§ 7.85.130. Duties of a special event medical service licensee.

A special event medical service licensee:

(a)

May provide on-site medical or first aid services during special events;

(b)

May, within the county's urban towns, transport a patient from a special event it has been contracted to service only if the condition of the patient is so severe that the patient requires immediate ambulance service (e.g., penetrating trauma, acute myocardial infarction, evolving cerebral vascular accident, difficult airway management) provided that such transport is approved by the health district and the county as described in Section 7.85.130(b)(3)(A) of this section, and the SEMS provider uses a special event vehicle that is staffed and equipped pursuant to health district regulations and the SEMS provider complies with the following requirements:

(1)

The SEMS provider shall keep current and on file with the county proof of insurance pursuant to Section 7.85.240 of this chapter;

(2)

Prior to transport or in route, the SEMS provider shall contact the medical facility to which the transport is being made, if known, and the FAO to alert that office of the SEMS provider's intent to transport and to obtain the name of the medical facility to which the patient should be transported;

(3)

Within five working days of the transport, the SEMS provider who has transported a patient shall submit a written report of the patient transport to the director, in a form approved by the director pursuant to Section 7.85.140 of this code, and to the health district, pursuant to health district reporting regulations.

Upon receipt of a report of transport, the director, in consultation with the fire chief, shall make a determination of whether the SEMS provider is not in the business of providing ambulance service.

(c)

May, outside of the county's urban towns, transport a patient from a special event it has been contracted to service and uses a special event vehicle that is staffed and equipped pursuant to health district regulations provided that such transport is approved by the health district and the county as described in Section 7.85.130(b)(3)(A) of this section, and the SEMS provider complies with the following requirements:

(1)

If the SEMS provider is transporting the patient to a location suitable for transferring the patient to an ambulance or air ambulance, prior to transport the SEMS provider shall contact the FAO or public safety answering point (PSAP), as that term is defined in health district regulations, to request that an ambulance or air ambulance be dispatched to the transfer location.

(2)

If the SEMS provider is near a medical facility and it is a medical benefit to the patient to transport to that facility, prior to transport the SEMS provider shall contact the PSAP, as that term is defined in health district regulations, to ensure that the medical facility to which the transport is being made is available and appropriate; if the facility is not available or is determined to be inappropriate after contacting PSAP, the SEMS provider shall arrange for transport pursuant to Section 7.85.130(c)(1) of this section.

(3)

The SEMS provider shall file an annual written report with the director, in a form approved by the director, with each annual renewal of the business license pursuant to Section 7.85.140 of this chapter and to the health district pursuant to health district regulations, describing its patient transports during the past business license period.

Upon receipt of the report of transport, the director, in consultation with the fire chief, shall make a determination of whether the SEMS provider is in the business of providing ambulance service.

(4)

The SEMS provider shall keep current and on file with the county proof of insurance pursuant to Section 7.85.240 of this chapter.

(d)

If requested to do so by the county and subject to availability of staff and equipment, an SEMS provider shall make its staff and equipment available to aid and assist the county in the event of a wide-scale emergency or disaster and, if requested, shall cooperate with and participate in any emergency planning project conducted or sponsored by the county's emergency management office.

(e)

The color scheme, logo and uniform design to be used to designate the special event medical service vehicle and personnel of the SEMS provider shall not be the same or confusingly similar to the color schemes of designs of the fire department or other ambulance service providers operating in the county as determined by the fire chief in his sole discretion.

(Ord. 2503 § 1 (part), 2000)

(Ord. No. 4366, § 14, 2-2-2016)