As Passed by the Senate 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. Sub. S. B. No. 30 5
1997-1998 6
SENATORS DIX-DRAKE-GILLMOR-WHITE-RAY-GARDNER 8
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A B I L L
To amend sections 9.60, 307.05, 307.051, 307.055, 12
505.37, 505.375, 505.44, 505.72, 2909.01, 13
4503.49, 4765.09, 4765.10, 4765.37, 4765.56,
4766.01, 4766.03, 4766.04, 4766.07, 4766.08, 15
4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, 4766.12, and 4931.40
and to enact section 4766.13 of the Revised Code 16
to make changes in the laws regarding ambulances 17
and the duties of the Ohio Ambulance Licensing
Board and to make corrections in the laws 18
regarding emergency medical services. 19
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21
Section 1. That sections 9.60, 307.05, 307.051, 307.055, 23
505.37, 505.375, 505.44, 505.72, 2909.01, 4503.49, 4765.09, 24
4765.10, 4765.37, 4765.56, 4766.01, 4766.03, 4766.04, 4766.07, 25
4766.08, 4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, 4766.12, and 4931.40 be 26
amended and section 4766.13 of the Revised Code be enacted to
read as follows: 27
Sec. 9.60. (A) As used in this section: 36
(1) "Firefighting agency" means a municipal corporation, 38
township, township fire district, joint ambulance district, JOINT 39
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT, or joint fire district. 41
(2) "Private fire company" means any nonprofit group or 43
organization owning and operating firefighting equipment not 44
controlled by any firefighting agency. 45
(3) "Governing board" means the board of county 47
commissioners in the case of a county; the legislative authority 48
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in the case of a municipal corporation; the board of trustees of 49
a joint ambulance district in the case of a joint ambulance 50
district; THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL 51
SERVICES DISTRICT IN THE CASE OF A JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL 52
SERVICES DISTRICT; the board of township trustees in the case of 53
a township or township fire district; the board of fire district 54
trustees in the case of a joint fire district; and the board of 55
trustees in the case of a private fire company. 56
(4) "Fire protection" includes the provision of ambulance, 58
emergency medical, and rescue service by the fire department of a 59
firefighting agency or by a private fire company and the 60
extension of the use of firefighting apparatus or firefighting 61
equipment. 62
(B) Any firefighting agency or private fire company may 64
contract with any state agency or instrumentality, county, or 65
political subdivision of this state or with a governmental entity 66
of an adjoining state to provide fire protection, whether on a 67
regular basis or only in times of emergency, upon the approval of 68
the governing boards of the counties, firefighting agencies, 69
political subdivisions, or private fire companies or the 70
administrative heads of the state agencies or instrumentalities 71
that are parties to the contract. 72
(C) Any county, political subdivision, or state agency or 74
instrumentality may contract with a firefighting agency of this 75
state, a private fire company, or a governmental entity of an 76
adjoining state to obtain fire protection, whether on a regular 77
basis or only in times of emergency, upon the authorization of 78
the governing boards of the counties, firefighting agencies, 79
political subdivisions, or private fire companies or 80
administrative heads of the state agencies or instrumentalities 81
that are parties to the contract. 82
(D) Any firefighting agency of this state or any private 84
fire company may provide fire protection to any state agency or 85
instrumentality, county, or political subdivision of this state, 86
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or to a governmental entity of an adjoining state, without a 87
contract to provide fire protection, upon the approval of the 88
governing board of the firefighting agency or private fire 89
company and upon authorization of an officer or employee of the 90
firefighting agency providing the fire protection designated by 91
title of their office or position pursuant to the authorization 92
of the governing board of the firefighting agency. 93
(E) Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it is 95
applicable to the operation of fire departments, applies to the 96
firefighting agencies and fire department members when such 97
members are rendering service outside the boundaries of the 98
firefighting agency pursuant to this section. 99
Fire department members acting outside the boundaries of 101
the firefighting agency by which they are employed may 102
participate in any pension or indemnity fund established by their 103
employer to the same extent as while acting within the boundaries 104
of the firefighting agency, and are entitled to all the rights 105
and benefits of Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, to the same 106
extent as while performing service within the boundaries of the 107
firefighting agency. 108
Sec. 307.05. As used in this section, "emergency medical 117
service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 118
of the Revised Code. 119
A board of county commissioners may operate an ambulance 121
service organization or emergency medical service organization, 122
or, in counties with a population of forty thousand or less, may 123
operate a nonemergency patient transport service organization, or 125
may enter into a contract with one or more counties, townships, 126
municipal corporations, nonprofit corporations, joint emergency 127
medical services districts, fire and ambulance districts, or 128
private ambulance owners, regardless of whether such counties, 129
townships, municipal corporations, nonprofit corporations, joint 130
emergency medical services districts, fire and ambulance 131
districts, or private ambulance owners are located within or 132
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without the state, in order to furnish or obtain the services of 133
ambulance service organizations, to furnish or obtain additional 134
services from ambulance service organizations in times of 135
emergency, to furnish or obtain the services of emergency medical 136
service organizations, or, in counties with a population of forty 137
thousand or less, to furnish or obtain services of nonemergency 138
patient transport service organizations, or may enter into a 140
contract with any such entity to furnish or obtain the
interchange of services from ambulance or emergency medical 141
service organizations, or, within counties with a population of 142
forty thousand or less, to furnish or obtain the interchange of 143
services from nonemergency patient transport service 145
organizations, within the territories of the contracting 146
subdivisions. Such contracts shall not be entered into with a 147
public agency or nonprofit corporation that receives more than 148
half of its operating funds from governmental entities with the 149
intention of directly competing with the operation of other 150
ambulance service organizations, nonemergency patient transport 151
service organizations, or emergency medical service organizations 152
in the county unless the public agency or nonprofit corporation 154
is awarded the contract after submitting the lowest and best bid 155
to the board of county commissioners. Any county wishing to 156
commence operation of a nonemergency patient transport service 158
organization or wishing to enter into a contract for the first 160
time to furnish or obtain services from a nonemergency patient 161
transport service organization on or after March 1, 1993, 162
including a county in which a private provider has been providing 164
the service, shall demonstrate the need for public funding for 165
the service to, and obtain approval from, the Ohio STATE BOARD OF 166
emergency medical services board or its immediate successor board 168
prior to operating or funding the organization. 169
When such an organization is operated by the board, the 171
organization may be administered by the board, by the county 172
sheriff, or by another county officer or employee designated by 173
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the board. All rules, including the determining of reasonable 174
rates, necessary for the establishment, operation, and 175
maintenance of such an organization shall be adopted by the 176
board. 177
A contract for services of an ambulance service, 179
nonemergency patient transport service, or emergency medical 181
service organization shall include the terms, conditions, and 182
stipulations as agreed to by the parties to the contract. It may 183
provide for a fixed annual charge to be paid at the times agreed 184
upon and stipulated in the contract, or for compensation based 185
upon a stipulated price for each run, call, or emergency or the 186
number of persons or pieces of apparatus employed, or the elapsed 187
time of service required in such run, call, or emergency, or any 188
combination thereof.
Sec. 307.051. As used in this section, "emergency medical 197
service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 198
of the Revised Code.
A board of county commissioners, by adoption of an 200
appropriate resolution, may choose to have the Ohio ambulance 201
licensing board license any emergency medical service 202
organization it operates. If a board adopts such a resolution, 203
CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED CODE, EXCEPT FOR sections 4766.01 to 204
4766.05 4766.06 and 4766.07 to 4766.12 4766.99 of the Revised 205
Code and all rules adopted under those sections are applicable, 206
APPLIES to the county emergency medical service organization. 208
ALL RULES ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER 209
ALSO APPLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. A board, by adoption of an 210
appropriate resolution, may remove its emergency medical service 211
organization from the jurisdiction of the Ohio ambulance 212
licensing board.
Sec. 307.055. (A) Subject to the terms and conditions of 221
the joint resolution creating it, each joint emergency medical 222
services district may furnish ambulance services and emergency 223
medical services by one of the following methods: 224
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(1) By operating an emergency medical service organization 226
as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code; 227
(2) By contracting for the operation of one or more 229
facilities pursuant to division (C) or (D) of this section; 230
(3) By providing necessary services and equipment to the 232
district either directly or under a contract entered into 233
pursuant to division (B) of this section; 234
(4) By providing service through any combination of 236
methods described in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section. 237
(B) In order to obtain ambulance service, to obtain 239
additional ambulance service in times of emergency, or to obtain 240
emergency medical services, a joint emergency medical services 241
district may enter into a contract, for a period not to exceed 242
three years, with one or more counties, townships, municipal 243
corporations, joint fire districts, other governmental units that 244
provide ambulance service or emergency medical services, 245
nonprofit corporations, or private ambulance owners, regardless 246
of whether the entities contracted with are located within or 247
outside the THIS state, upon such terms as are agreed to, to 248
furnish or receive ambulance services or the interchange of 250
ambulance services or emergency medical services within the 251
several territories of the contracting subdivisions, if the 252
contract is first authorized by all boards of trustees and 253
legislative authorities in the territories to be served. 254
Such a contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be 256
paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract; or 257
for compensation based on a stipulated price for each run, call, 258
or emergency or based on the elapsed time of service required for 259
each run, call, or emergency, or based on any combination of 260
these. 261
Expenditures of a district for ambulance service or 263
emergency medical service, whether pursuant to contract or 264
otherwise, are lawful expenditures, regardless of whether the 265
district or the party with which it contracts charges an 266
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additional fee to users of the service. 267
(C) The board of trustees may enter into a contract with 269
any person, municipal corporation, township, or other political 270
subdivision, and any political subdivision may contract with the 271
board, for the operation and maintenance of emergency medical 272
services facilities regardless of whether the facilities used are 273
owned or leased by the district, by another political 274
subdivision, or by the contractor. 275
(D) The district may purchase, lease, and maintain all 277
materials, buildings, land, and equipment, including vehicles, 278
the board considers necessary for the district. 279
When the board finds, by resolution, that the district has 281
personal property that is not needed for public use, or is 282
obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, the 283
board may dispose of the property in the same manner as provided 284
in section 307.12 of the Revised Code.
