§ 2-13-50. Definitions.

As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)

Advanced life support (ALS) shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(b)

Advanced life support (ALS) service shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(1)

Transport. ALS service maintained or operated with the intention of providing emergency, non-emergency or inter-facility patient transportation on a regular basis as a matter of established operational policy.

(2)

Non-transport. ALS service maintained or operated with the intention of accessing, assessing, treating and stabilizing patients at the scene of medical emergencies and not providing patient transportation as a matter of established operational policy.

(c)

Air ambulance shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(d)

Ambulance or emergency medical services vehicle shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(e)

Ambulance service shall mean any service whereby any private, public, or governmental entity offers to provide or provides, for compensation or as a courtesy, basic life support or advanced life support to sick or injured persons being transported from one location to another upon the roads within Manatee County or in the airspace above Manatee County.

(f)

Basic life support (BLS) shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(g)

Basic life support (BLS) service shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(h)

Certificate shall mean a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the county.

(i)

Emergency medical technician (EMT) shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(j)

EMS medical director shall mean a board-certified emergency physician who meets the requirements of the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and who provides clinical oversight, medical protocols and policy development, quality assurance and quality improvement services.

(k)

Governmental entity shall mean any county or municipality, or special fire control district of the State of Florida.

(l)

Interfacility transfer shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(m)

Intra-county shall mean the receiving and delivering of patients within Manatee County.

(n )

Non-governmental entity shall mean any entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or sole proprietorship that is not affiliated, through ownership or control, with a governmental entity.

(o)

Paramedic shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(p)

Permit shall have the meaning provided for in Section 401.23, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(q)

Vehicle operating permit shall mean the vehicle operating permit issued in accordance with section 2-13-60.

(Ord. No. 17-041 , § 3, 4-25-17)