The Public Service Commission, upon previous endorsement from the Secretary of Health, is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations governing the operation of ambulance services, the collection of the pertinent fees for the different types of licenses under its jurisdiction, and the fees to be charged in the different categories of ambulances herein indicated, distinguishing, for the establishment of said fees, the various services and facilities offered. The regulations promulgated by virtue of this provision shall establish the qualifications that must be met by the personnel in charge of rendering ambulance services, the minimum operation requirements of the establishments, as well as the records that must be kept, and everything referring to the procedure for the granting, renewal, suspension, denial and cancellation of licenses. Before approving, amending or repealing any rule or regulation, the Public Service Commission shall cause to be published notice to such effect thrice in two (2) newspapers of general circulation during a four-week period and shall hold public hearings where it shall afford to the persons concerned the opportunity to submit their viewpoints. The rules and regulations approved shall, in order to become effective, meet the requirements established in §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3.
History —July 23, 1974, No. 225, Part 2, p. 168, § 5, eff. 30 days after July 23, 1974.