(E) Any contract entered into by a joint emergency medical 286
services district shall conform to the same bidding requirements 287
as THAT apply to county contracts under sections 307.86 to 307.92 289
of the Revised Code. 290
(F) A county participating in a joint district may 292
contribute any of its rights or interests in real or personal 293
property, including money, and may contribute services to the 294
district. Any such contributions shall be made by a written 295
agreement between the contributing county and the district, 296
specifying the contribution as well as the rights of the 297
participating counties in the contributed property. Written 298
agreements shall also be prepared specifying the rights of 299
participating counties in property acquired by the district other 300
than by contribution of a participating county. Written 301
agreements required by this division may be amended only by 302
written agreement of all parties to the original agreement. 303
(G) A DISTRICT'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BY ADOPTION OF AN 305
APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION, MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE THE OHIO AMBULANCE 306
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LICENSING BOARD LICENSE ANY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE 308
ORGANIZATION THE DISTRICT OPERATES. IF A BOARD ADOPTS SUCH A
RESOLUTION, CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED CODE, EXCEPT FOR 309
SECTIONS 4766.06 AND 4766.99 OF THE REVISED CODE, APPLIES TO THE 311
DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION. ALL RULES 312
ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER ALSO APPLY 313
TO THE ORGANIZATION. A BOARD, BY ADOPTION OF AN APPROPRIATE 316
RESOLUTION, MAY REMOVE THE DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATION FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE OHIO AMBULANCE 317
LICENSING BOARD. 318
Sec. 505.37. (A) The board of township trustees may 327
establish all necessary rules to guard against the occurrence of 328
fires and to protect the property and lives of the citizens 329
against damage and accidents, and may, with the approval of the 330
specifications by the prosecuting attorney, purchase or otherwise 331
provide any fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, or other 332
equipment, appliances, materials, fire hydrants, and water supply 333
for fire-fighting purposes that seems advisable to the board. The 335
board shall provide for the care and maintenance of fire
equipment, and, for such purposes, may purchase, lease, or 336
construct and maintain necessary buildings, and it may establish 337
and maintain lines of fire-alarm communications within the limits 338
of the township. The board may employ one or more persons to 339
maintain and operate fire-fighting equipment, or it may enter 340
into an agreement with a volunteer fire company for the use and 341
operation of fire-fighting equipment. The board may compensate 342
the members of a volunteer fire company on any basis and in any 343
amount that it considers equitable. 344
(B) The boards of township trustees of any two or more 346
townships, or the legislative authorities of any two or more 347
political subdivisions, or any combination thereof, may, through 348
joint action, unite in the joint purchase, maintenance, use, and 349
operation of fire-fighting equipment, or for any other purpose 350
designated in sections 505.37 to 505.42 of the Revised Code, and 351
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may prorate the expense of the joint action on any terms that are 352
mutually agreed upon. 353
(C) The board of township trustees of any township may, by 355
resolution, whenever it is expedient and necessary to guard 356
against the occurrence of fires or to protect the property and 357
lives of the citizens against damages resulting from their 358
occurrence, create a fire district of any portions of the 359
township that it considers necessary. The board may purchase or 360
otherwise provide any fire apparatus, appliances, materials, fire 361
hydrants, and water supply for fire-fighting purposes, or may 362
contract for the fire protection for the fire district as 363
provided in section 9.60 of the Revised Code. The fire district 364
so created shall be given a separate name by which it shall be 365
known. 366
Additional unincorporated territory of the township may be 368
added to a fire district upon the board's adoption of a 369
resolution authorizing the addition. A municipal corporation 370
that is within or adjoining the township may be added to a fire 371
district upon the board's adoption of a resolution authorizing 372
the addition and the municipal legislative authority's adoption 373
of a resolution or ordinance requesting the addition of the 374
municipal corporation to the fire district. 375
If the township fire district imposes a tax, additional 377
unincorporated territory of the township or a municipal 378
corporation that is within or adjoining the township shall become 379
part of the fire district only after all of the following have 380
occurred: 381
(1) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a 383
resolution approving the expansion of the territorial limits of 384
the district and, if the resolution proposes to add a municipal 385
corporation, adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a 386
resolution or ordinance requesting the addition of the municipal 387
corporation to the district; 388
(2) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a 390
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resolution recommending the extension of the tax to the 391
additional territory; 392
(3) Approval of the tax by the electors of the territory 394
proposed for addition to the district. 395
Each resolution of the board adopted under division (C)(2) 397
of this section shall state the name of the fire district, a 398
description of the territory to be added, and the rate and 399
termination date of the tax, which shall be the rate and 400
termination date of the tax currently in effect in the fire 401
district. 402
The board of trustees shall certify each resolution adopted 404
under division (C)(2) of this section to the board of elections 405
in accordance with section 5705.19 of the Revised Code. The 406
election required under division (C)(3) of this section shall be 407
held, canvassed, and certified in the manner provided for the 408
submission of tax levies under section 5705.25 of the Revised 409
Code, except that the question appearing on the ballot shall 410
read: 411
"Shall the territory within ........................ 413
(description of the proposed territory to be added) 414
be added to ..................................... fire district, 416
(name) 417
and a property tax at a rate of taxation not exceeding ...... 419
(here insert tax rate) be in effect for .......... (here insert 420
the number of years the tax is to be in effect or "a continuing 421
period of time," as applicable)?" 422
If the question is approved by at least a majority of the 424
electors voting on it, the joinder shall be effective as of the 425
first day of July of the year following approval, and on that 426
date, the township fire district tax shall be extended to the 427
taxable property within the territory that has been added. If 428
the territory that has been added is a municipal corporation and 429
if it had adopted a tax levy for fire purposes, the levy is 430
terminated on the effective date of the joinder. 431
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Any municipal corporation may withdraw from a township fire 433
district created under division (C) of this section by the 434
adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a resolution 435
or ordinance ordering withdrawal. On the first day of July of 436
the year following the adoption of the resolution or ordinance of 437
withdrawal, the municipal corporation withdrawing ceases to be a 438
part of such district and the power of the fire district to levy 439
a tax upon taxable property in the withdrawing municipal 440
corporation terminates, except that the fire district shall 441
continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of 442
indebtedness within the territory of the fire district as it was 443
composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred. 444
Upon the withdrawal of any municipal corporation from a 446
township fire district created under division (C) of this 447
section, the county auditor shall ascertain, apportion, and order 448
a division of the funds on hand, moneys and taxes in the process 449
of collection except for taxes levied for the payment of 450
indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property, either in 451
money or in kind, on the basis of the valuation of the respective 452
tax duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation and the 453
remaining territory of the fire district. 454
A board of township trustees may remove unincorporated 456
territory of the township from the fire district upon the 457
adoption of a resolution authorizing the removal. On the first 458
day of July of the year following the adoption of such a 459
resolution, the unincorporated township territory described in 460
the resolution ceases to be a part of such district and the power 461
of the fire district to levy a tax upon taxable property in that 462
territory terminates, except that the fire district shall 463
continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of 464
indebtedness within the territory of the fire district as it was 465
composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred. 466
(D) The board of township trustees of any township, the 468
board of fire district trustees of a fire district created under 469
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section 505.371 of the Revised Code, or the legislative authority 470
of any municipal corporation may purchase the necessary 471
fire-fighting equipment, buildings, and sites for the township, 472
fire district, or municipal corporation and pay for it over a 473
period of nine years. The board of township trustees, board of 474
fire district trustees, or legislative authority may also 475
construct any buildings necessary to house fire-fighting 476
equipment and pay for the buildings over a period of nine years. 477
The board of township trustees, board of fire district trustees, 478
or legislative authority may issue the notes of the township, 479
fire district, or municipal corporation, signed by the board or 480
designated officer of the municipal corporation and attested by 481
the signature of the township, fire district, or municipal clerk, 482
covering such deferred payments and payable at the times 483
provided, which notes shall bear interest not to exceed the rate 484
determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, and 485
shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The 486
legislation authorizing the issuance of the notes shall provide 487
for levying and collecting annually by taxation, amounts 488
sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the notes. At 489
least one-ninth of the purchase price or construction cost shall 490
be paid in cash at the time of purchase as provided in the 491
contract and the remainder of the purchase price or construction 492
cost shall be paid in not more than eight equal annual 493
installments. Each installment shall be not less than one-eighth 494
of the deferred portion of the purchase price or construction 495
cost and shall be secured by a note which may contain a clause 496
permitting prepayment at the option of the board or legislative 497
authority. The notes shall be offered for sale on the open 498
market or given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made. 499
(E) A board of township trustees of any township or a 501
board of fire district trustees of a fire district created under 502
section 505.371 of the Revised Code may purchase a policy or 503
policies of liability insurance for the officers, employees, and 504
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appointees of the fire department, fire district, or joint fire 505
district governed by the board that includes personal injury 506
liability coverage as to the civil liability of such officers, 507
employees, and appointees for false arrest, detention, or 508
imprisonment, malicious prosecution, libel, slander, defamation 509
or other violation of the right of privacy, wrongful entry or 510
eviction, or other invasion of the right of private occupancy, 511
arising out of the performance of their duties. 512
When a board of township trustees cannot, by deed of gift 514
or by purchase and upon terms it considers reasonable, procure 515
land for a township fire station that is needed in order to 516
respond in reasonable time to a fire or medical emergency, the 517
board may appropriate such land for that purpose under sections 518
163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. If it is necessary to 519
acquire additional adjacent land for enlarging or improving the 520
fire station, the board may purchase, appropriate, or accept a 521
deed of gift for the land for these purposes. 522
(F) As used in this division, "emergency medical service 524
organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of the 525
Revised Code. 526
A board of township trustees, by adoption of an appropriate 528
resolution, may choose to have the Ohio ambulance licensing board 529
license any emergency medical service it operates. If the board 530
adopts such a resolution, CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED CODE, 531
EXCEPT FOR sections 4766.01 to 4766.05 4766.06 and 4766.07 to 533
4766.12 4766.99 of the Revised Code and all rules adopted under 534
those sections are applicable, APPLIES to the organization. ALL 536
RULES ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER ALSO
APPLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. A board of township trustees, by 538
adoption of an appropriate resolution, may remove its emergency 539
medical service organization from the jurisdiction of the Ohio 540
ambulance licensing board.
