
which 9-1-1 system calls for a specific territory are initially 1,918
routed for response and where subdivision personnel respond to 1,919
specific requests for emergency service by directly dispatching 1,920
the appropriate emergency service provider, relaying a message to 1,921
the appropriate provider, or transferring the call to the 1,922
appropriate provider. 1,923
(H) "Customer premises equipment" means telecommunications 1,925
equipment, including telephone instruments, on the premises of a 1,926
public safety answering point that is used in answering and 1,927
responding to 9-1-1 system calls. 1,928
(I) "Municipal corporation in the county" includes any 1,930
municipal corporation that is wholly contained in the county and 1,931
each municipal corporation located in more than one county that 1,932
has a greater proportion of its territory in the county to which 1,933
the term refers than in any other county. 1,934
(J) "Board of county commissioners" includes the 1,936
legislative authority of a county established under Section 3 of 1,937
Article X, Ohio Constitution, or Chapter 302. of the Revised 1,938
Code. 1,939
(K) "Final plan" means a final plan adopted under division 1,941
(B) of section 4931.44 of the Revised Code and, except as 1,942
otherwise expressly provided, an amended final plan adopted under 1,943
section 4931.45 of the Revised Code. 1,944
(L) "Subdivision served by a public safety answering 1,946
point" means a subdivision that provides emergency service for 1,947
any part of its territory that is located within the territory of 1,948
a public safety answering point whether the subdivision provides 1,949
the emergency service with its own employees or pursuant to a 1,950
contract. 1,951
(M) A township's population includes only population of 1,953
the unincorporated portion of the township. 1,954
(N) "Telephone Company COMPANY" means a company engaged in 1,956
44
the business of providing local exchange telephone service by 1,959
making available or furnishing access and a dial tone to persons 1,960
within a local calling area for use in originating and receiving 1,961
voice grade communications over a switched network operated by
the provider of the service within the area and gaining access to 1,962
other telecommunications services. 1,963
Section 2. That existing sections 9.60, 307.05, 307.051, 1,965
307.055, 505.37, 505.375, 505.44, 505.72, 2909.01, 4503.49, 1,966
4765.09, 4765.10, 4765.37, 4765.56, 4766.01, 4766.03, 4766.04, 1,968
4766.07, 4766.08, 4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, 4766.12, and 4931.40
of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 1,969
Section 3. Sections 307.05 and 505.44 of the Revised Code 1,971
are presented in this act as composites of those sections as 1,973
amended by both Am. H.B. 192 and Am. Sub. S.B. 150 of the 121st 1,974
General Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts 1,976
shown in capital letters. This is in recognition of the 1,977
principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised 1,978
Code that such amendments are to be harmonized where not 1,979
substantively irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative 1,980
finding that such is the resulting version in effect prior to the 1,981
effective date of this act.