Section 34-11-2 - DefinitionsTerms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Ambulance," a vehicle that has a driver compartment and a patient compartment, and carries the equipment and supplies needed for the provision of emergency care, by personnel licensed or certified in accordance with chapter 36-4B, at the scene of and enroute from an emergency;(2) "Ambulance service," any person or organization that is licensed by the department to provide: (a) Emergency medical services at the scene of and enroute from an emergency;(b) Transportation of a patient from a medical facility to another medical facility;(c) Transportation of a patient from a medical facility to a non-medical facility; and(d) Transportation of a patient from a non-medical facility to a medical facility;(3) "Department," the Department of Health;(4) "Medical director," a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4 who is responsible for providing medical supervision and direction to an ambulance service; and(5) "Program director," a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4B, or a nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to chapter 36-9A, who is authorized by § 34-11-12.2 and is responsible for providing supervision and direction to an ambulance service in place of a medical director.SL 1974, ch 239, § 1; SL 1989, ch 287, § 1; SL 1992, ch 240, § 2; SL 2004, ch 17, §199; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), § 33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015; SL 2017, ch 148, §1; SL 2022, ch 102, §3; SL 2022, ch 145, §4; SL 2024, ch 126, §3.Amended by S.L. 2024, ch. 126,s. 3, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by S.L. 2022, ch. 145,s. 4, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by S.L. 2022, ch. 102,s. 3, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by S.L. 2017, ch. 148,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.