Sec. 505.375. (A) The board of a joint ambulance district 550
created under section 505.71 of the Revised Code and the board of 552
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a joint fire district created under section 505.371 of the
Revised Code may negotiate in accordance with this section to 554
combine their two joint districts into a single district, called 555
a fire and ambulance district, for the delivery of both fire and 556
ambulance services, if the geographic area covered by the 557
combining joint districts is exactly the same. Both boards shall 558
adopt a joint resolution ratifying the agreement and setting a 559
date on which the fire and ambulance district shall come into 560
being. On that date, the joint fire district and the joint
ambulance district shall cease to exist and the power of each to 561
levy a tax upon taxable property shall terminate, except that any 562
levy of a tax for the payment of indebtedness within the 563
territory of the joint fire or joint ambulance district as it was 565
composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred shall continue
to be collected by the successor fire and ambulance district if 566
the indebtedness remains unpaid. 567
All funds and other property of the joint districts that 569
combined into the fire and ambulance district shall become the 570
property of the fire and ambulance district, unless otherwise 571
provided in the negotiated agreement. The agreement shall 572
provide for the settlement of all debts and obligations of the 573
joint districts.
(B) The governing body of the fire and ambulance district 576
shall be a board of trustees of at least three but no more than 577
nine members, appointed as provided in the agreement creating the 578
district. Members of the board of trustees may be compensated at 579
a rate not to exceed thirty dollars per meeting for not more than 580
fifteen meetings per year, and may be reimbursed for all
necessary expenses incurred as provided in the agreement creating 581
the district. 582
The board shall employ a clerk and such other employees as 584
it considers best, including a fire chief or fire prevention 585
officers, and shall fix their compensation. Before entering upon 586
the duties of office, the clerk shall execute a bond, in the 587
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amount and with surety to be approved by the board, payable to 589
the state, conditioned for the faithful performance of all of the 590
clerk's official duties. The clerk shall deposit the bond with 591
the presiding officer of the board, who shall file a copy of it,
certified by the presiding officer, with the county auditor of 592
the county containing the most territory in the district. 593
The board shall also provide for the appointment of a 595
fiscal officer for the district. The board may also enter into 596
agreements with volunteer fire companies for the use and 597
operation of fire-fighting equipment. Volunteer fire fighters 598
FIREFIGHTERS acting under such an agreement are subject to the 599
requirements for volunteer fire fighters FIREFIGHTERS set forth 600
in division (A) of section 505.38 of the Revised Code. 601
Employees of the district shall not be removed from office 603
except as provided by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised 605
Code, except that to initiate removal proceedings, the board 606
shall designate a private citizen, or if the employee is employed 607
as a fire fighter FIREFIGHTER the board may designate the fire 608
chief to investigate, conduct the proceedings, and prepare the 609
necessary charges in conformity with sections 733.35 to 733.39 of 610
the Revised Code, and except that the board shall perform the 611
functions and duties specified for the municipal legislative 612
authority under those sections. The board may pay reasonable 613
compensation to any private citizen hired for services rendered 615
in the matter.
No person shall be appointed as a permanent full-time paid 617
member of the district whose duties include fire fighting, or be 618
appointed as a volunteer fire fighter FIREFIGHTER, unless that 619
person has received a certificate issued under former section 621
3303.07 or section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing 622
satisfactory completion of a fire fighter FIREFIGHTER training 623
program. The board may send its officers and fire fighters 624
FIREFIGHTERS to schools of instruction designed to promote the 626
efficiency of fire fighters FIREFIGHTERS, and, if authorized in 627
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advance, may pay their necessary expenses from the funds used for 628
the maintenance and operation of the district. 629
The board may choose, by adoption of an appropriate 631
resolution, to have the Ohio ambulance licensing board license 633
any emergency medical service organization it operates. If the
board adopts such a resolution, CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED 634
CODE, EXCEPT FOR sections 4766.01 to 4766.05 4766.06 and 4766.07 635
to 4766.12 4766.99 of the Revised Code and all rules adopted 636
under those sections are applicable, APPLIES to the organization. 638
ALL RULES ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER 639
ALSO APPLY TO THE ORGANIZATION. The board may likewise, by 640
resolution, remove its emergency medical service organization 641
from the jurisdiction of the Ohio ambulance licensing board. 643
(C) The board may exercise the following powers: 645
(1) Purchase or otherwise provide any fire apparatus, 647
mechanical resuscitators, or other fire or ambulance equipment, 648
appliances, or materials; fire hydrants; and water supply for 649
fire-fighting purposes that seems advisable to the board; 650
(2) Provide for the care and maintenance of equipment and, 652
for that purpose, purchase, lease, or construct and maintain 653
necessary buildings;
(3) Establish and maintain lines of fire-alarm 655
communications within the limits of the district; 656
(4) Appropriate land for a fire station or medical 658
emergency unit needed in order to respond in reasonable time to a 659
fire or medical emergency, in accordance with Chapter 163. of the 660
Revised Code;
(5) Purchase, appropriate, or accept a deed or gift of 662
land to enlarge or improve a fire station or medical emergency 663
unit;
(6) Purchase, lease, maintain, and use all materials, 665
equipment, vehicles, buildings, and land necessary to perform its 666
duties;
(7) Contract for a period not to exceed three years with 668
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one or more townships, municipal corporations, counties, joint 669
fire districts, governmental agencies, nonprofit corporations, or 671
private ambulance owners located either within or outside the 672
state, to furnish or receive ambulance services or emergency 673
medical services within the several territories of the 675
contracting parties, if the contract is first authorized by all
boards of trustees and legislative authorities concerned; 676
(8) Establish all necessary rules to guard against the 678
occurrence of fires and to protect property and lives against 679
damage and accidents; 680
(9) Adopt a standard code pertaining to fire, fire 682
hazards, and fire prevention prepared and promulgated by the 683
state or by a public or private organization that publishes a 684
model or standard code;
(10) Provide for charges for false alarms at commercial 686
establishments in the same manner as joint fire districts are 687
authorized to do under section 505.391 of the Revised Code; 688
(11) Issue bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, 690
subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, but only after 691
approval by a vote of the electors of the district as provided by 692
section 133.18 of the Revised Code;
(12) To provide the services and equipment it considers 694
necessary, levy a sufficient tax, subject to Chapter 5705. of the 696
Revised Code, on all the taxable property in the district.
(D) Any municipal corporation or township may join an 699
existing fire and ambulance district by its legislative
authority's adoption of a resolution requesting such membership 702
and upon approval of the board of the district. Any municipal 703
corporation or township may withdraw from a district by its
legislative authority's adoption of a resolution ordering 705
withdrawal. Upon its withdrawal, the municipal corporation or 706
township ceases to be a part of the district and the district's 707
power to levy a tax on taxable property in the withdrawing 708
township or municipal corporation terminates, except that the 709
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district shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment 710
of indebtedness within the territory of the district as it was 711
composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred.
Upon the withdrawal of any township or municipal 713
corporation from a district, the county auditor of the county 714
containing the most territory in the district shall ascertain, 715
apportion, and order a division of the funds on hand, moneys and 716
taxes in the process of collection except for taxes levied for 717
the payment of indebtedness, credits, and real and personal 718
property on the basis of the valuation of the respective tax 719
duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation or township 720
and the remaining territory of the district.
(E) As used in this section: 722
(1) "Governmental agency" includes all departments, 724
boards, offices, commissions, agencies, colleges, universities, 725
institutions, and other instrumentalities of this or another 726
state.
