Terms used in this chapter mean:

1. (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, or authorized by § 34-11-19, at the scene of and enroute from an emergency;

2. (2) "Ambulance service," any person or organization that is licensed by the department to provide:

   1. (a) Emergency medical services at the scene of and enroute from an emergency;
   2. (b) Transportation of a patient from a medical facility to another medical facility;
   3. (c) Transportation of a patient from a medical facility to a non-medical facility; and
   4. (d) Transportation of a patient from a non-medical facility to a medical facility;
3. (3) "Department," the Department of Health;
4. (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. (5) "Program director," a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4A, 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.

Source: 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; SL 2026, ch 143 , § 1.