§ 9-143. Specification of ambulance emergency response area; exceptions

(a) All ambulance service licenses shall specify the city territory, if any, within which the licensee may provide emergency ambulance service and no ambulance service operator shall provide emergency ambulance service for ambulance calls originating within the city but outside the territorial limits fixed in the license.

(b) A licensee may provide emergency service for ambulance calls originating outside the territorial limits fixed in the license issued to him:

(1) Upon request by any city public safety agency when such public safety has made reasonable attempts to utilize an ambulance service within the emergency response area.

(2) Upon request of any person for emergency ambulance service when an ambulance is not immediately available in the emergency response area from which the request originates.

(3) Upon request of another license holder who does not have an ambulance immediately available in the emergency response area from which a request originates.

(4) To provide return ambulance service to a person who originally used the licensee's services for ambulance transportation to a destination outside of his service area.

(5) To provide ambulance service pursuant to a written contract between the licensee and a facility licensed pursuant to Division 2, Chapter 2, Health and Safety Code, or licensed physician, provided that the health officer has received, prior to the provisions of such service, a copy of such contract.

(6) To provide a standby ambulance on a contract basis for special events.

(Ord. No. 79-30, § 2, 12-17-79)