(2) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same 728
meaning as in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code. 730
Sec. 505.44. As used in this section: 739
(A) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same 741
meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. 742
(B) "State agency" means all departments, boards, offices, 744
commissions, agencies, colleges, universities, institutions, and 745
other instrumentalities of this or another state. 746
In order to obtain the services of ambulance service 748
organizations, to obtain additional services from ambulance 749
service organizations in times of emergency, to obtain the 750
services of emergency medical service organizations, or, if the 751
township is located in a county with a population of forty 752
thousand or less, to obtain the services of nonemergency patient 753
transport service organizations, a township may enter into a 755
contract with one or more state agencies, townships, municipal 756
corporations, counties, nonprofit corporations, joint emergency 757
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medical services districts, fire and ambulance districts, or 758
private ambulance owners, regardless of whether such state 760
agencies, townships, municipal corporations, counties, nonprofit 761
corporations, joint emergency medical services districts, fire 762
and ambulance districts, or private ambulance owners are located 763
within or outside the state, upon such terms as are agreed to by 764
them, to furnish or receive services from ambulance or emergency 765
medical service organizations or, if the township is located in a 766
county with a population of forty thousand or less, to furnish or 767
receive services from nonemergency patient transport service 769
organizations, or may enter into a contract for the interchange 770
of services from ambulance or emergency medical service 772
organizations or, if the township is located in a county with a 773
population of forty thousand or less, the interchange of services 774
from nonemergency patient transport service organizations, within 775
the several territories of the contracting parties, if the 776
contract is first authorized by the respective boards of township 777
trustees, the other legislative bodies, or the officer or body 778
authorized to contract on behalf of the state agency. Such 779
contracts shall not be entered into with a state agency or 780
nonprofit corporation that receives more than half of its 781
operating funds from governmental entities with the intention of 782
directly competing with the operation of other ambulance, 783
emergency medical, or nonemergency patient transport service 785
organizations in the township unless the state agency or 787
nonprofit corporation is awarded the contract after submitting 788
the lowest and best bid to the board of township trustees. 789
The contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be 791
paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract, or 792
for compensation based upon a stipulated price for each run, 793
call, or emergency, or the elapsed time of service required in 794
such run, call, or emergency, or any combination thereof. 795
Any township wishing to commence providing or wishing to 797
enter into a contract for the first time to furnish or obtain 798
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services from nonemergency patient transport service 800
organizations on or after March 1, 1993, including a township in 801
which a private provider has been providing the service, shall 802
demonstrate the need for public funding for the service to, and 803
obtain approval from, the Ohio STATE BOARD OF emergency medical 805
services board or its immediate successor board prior to the 806
establishment of a township-operated or township-funded service. 807
Sec. 505.72. (A) The board of trustees of a joint 816
ambulance district shall provide for the employment of such 817
employees as it considers best, and shall fix their compensation. 818
Such employees shall continue in office until removed as provided 819
by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code. To initiate 820
removal proceedings, and for such purpose, the board shall 821
designate a private citizen to investigate the conduct and 822
prepare the necessary charges in conformity with sections 733.35 823
to 733.39 of the Revised Code. The board may pay reasonable 824
compensation to such person for his THE PERSON'S services. 825
In case of the removal of an employee of the district, an 827
appeal may be had from the decision of the board to the court of 828
common pleas of the county in which such district, or part of it, 829
is situated, to determine the sufficiency of the cause of 830
removal. Such appeal from the findings of the board shall be 831
taken within ten days. 832
(B) As used in this division, "emergency medical service 834
organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the 835
Revised Code. 836
(1) In order to obtain the services of ambulance service 838
organizations, to obtain additional services from ambulance 839
service organizations in times of emergency, or to obtain the 840
services of emergency medical service organizations, a district 841
may enter into a contract, for a period not to exceed three 842
years, with one or more townships, municipal corporations, joint 843
fire districts, nonprofit corporations, any other governmental 844
unit that provides ambulance services or emergency medical 845
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services, or with private ambulance owners, regardless of whether 846
such townships, municipal corporations, joint fire districts, 847
nonprofit corporations, governmental unit, or private ambulance 848
owners are located within or without the THIS state, upon such 849
terms as are agreed to, to furnish or receive services from 851
ambulance or emergency medical service organizations or the 852
interchange of services from ambulance or emergency medical 853
service organizations within the several territories of the 854
contracting subdivisions, if such contract is first authorized by 855
all boards of trustees and legislative authorities concerned. 856
The contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be 858
paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract, or 859
for compensation based upon a stipulated price for each run, 860
call, or emergency, or the elapsed time of service required in 861
such run, call, or emergency, or any combination thereof. 862
(2) Expenditures of a district for the services of 864
ambulance service organizations or emergency medical service 865
organizations, whether pursuant to contract or otherwise, are 866
lawful expenditures, regardless of whether the district or the 867
party with which it contracts charges additional fees to users of 868
the services. 869
(3) A DISTRICT'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BY ADOPTION OF AN 871
APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION, MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE THE OHIO AMBULANCE 872
LICENSING BOARD LICENSE ANY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE 874
ORGANIZATION THE DISTRICT OPERATES. IF A BOARD ADOPTS SUCH A
RESOLUTION, CHAPTER 4766. OF THE REVISED CODE, EXCEPT FOR 875
SECTIONS 4766.06 AND 4766.99 OF THE REVISED CODE, APPLIES TO THE 877
DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION. ALL RULES 878
ADOPTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THAT CHAPTER ALSO APPLY 879
TO THE ORGANIZATION. A BOARD, BY ADOPTION OF AN APPROPRIATE 880
RESOLUTION, MAY REMOVE THE DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATION FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE OHIO AMBULANCE 881
LICENSING BOARD. 882
(C) Ambulance services or emergency medical services 884
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rendered for a joint ambulance district under this section and 885
section 505.71 of the Revised Code shall be deemed services of 886
the district. These sections do not authorize suits against a 887
district or any township or municipal corporation providing or 888
receiving, or contracting to provide or receive, such services 889
under these sections for damages for injury or loss to persons or 890
property or for wrongful death caused by persons providing such 891
services. 892
Sec. 2909.01. As used in sections 2909.01 to 2909.07 of 901
the Revised Code: 902
(A) To "create a substantial risk of serious physical harm 904
to any person" includes the creation of a substantial risk of 905
serious physical harm to any emergency personnel. 906
(B) "Emergency personnel" means any of the following 908
persons: 909
(1) A peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the 911
Revised Code; 912
(2) A member of a fire department or other firefighting 914
agency of a municipal corporation, township, township fire 915
district, joint fire district, other political subdivision, or 916
combination of political subdivisions; 917
(3) A member of a private fire company, as defined in 919
section 9.60 of the Revised Code, or a volunteer firefighter; 920
(4) A member of a joint ambulance district OR JOINT 922
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT; 923
(5) An emergency medical technician-basic, emergency 925
medical technician-intermediate, emergency medical 926
technician-paramedic, ambulance operator, or other member of an 927
emergency medical service that is owned or operated by a 928
political subdivision or a private entity;
(6) The state fire marshal, an assistant state marshal, or 930
an arson investigator of the office of the state fire marshal; 931
(7) A fire prevention officer of a political subdivision 933
or an arson investigator or similar inspector of a political 934
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subdivision. 935
(C) "Occupied structure" means any house, building, 937
outbuilding, watercraft, aircraft, railroad car, truck, trailer, 938
tent, or other structure, vehicle, or shelter, or any portion 939
thereof, to which any of the following applies: 940
(1) It is maintained as a permanent or temporary dwelling, 942
even though it is temporarily unoccupied and whether or not any 943
person is actually present. 944
(2) At the time, it is occupied as the permanent or 946
temporary habitation of any person, whether or not any person is 947
actually present. 948
(3) At the time, it is specially adapted for the overnight 950
accommodation of any person, whether or not any person is 951
actually present. 952
(4) At the time, any person is present or likely to be 954
present in it. 955
(D) "Political subdivision" and "state" have the same 957
meanings as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code. 958
Sec. 4503.49. (A) Any AS USED IN THIS SECTION, 968
"AMBULANCE," "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION," AND 969
"NONTRANSPORT VEHICLE" HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS IN SECTION
4766.01 OF THE REVISED CODE. 970
(B) EACH private emergency medical service organization as 973
defined in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code may SHALL apply to 974
the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any 975
ambulance or nontransport vehicle it owns OR LEASES. The
application shall be accompanied by A COPY OF the vehicle permit 976
or temporary permit CERTIFICATE OF LICENSURE issued TO THE 977
ORGANIZATION by the Ohio ambulance licensing board to the service 979
for the vehicle.
(B) Upon receipt of an application for the registration of 981
a vehicle under this section and the vehicle permit or temporary 982
permit, the registrar shall issue to the service appropriate 983
vehicle registration and a set of license plates and a validation 984
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sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 985
4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and 986
numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license plates shall be 987
inscribed with the words "EMS VEHICLE." The license plates and 988
validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of AND the 989
FOLLOWING FEES: 990
(1) THE regular license fees TAX as prescribed under 993
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any; 994
(2) ANY local license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of 996
the Revised Code, and upon the payment of an; 997
(3) AN additional fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for 1,000
issuance under this section. The ADDITIONAL fee shall be for the 1,002
purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for 1,003
additional services required in the issuing of such licenses TO 1,004
BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS SECTION and shall be transmitted by the 1,005
registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit in the state 1,006
bureau of motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the 1,008
Revised Code.
