§ 11-151. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Advanced life support refers to advanced prehospital emergency medical care rendered by personnel certified at the EMT-Paramedic level and working under direct orders from physicians at a resource hospital.

Ambulance or private ambulance means any privately owned vehicle equipped or used for transporting the wounded, injured, sick or dead by stretcher, including emergency vehicles used for that purpose, but not including funeral coaches used exclusively as such. Such vehicle shall provide space for a driver, two attendants and a minimum of two litter patients so positioned that at least one patient can be given intensive life support during transit.

Ambulance driver means any person who physically drives an ambulance.

Certified emergency medical technician—basic refers to any person who has successfully completed an 81-hour basic emergency medical technician training course approved by the Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Health and Human Resources, the State of Louisiana and is currently certified by the State of Louisiana and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

Certified emergency medical technician—paramedic refers to any person who has successfully completed an emergency medical technician paramedic course approved by the Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, and is currently state certified by the State of Louisiana and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician.

Emergency medical service board means a board comprised of the administrators or chief executive officers of those hospitals providing 24-hour emergency service, the president of the St. Mary Parish Medical Society and the parish president.

Emergency patient shall mean an individual who is ill, injured or otherwise incapacitated and is at risk of needing medical care during transportation to or from a health care facility.

Emergency medical technician—intermediate refers to any person who has successfully completed an emergency technician intermediate course approved by the Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Health and Human Resources, the State of Louisiana and is currently certified by the State of Louisiana and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

Owner or operator means any person who owns or controls an ambulance for purposes of providing both emergency and nonemergency medical care and transportation.

Paramedic shall mean a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic who has successfully completed an emergency medical technical paramedic course approved by the Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, and is currently state certified by the

Public convenience and necessity means that there exists a current and permanent need for additional ambulance service in the parish and that the existing ambulance operators currently holding valid permits to operate within the parish, after being notified by the parish council of such need, fail to provide the additional service determined necessary, within the period of time provided by the parish council to fill such need.

(Ord. No. 1134, 3-27-91; Ord. No. 1241, § 1, 4-13-94)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.