(C) ON RECEIPT OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION, THE REGISTRAR 1,010
SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE OF 1,011
REGISTRATION FOR THE VEHICLE AND DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1,012
(1) ISSUE A SET OF LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION 1,014
STICKER AND A SET OF STICKERS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE PLATES AS AN 1,015
IDENTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE'S CLASSIFICATION AS AN AMBULANCE OR 1,016
NONTRANSPORT VEHICLE;
(2) ISSUE A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN SO REQUIRED BY 1,018
SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,019
Sec. 4765.09. The state board of emergency medical 1,028
services shall prepare recommendations for the operation of 1,029
ambulance service organizations and emergency medical service 1,030
organizations. Within thirty days following each meeting of the 1,031
board, the board shall notify any THE board of county 1,032
commissioners OF ANY COUNTY, THE board of township trustees OF 1,034
ANY TOWNSHIP, or THE board of trustees of a ANY joint ambulance 1,036
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district, OR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ANY JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,037
SERVICES DISTRICT in which there exist ambulance service
organizations or emergency medical service organizations of any 1,038
board recommendations for the operation of such organizations. 1,039
The recommendations shall include, but not be limited to: 1,040
(A) The definition and classification of ambulances; 1,042
(B) The design, equipment, and supplies for ambulances; 1,044
(C) The minimum number and type of personnel for the 1,046
operation of ambulances; 1,047
(D) The communication systems necessary for the operation 1,049
of ambulances; 1,050
(E) Reports to be made by persons holding certificates of 1,052
accreditation or approval issued under section 4765.17 of the 1,053
Revised Code and certificates to practice issued under section 1,054
4765.30 of the Revised Code to ascertain compliance with this 1,055
chapter and the rules and recommendations adopted thereunder and 1,056
to ascertain the quantity and quality of ambulance service 1,057
organizations and emergency medical service organizations 1,058
throughout the state. 1,059
Sec. 4765.10. (A) The state board of emergency medical 1,068
services shall do all of the following: 1,069
(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter 1,071
and the rules adopted under it; 1,072
(2) Approve, in accordance with procedures established in 1,074
rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code, 1,075
examinations that demonstrate competence to have a certificate to 1,076
practice renewed without completing a continuing education 1,077
program; 1,078
(3) Advise applicants for state or federal emergency 1,080
medical services funds, review and comment on applications for 1,081
these funds, and approve the use of all state and federal funds 1,082
designated solely for emergency medical service programs unless 1,083
federal law requires another state agency to approve the use of 1,084
all such federal funds; 1,085
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(4) Serve as a statewide clearinghouse for discussion, 1,087
inquiry, and complaints concerning emergency medical services; 1,088
(5) Make recommendations to the general assembly on 1,090
legislation to improve the delivery of emergency medical 1,091
services; 1,092
(6) Maintain a toll-free long distance telephone number 1,094
through which it shall respond to questions about emergency 1,095
medical services; 1,096
(7) Work with the office of state fire marshal MARSHAL'S 1,098
OFFICE in coordinating the training of fire fighters FIREFIGHTERS 1,100
and emergency medical services personnel when possible. The 1,102
office of state fire marshal shall cooperate with the board to 1,103
achieve this goal.
(8) Provide a liaison to the state emergency operation 1,105
center during those periods when a disaster, as defined in 1,106
section 5502.21 of the Revised Code, has occurred in this state 1,107
and the governor has declared an emergency as defined in that 1,108
section;.
(B) The board may do any of the following: 1,111
(1) Investigate complaints concerning emergency medical 1,113
services and emergency medical service organizations as it 1,114
determines necessary; 1,115
(2) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states 1,117
that have standards for accreditation of emergency medical 1,118
services training programs and for certification of EMT-Asor paramedics, FIREFIGHTERS, OR 1,121
FIRE SAFETY INSPECTORS that are substantially similar to those 1,123
established under this chapter and the rules adopted under it; 1,124
(3) Establish a statewide public information system and 1,126
public education programs regarding emergency medical services; 1,127
(4) Establish an injury prevention program. 1,129
(C) In accordance with rules adopted under section 4765.11 1,131
of the Revised Code, the board shall maintain the confidentiality 1,132
of any information it collects or receives under this chapter 1,133
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that would identify a specific patient or recipient of emergency 1,134
medical services or trauma care, except as otherwise provided in 1,135
section 149.43 of the Revised Code. In any report prepared by 1,136
the board, information regarding patients or recipients of 1,137
emergency medical services or trauma care shall be presented only 1,138
in aggregate statistical form. 1,139
Sec. 4765.37. (A) An emergency medical technician-basic 1,149
shall perform the emergency medical services described in this 1,151
section in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted 1,152
under it BY THE STATE BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. 1,153
(B) An emergency medical technician-basic may operate, or 1,157
be responsible for operation of, an ambulance and may provide
emergency medical services to patients. In an emergency, an 1,159
EMT-basic may determine the nature and extent of illness or 1,160
injury and establish priority for required emergency medical 1,161
services. An EMT-basic may render emergency medical services 1,163
such as opening and maintaining an airway, giving positive 1,164
pressure ventilation, cardiac resuscitation, electrical 1,165
interventions with automated defibrillators to support or correct 1,166
the cardiac function and other methods determined by the board, 1,167
controlling of hemorrhage, treatment of shock, immobilization of 1,168
fractures, bandaging, assisting in childbirth, management of 1,169
mentally disturbed patients, and initial care of poison and burn 1,170
patients. Where patients must in an emergency be extricated from 1,171
entrapment, an EMT-basic may assess the extent of injury and 1,173
render all possible emergency medical services and protection to 1,174
the entrapped patient; provide light rescue services if an 1,175
ambulance has not been accompanied by a specialized unit; and 1,176
after extrication, provide additional care in sorting of the 1,177
injured in accordance with standard emergency procedures. 1,178
(C) An EMT-basic may perform any other emergency medical 1,181
services approved pursuant to rules adopted under section 4765.11 1,182
of the Revised Code. The board shall determine whether the 1,183
nature of any such service requires that an EMT-basic receive 1,185
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authorization prior to performing the service. 1,186
(D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this 1,188
section, if the board determines under division (C) of this 1,189
section that a service requires prior authorization, the service 1,190
shall be performed only pursuant to the written or verbal 1,191
authorization of a physician or of the cooperating physician 1,192
advisory board, or pursuant to an authorization transmitted 1,193
through a direct communication device by a physician or 1,194
registered nurse designated by a physician. 1,195
(2) If communications fail during an emergency situation 1,197
or the required response time prohibits communication, an 1,199
EMT-basic may perform services subject to this division, if, in 1,200
the judgment of the EMT-basic, the life of the patient is in 1,201
immediate danger. Services performed under these circumstances 1,202
shall be performed in accordance with the written protocols 1,204
established under section 4765.40 of the Revised Code by the 1,205
emergency medical service organization with which the EMT-basic 1,207
is affiliated.
Sec. 4765.56. On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 1,216
2301.373 of the Revised Code, the STATE BOARD OF emergency 1,217
medical services board shall comply with that section with 1,219
respect to a certificate to practice issued pursuant to this 1,220
chapter.
Sec. 4766.01. As used in this chapter: 1,229
(A) "Advanced life support" means treatment described in 1,231
section 4765.39 of the Revised Code that a paramedic is certified 1,232
to perform. 1,233
(B) "Ambulance" means any privately owned or leased motor 1,235
vehicle that is specifically designed, constructed, or modified 1,236
and equipped and is intended to be used for the transportation 1,237
upon the streets or highways of this state of persons who are 1,238
seriously ill, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or 1,239
helpless. "Ambulance" does not include a vehicle designed and 1,240
used solely for the transportation of nonstretcher-bound, 1,241
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hospitalized, or handicapped persons, whether HOSPITALIZED OR 1,242
HANDICAPPED OR WHETHER ambulatory or confined to a wheelchair. 1,244
(C) "Basic life support" means treatment described in 1,246
section 4765.37 of the Revised Code that an EMT-basic is 1,248
certified to perform. 1,249
(D) "Disaster situation" means any condition or situation 1,251
described by rule of the Ohio ambulance licensing board as a mass 1,252
casualty, major emergency, natural disaster, or national 1,253
emergency. 1,254
(E) "Emergency medical service organization" means an 1,256
organization that uses EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedics, or a 1,259
combination thereof, to provide medical care to victims of 1,260
illness or injury. An emergency medical service organization 1,261
includes, but is not limited to, a commercial ambulance service 1,262
organization, a hospital, and a funeral home. It does not 1,263
include any private, nonprofit organization when fifty per cent 1,264
or more of its total personnel are volunteer personnel, as 1,265
defined in division (M) of this section, or a volunteer fire 1,266
department, volunteer rescue squad, or volunteer life squad. 1,267
(F) "EMT-basic," "EMT-I," and "paramedic" have the same 1,269
meanings as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. 1,270
(G) "Intermediate life support" means treatment described 1,272
in section 4765.38 of the Revised Code that an EMT-I is certified 1,274
to perform.
(H) "Major emergency" means any emergency event that 1,276
cannot be resolved through the use of locally available emergency 1,277
resources. 1,278
(I) "Mass casualty" means an emergency event that results 1,280
in ten or more persons being injured, incapacitated, made ill, or 1,281
killed. 1,282
(J) "Medical emergency" means an unforeseen event 1,284
affecting an individual in such a manner that a need for 1,285
immediate care is created. 1,286
(K) "Mobile intensive care unit" means an ambulance used 1,289
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only for maintaining specialized or intensive care treatment and 1,290
used primarily for interhospital transports. 1,291
(L) "Nontransport vehicle" means a motor vehicle, other 1,293
than a motor vehicle titled in the name of a volunteer rescue 1,294
service organization as defined in section 4503.172 of the 1,295
Revised Code, owned or leased and operated to provide advanced, 1,296
intermediate, or basic life support services in conjunction with 1,297
any motor vehicle, that is not for the transportation of persons 1,298
who are seriously ill, injured, wounded, or otherwise 1,299
incapacitated or helpless, operating under the authority of a 1,300
person licensed under this chapter OPERATED BY A LICENSED 1,301
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION NOT AS AN AMBULANCE, BUT 1,303
AS A VEHICLE FOR PROVIDING SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 1,304
AMBULANCES OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR OTHER EMERGENCY 1,305
MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
(M) "Patient" means any individual who as a result of 1,307
illness or injury needs medical attention, whose physical or 1,308
mental condition is such that there is imminent danger of loss of 1,310
life or significant health impairment, or who may be otherwise 1,311
incapacitated or helpless as a result of a physical or mental 1,312
condition. 1,313
(N) "Volunteer personnel" means persons who provide 1,315
services without expectation of remuneration and who do not 1,316
receive payment for services rendered other than reimbursement 1,317
for expenses. 1,318
Sec. 4766.03. (A) The Ohio ambulance licensing board 1,327
shall adopt rules, pursuant to IN ACCORDANCE WITH Chapter 119. of 1,329
the Revised Code, implementing the requirements of this chapter. 1,330
The rules shall include, but not be limited to, provisions 1,331
relating to THE FOLLOWING: 1,332
(1) Ambulances, equipment, REQUIREMENTS FOR AN EMERGENCY 1,334
MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE A PERMIT FOR AN AMBULANCE 1,336
OR nontransport vehicles, personnel, and communications equipment 1,337
requirements for licensees VEHICLE; 1,338
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(2) Licensure requirements for REQUIREMENTS FOR AN 1,340
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE A LICENSE AS A 1,342
basic life-support, intermediate life-support, and OR advanced 1,343
life-support service organizations ORGANIZATION; 1,345
(3) Forms for applications and renewals of licenses and 1,347
permits; 1,348
(4) Requirements for record keeping of service responses 1,350
made by licensees and permit holders LICENSED EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,351
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; 1,352
(5) Fee amounts for licenses and permits, and renewals 1,354
thereof; 1,355
(6) Inspection requirements for licensees' vehicles, 1,357
records, and physical facilities; 1,358
(7) Fee amounts for inspections of ambulances and 1,360
nontransport vehicles; 1,361
(8) REQUIREMENTS FOR AMBULANCES AND NONTRANSPORT VEHICLES 1,363
USED BY LICENSED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT 1,364
SPECIFY FOR EACH TYPE OF VEHICLE THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT MUST 1,365
BE CARRIED, THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED, 1,366
AND THE PERSONNEL WHO MUST STAFF THE VEHICLE;
(9) THE LEVEL OF CARE EACH TYPE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,368
SERVICE ORGANIZATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE; 1,369
(10) Any other rules that the board determines necessary 1,371
for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter. 1,372
(B) All rules adopted pursuant to this section shall, at a 1,374
minimum, comply with the requirements specified in the "GACService Specifications and Technical Handbook," OH-1822, as 1,378
amended. The board shall adopt rules that require each existing 1,379
vehicle ordered, delivered, or in use prior to July 2, 1990, to 1,380
meet the requirements specified in the "GAC Service 1,381
Specifications and Technical Handbook," OH-1822, as amended, that 1,383
was in effect at the time of the vehicle's manufacture. Any 1,384
rules adopted under this section that pertain to vehicle 1,385
standards specified in the handbook shall not take effect until 1,386
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July 2, 1995 IN THE RULES FOR AMBULANCES AND NONTRANSPORT 1,387
VEHICLES ADOPTED UNDER DIVISION (A)(8) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD 1,388
MAY ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS THAT VARY ACCORDING TO WHETHER THE 1,389
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION USING THE VEHICLES IS 1,390
LICENSED AS A BASIC, INTERMEDIATE, OR ADVANCED LIFE-SUPPORT 1,391
ORGANIZATION.
(C) A mobile intensive care unit that meets the 1,393
requirements of the rules adopted under this section is not 1,394
required to carry immobilization equipment, including board 1,395
splint kits, traction splints, backboards, backboard straps, 1,396
cervical immobilization devices, cervical collars, stairchairs, 1,397
folding cots, or other types of immobilization equipment 1,398
determined by the board to be unnecessary for mobile intensive 1,399
care units.
A mobile intensive care unit is exempt from the emergency 1,402
medical technician staffing requirements of division (B) of
section 4765.43 of the Revised Code when it is staffed by at 1,404
least one physician or registered nurse and another person,
designated by a physician, who holds a valid license or 1,405
certificate to practice in a health care profession, and when at 1,406
least one of the persons staffing the mobile intensive care unit 1,407
is a registered nurse whose training meets or exceeds the 1,408
training required for a paramedic. 1,409
Sec. 4766.04. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this 1,418
chapter, no person shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, 1,419
advertise, engage in, or propose or profess to engage in the 1,420
business or service of transporting persons who are seriously 1,421
ill, injured, or otherwise incapacitated in this state unless he 1,422
THE PERSON is licensed pursuant to this section. 1,424
(B) To qualify for a license as a basic life-support, 1,426
intermediate life-support, or advanced life-support service 1,427
organization, a person AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION 1,428
shall do all of the following: 1,429
(1) Apply for a permit for each ambulance and nontransport 1,431
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vehicle owned or leased as provided in section 4766.07 of the 1,433
Revised Code; 1,434
(2) Meet all requirements of the ESTABLISHED IN rules of 1,436
ADOPTED BY the Ohio ambulance licensing board regarding 1,438
ambulances, equipment, AND nontransport vehicles, personnel 1,439
INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO EQUIPMENT, communications 1,440
systems, STAFFING, and medical treatments LEVEL OF CARE the 1,441
particular organization is permitted to render; 1,442
(3) Maintain the appropriate type and amount of insurance 1,444
or self-insurance as specified in section 4766.06 of the Revised 1,445
Code; 1,446
(4) Meet all other requirements set ESTABLISHED UNDER 1,448
RULES ADOPTED by the board, by rule, for the particular license. 1,450
(C) To apply for a license as a basic life-support, 1,452
intermediate life-support, or advanced life-support service 1,453
organization, a person AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION 1,454
shall submit a completed application to the board, on a form 1,456
provided by the board for each particular license, together with 1,457
the appropriate fees established under section 4766.05 of the 1,458
Revised Code. The application form shall include all of the 1,459
following:
(1) The name and business address of the operator of the 1,461
organization for which licensure is sought; 1,462
(2) The name under which the applicant will operate the 1,464
organization; 1,465
(3) A list of the names and addresses of all officers and 1,467
directors of the organization; 1,468
(4) A description of each vehicle to be used, including 1,470
the make, model, year of manufacture, mileage, vehicle 1,471
identification number, and the color scheme, insignia, name, 1,472
monogram, or other distinguishing characteristics to be used to 1,473
designate the applicant's vehicle; 1,474
(5) The location and description of each place from which 1,476
the organization will operate; 1,477
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(6) A description of the geographic area to be served by 1,479
the applicant; 1,480
(7) Any other information the board, by rule, determines 1,482
necessary. 1,483
(D) Within sixty days after receiving a completed 1,485
application for licensure as a basic life-support, intermediate 1,486
life-support, or advanced life-support service organization, the 1,487
board shall approve or deny the application. The board shall 1,488
deny an application if it determines that the applicant does not 1,489
meet the requirements of this chapter or any rules adopted 1,490
pursuant thereto UNDER IT. The board shall send NOTICE OF the 1,491
denial of an application by certified mail to the applicant. The 1,493
applicant may request a hearing within ten days after receipt of 1,494
the certified mail NOTICE. If the board receives a timely 1,495
request, it shall hold a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. 1,497
of the Revised Code. 1,498
(E) If an applicant or licensee operates or plans to 1,500
operate an organization in more than one location under the same 1,501
or different identities, the applicant or licensee shall apply 1,502
for and meet all requirements for licensure or renewal of a 1,503
license, other than payment of a license fee or renewal fee, for 1,504
operating the organization at each separate location. An 1,505
applicant or licensee that operates or plans to operate under the 1,506
same organization identity in separate locations shall pay only a 1,507
single license fee. 1,508
(F) Each license issued under this section and each permit 1,510
issued under section 4766.07 of the Revised Code expires two 1,511
years after the date of issue, but each licensee and permit 1,512
holder may apply to the board for the extension of his license 1,513
and permit under AND MAY BE RENEWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH the 1,514
standard renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code, 1,516
provided that the licensee or permit holder meets the 1,517
requirements for licensure. In addition, each permit holder AN 1,518
APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL SHALL INCLUDE THE LICENSE OR PERMIT
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RENEWAL FEE ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 4766.05 OF THE REVISED 1,519
CODE. AN APPLICANT FOR RENEWAL OF A PERMIT ALSO shall submit to 1,520
the board proof of an annual inspection of each THE vehicle for 1,522
which a permit has been issued RENEWAL IS SOUGHT. The licensee 1,523
and permit holder shall send the renewal fee established under 1,524
section 4766.05 of the Revised Code with his application for 1,525
renewal THE BOARD SHALL RENEW A LICENSE IF THE APPLICANT MEETS 1,526
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND SHALL RENEW A PERMIT IF THE 1,527
APPLICANT AND VEHICLE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN A PERMIT 1,528
FOR THAT VEHICLE.
(G) Each licensee shall maintain accurate records of all 1,530
service responses conducted,. THE RECORDS SHALL BE MAINTAINED on 1,532
forms PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD and containing SHALL CONTAIN
information as specified by rule by the board. 1,534
Sec. 4766.07. (A) Every licensee EACH EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,543
SERVICE ORGANIZATION SUBJECT TO LICENSURE under this chapter 1,544
shall possess a valid permit for each ambulance and nontransport 1,545
vehicle it owns or leases that is or will be used by the licensee 1,547
to perform the services permitted by the license. Each licensee 1,548
and license applicant shall submit the appropriate fee and an 1,549
application for A PERMIT FOR each ambulance and nontransport 1,550
vehicle to the Ohio ambulance licensing board on forms provided 1,552
by the board. The application shall include documentation that 1,553
each THE vehicle meets the appropriate standards set by the board 1,554
for the particular license for which the vehicle is used or 1,555
intended to be used, that the vehicle has been inspected pursuant 1,556
to division (C) of this section, that the permit applicant 1,557
maintains insurance or self-insurance as provided in divisions 1,558
(B) and (C) of section 4766.06 of the Revised Code, and that the 1,559
vehicle and permit applicant meet any other requirements set, by 1,560
rule, ESTABLISHED UNDER RULES ADOPTED by the board. 1,562
(B)(1) Within sixty days after receiving a completed 1,564
application for a permit, the board shall issue or deny the 1,565
permit. The board shall deny an application if it determines 1,566
36
that the permit applicant OR VEHICLE does not meet the 1,567
requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant 1,569
thereto UNDER IT that apply to permits for ambulances and 1,570
nontransport vehicles. The board shall send NOTICE OF the denial 1,572
of an application by certified mail to the permit applicant. The 1,573
permit applicant may request a hearing within ten days after 1,574
receipt of the certified mail NOTICE. If the board receives a 1,575
timely request, it shall hold a hearing in accordance with 1,576
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(2) If the board issues the vehicle permit, it also shall 1,578
issue a decal, in a form prescribed by rule, to be displayed on 1,579
the rear window of the vehicle. The board shall not issue a 1,580
decal until all of the requirements for licensure and permit 1,581
issuance have been met. 1,582
(C) In addition to any other requirements that the board 1,584
establishes by rule, a licensee or license applicant applying for 1,585
an initial vehicle permit under division (A) of this section 1,586
shall submit to the state highway patrol and the board each THE 1,587
vehicle for which he seeks a THE permit IS SOUGHT. Thereafter, a 1,588
licensee shall annually submit to the state highway patrol and 1,590
the board each vehicle for which a permit has been issued. 1,591
(1) The state highway patrol shall conduct a physical 1,593
inspection of AN AMBULANCE OR nontransport vehicles and 1,594
ambulances VEHICLE to determine ITS roadworthiness and compliance 1,596
with standard motor vehicle requirements. 1,597
(2) The board shall conduct a physical inspection of the 1,599
medical equipment, communication equipment SYSTEM, and interior 1,600
of the AN ambulance to determine the operational condition and 1,604
safety of the equipment and the vehicle AMBULANCE'S interior and 1,605
to determine WHETHER THE AMBULANCE IS IN compliance with the "GAC 1,607
Service Specifications and Technical Handbook," OH-1822, as 1,608
amended, FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AMBULANCE CONSTRUCTION that was 1,610
WERE in effect at the time the ambulance was manufactured. The 1,611
board shall adopt rules pertaining to inspections conducted under 1,612
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division (C)(2) of this section to determine compliance with 1,613
vehicle standards specified in the handbook. The rules shall not 1,614
take effect until July 2, 1995., AS SPECIFIED BY THE GENERAL 1,617
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION IN THE VARIOUS VERSIONS OF ITS 1,618
PUBLICATION TITLED "FEDERAL SPECIFICATION FOR THE STAR-OF-LIFE 1,619
AMBULANCE, KKK-A-1822." 1,620
(3) The board and state highway patrol shall issue a 1,622
certificate to the licensee or license applicant for each vehicle 1,623
that passes the inspection and may assess a fee for each 1,624
inspection, as established by the board. 1,625
(4) The board, in consultation with the state highway 1,627
patrol, shall adopt rules regarding the implementation and 1,628
coordination of the state highway patrol and board inspections. 1,629
The rules may permit the board to contract with a third party to 1,630
conduct the inspections required of the board under this section. 1,631
(D) If an emergency medical service organization that has 1,633
made timely application to the board for a vehicle permit has 1,634
reasonable cause to believe that the state highway patrol will 1,635
not be able to conduct the required inspection before the date by 1,636
which the organization is required to renew the registration of 1,637
the ambulance or nontransport vehicle with the bureau of motor 1,639
vehicles, the organization may apply to the board for a temporary 1,640
vehicle permit. Such a permit shall be valid for a period of no 1,641
more than thirty days from the date of issuance, and shall be 1,642
accepted by the registrar of motor vehicles when the organization 1,643
applies for license plates and a validation sticker, or a 1,644
validation sticker alone, pursuant to REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 1,645
UNDER section 4503.49 of the Revised Code. 1,647
Sec. 4766.08. (A) The Ohio ambulance licensing board may, 1,656
pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 1,657
119. of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke any license or permit 1,658
or renewal thereof issued under this chapter for any one or 1,659
combination of the following causes: 1,660
(1) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted 1,662
38
thereunder; 1,663
(2) Refusal to permit the board to inspect a vehicle used 1,665
under the terms of a permit or to inspect the records or physical 1,666
facilities of a licensee; 1,667
(3) Failure to meet the ambulance and nontransport vehicle 1,669
requirements specified in this chapter or the rules adopted 1,670
thereunder; 1,671
(4) VIOLATION OF AN ORDER ISSUED BY THE BOARD; 1,673
(5) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE TERMS OF AN 1,675
AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO WITH THE BOARD REGARDING THE SUSPENSION OR 1,676
REVOCATION OF A LICENSE OR PERMIT OR THE IMPOSITION OF A PENALTY 1,677
UNDER THIS SECTION.
(B) If the board determines that the records, 1,679
recordkeeping procedures, or physical facilities of a licensee, 1,680
or an ambulance or nontransport vehicle for which a valid permit 1,681
has been issued, do not meet the standards specified in this 1,682
chapter and the rules adopted thereunder, the board shall notify 1,683
the licensee of any deficiencies within thirty days of finding 1,684
the deficiencies. If the board determines that the deficiencies 1,685
exist and they remain uncorrected after thirty days, the board 1,686
may suspend the license or vehicle permit. The licensee, 1,687
notwithstanding the suspension under this division, may operate 1,688
until all appeals have been exhausted. 1,689
(C) At the discretion of the board, a licensee whose 1,691
license has been suspended or revoked under this section may be 1,692
ineligible to be licensed under this chapter for a period of not 1,693
more than three years from the date of the violation, provided 1,694
that the board shall make no determination on a period of 1,695
ineligibility until all the licensee's appeals relating to the 1,696
suspension or revocation have been exhausted. 1,697
(D) The board may, in addition to any other action taken 1,699
under this section and after a hearing conducted pursuant to 1,700
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, impose a penalty of not more 1,701
than fifteen hundred dollars for any violation of SPECIFIED IN 1,702
39
this section. The attorney general shall institute a civil action 1,704
for the collection of any such penalty imposed. 1,705
Sec. 4766.09. Except as otherwise provided in sections 1,714
307.051 and 505.37 of the Revised Code, this THIS chapter does 1,715
not apply to any of the following: 1,716
(A) A person rendering services with an ambulance in the 1,718
event of a disaster situation when licensees' vehicles based in 1,719
the locality of the disaster situation are incapacitated or 1,720
insufficient in number to render the services needed; 1,721
(B) Any person operating an ambulance outside this state 1,723
unless receiving a person within this state for transport to a 1,724
location within this state; 1,725
(C) Any A PUBLICLY OWNED OR OPERATED EMERGENCY MEDICAL 1,728
SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND THE VEHICLES IT OWNS OR LEASES AND 1,729
OPERATES, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 307.051, DIVISION (G) OF 1,730
SECTION 307.055, DIVISION (F) OF SECTION 505.37, DIVISION (B) OF 1,731
SECTION 505.375, AND DIVISION (B)(3) OF SECTION 505.72 OF THE 1,733
REVISED CODE;
(D) AN ambulance OR NONTRANSPORT VEHICLE owned OR LEASED 1,736
and operated by the federal government;
(D)(E) A publicly owned and operated fire department 1,738
vehicle;
(E)(F) Emergency vehicles owned by a corporation and 1,740
operating only on the corporation's premises, for the sole use by 1,741
that corporation; 1,742
(F) Any (G) AN ambulance, NONTRANSPORT VEHICLE, OR OTHER 1,745
emergency medical service organization vehicle, or nontransport 1,746
vehicle owned and operated by a municipal corporation; 1,747
(G) Any other (H) A MOTOR VEHICLE TITLED IN THE NAME OF A 1,749
VOLUNTEER RESCUE SERVICE ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1,751
4503.172 OF THE REVISED CODE; 1,753
(I) A public emergency medical service organization; 1,757
(J) A FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD, OR LIFE SQUAD 1,760
COMPRISED OF VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES WITHOUT EXPECTATION 1,762
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OF REMUNERATION AND DO NOT RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OTHER 1,763
THAN REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES;
(K) A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE 1,766
ORGANIZATION WHEN FIFTY PER CENT OR MORE OF ITS PERSONNEL ARE 1,767
VOLUNTEERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4765.01 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,768
Sec. 4766.10. (A) This chapter does not invalidate any 1,777
municipal ordinance or resolution ADOPTED BY A MUNICIPAL 1,778
CORPORATION that establishes standards for the licensure of 1,780
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AS basic life-support, 1,781
intermediate life-support, or advanced life-support service 1,782
organizations that HAVE THEIR PRINCIPAL PLACES OF BUSINESS 1,783
LOCATED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AS LONG 1,784
AS THE LICENSURE STANDARDS meet or exceed the standards 1,787
established in this chapter and any THE rules adopted thereunder. 1,788
(B) Service EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE organizations 1,790
operating within LICENSED BY a municipal corporation that has 1,792
adopted an ordinance or resolution described in division (A) of 1,793
this section are subject to the jurisdiction of the OHIO 1,794
AMBULANCE LICENSING board, but the fees they pay to the board for 1,795
licenses, permits, and renewals thereof shall not exceed fifty 1,796
per cent of the fee amounts established by the board pursuant to 1,797
section 4766.03 of the Revised Code. The board may choose to 1,798
waive the vehicle inspection requirements and inspection fees, 1,799
but not the permit fees, for THE vehicles of those organizations 1,800
that are subject to a municipal ordinance or resolution described 1,802
in division (A) of this section LICENSED BY A MUNICIPAL 1,803
CORPORATION.
Sec. 4766.11. In THE OHIO AMBULANCE LICENSING BOARD MAY 1,813
INVESTIGATE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR THE RULES 1,814
ADOPTED UNDER IT AND MAY INVESTIGATE ANY COMPLAINTS RECEIVED 1,815
REGARDING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS.
IN addition to the ANY OTHER remedies provided AVAILABLE 1,817
and irrespective REGARDLESS of whether or not there exists an 1,819
adequate remedy at law EXISTS, the Ohio ambulance licensing board 1,821
41
may apply to the court of common pleas in the county where a 1,822
violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted 1,823
pursuant thereto is occurring for a temporary or permanent 1,824
injunction restraining any A person from CONTINUING TO COMMIT 1,826
that violation. ON A SHOWING THAT A PERSON HAS COMMITTED A 1,827
VIOLATION, THE COURT SHALL GRANT THE INJUNCTION. 1,828
IN CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION, THE 1,830
BOARD MAY ISSUE SUBPOENAS COMPELLING THE ATTENDANCE AND TESTIMONY 1,832
OF WITNESSES AND THE PRODUCTION OF BOOKS, RECORDS, AND OTHER 1,833
DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE INVESTIGATION. IF A PERSON FAILS TO 1,834
OBEY A SUBPOENA FROM THE BOARD, THE BOARD MAY APPLY TO THE COURT 1,835
OF COMMON PLEAS IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE INVESTIGATION IS BEING 1,836
CONDUCTED FOR AN ORDER COMPELLING THE PERSON TO COMPLY WITH THE 1,837
SUBPOENA. ON APPLICATION BY THE BOARD, THE COURT SHALL COMPEL 1,838
OBEDIENCE BY ATTACHMENT PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT, AS IN THE CASE 1,839
OF DISOBEDIENCE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A SUBPOENA FROM THE COURT 1,840
OR A REFUSAL TO TESTIFY THEREIN.
Sec. 4766.12. If a county or, township, JOINT AMBULANCE 1,850
DISTRICT, OR JOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT chooses to 1,851
have the Ohio ambulance licensing board license its emergency 1,852
medical service organizations and issue permits for its vehicles 1,853
pursuant to this chapter, except as may be otherwise provided, 1,854
all provisions of these sections THIS CHAPTER and all rules 1,855
adopted by the board thereunder are fully applicable. However, a 1,856
county or, township, JOINT AMBULANCE DISTRICT, OR JOINT EMERGENCY 1,857
MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT is not required to obtain any type of 1,858
permit from the board for any of its nontransport vehicles. 1,859
Sec. 4766.13. THE OHIO AMBULANCE LICENSING BOARD, BY 1,861
ENDORSEMENT, MAY LICENSE AND ISSUE VEHICLE PERMITS TO AN 1,862
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT IS REGULATED BY 1,863
ANOTHER STATE. TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE AND VEHICLE PERMITS BY 1,864
ENDORSEMENT, AN ORGANIZATION MUST SUBMIT EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO 1,865
THE BOARD THAT IT HAS MET STANDARDS IN ANOTHER STATE THAT ARE 1,866
EQUAL TO OR MORE STRINGENT THAN THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THIS
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CHAPTER AND THE RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT. 1,867
Sec. 4931.40. As used in sections 4931.40 to 4931.53 of 1,876
the Revised Code: 1,877
(A) "9-1-1 system" means a system through which 1,879
individuals can request emergency service using the telephone 1,880
number 9-1-1. 1,881
(B) "Basic 9-1-1" means a 9-1-1 system in which a caller 1,883
provides information on the nature of and the location of an 1,884
emergency, and the personnel receiving the call must determine 1,885
the appropriate emergency service provider to respond at that 1,886
location. 1,887
(C) "Enhanced 9-1-1" means a 9-1-1 system in which the 1,889
telephone network system automatically provides to personnel 1,890
receiving the call, immediately on answering the 9-1-1 call, 1,891
information on the location and the telephone number from which 1,892
the call is being made, and routes the call to emergency service 1,893
providers that serve the location from which the call is made. 1,894
(D) "Subdivision" means a county, municipal corporation, 1,896
township, township fire district, joint fire district, township 1,897
police district, or joint ambulance district, OR JOINT EMERGENCY 1,899
MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT that provides emergency service within 1,900
its territory, or that contracts with another municipal 1,901
corporation, township, or district or with a private entity to 1,902
provide such service; and a state college or university, port 1,903
authority, or park district of any kind that employs law 1,904
enforcement officers that act as the primary police force on the 1,905
grounds of the college or university or port authority or in the 1,906
parks operated by the district.
(E) "Emergency service" means emergency police, 1,908
firefighting, ambulance, rescue, and medical service. 1,909
(F) "Emergency service provider" means the state highway 1,911
patrol and an emergency service department or unit of a 1,912
subdivision or that operates in a subdivision under contract with 1,913
the subdivision. 1,914
43
(G) "Public safety answering point" means a facility to 1,916
which 9-1-1 system calls for a specific territory are initially 1,917
routed for response and where subdivision personnel respond to 1,918
specific requests for emergency service by directly dispatching 1,919
the appropriate emergency service provider, relaying a message to 1,920
the appropriate provider, or transferring the call to the 1,921
appropriate provider. 1,922
(H) "Customer premises equipment" means telecommunications 1,924
equipment, including telephone instruments, on the premises of a 1,925
public safety answering point that is used in answering and 1,926
responding to 9-1-1 system calls. 1,927
(I) "Municipal corporation in the county" includes any 1,929
municipal corporation that is wholly contained in the county and 1,930
each municipal corporation located in more than one county that 1,931
has a greater proportion of its territory in the county to which 1,932
the term refers than in any other county. 1,933
(J) "Board of county commissioners" includes the 1,935
legislative authority of a county established under Section 3 of 1,936
Article X, Ohio Constitution, or Chapter 302. of the Revised 1,937
Code. 1,938
(K) "Final plan" means a final plan adopted under division 1,940
(B) of section 4931.44 of the Revised Code and, except as 1,941
otherwise expressly provided, an amended final plan adopted under 1,942
section 4931.45 of the Revised Code. 1,943
(L) "Subdivision served by a public safety answering 1,945
point" means a subdivision that provides emergency service for 1,946
any part of its territory that is located within the territory of 1,947
a public safety answering point whether the subdivision provides 1,948
the emergency service with its own employees or pursuant to a 1,949
contract. 1,950
(M) A township's population includes only population of 1,952
the unincorporated portion of the township. 1,953
(N) "Telephone Company COMPANY" means a company engaged in 1,955
the business of providing local exchange telephone service by 1,958
44
making available or furnishing access and a dial tone to persons 1,959
within a local calling area for use in originating and receiving 1,960
voice grade communications over a switched network operated by
the provider of the service within the area and gaining access to 1,961
other telecommunications services. 1,962
Section 2. That existing sections 9.60, 307.05, 307.051, 1,964
307.055, 505.37, 505.375, 505.44, 505.72, 2909.01, 4503.49, 1,965
4765.09, 4765.10, 4765.37, 4765.56, 4766.01, 4766.03, 4766.04, 1,967
4766.07, 4766.08, 4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, 4766.12, and 4931.40
of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 1,968
Section 3. Sections 307.05 and 505.44 of the Revised Code 1,970
are presented in this act as composites of those sections as 1,972
amended by both Am. H.B. 192 and Am. Sub. S.B. 150 of the 121st 1,973
General Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts 1,975
shown in capital letters. This is in recognition of the 1,976
principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised 1,977
Code that such amendments are to be harmonized where not 1,978
substantively irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative 1,979
finding that such is the resulting version in effect prior to the 1,980
effective date of this act.