§ 5.3.7.010. Definitions.

Unless otherwise specified, the following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the following meanings:

A.

"Ambulance" means a privately or publicly owned motor vehicle, or aircraft that is maintained and used for the transportation of medical patients.

B.

"Emergency Medical Services" means a pre-hospital emergency medical transportation or treatment service provided by an ambulance or similar vehicle.

C.

"License Certificate" means the City Emergency Medical Services License issued, or renewed, to any person engaging in the ambulance service business. A new Emergency Medical Services license shall be issued only after a favorable determination of public convenience and necessity by the City Commission.

D.

"License Year" means a fiscal year from July 1 through June 30 of each calendar year.

E.

"Patient" means an individual who is sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated. The term does not include a person who is non-ambulatory, and who needs transportation assistance solely because that person is confined to a wheel chair as the person's usual means of mobility.

F.

"Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, group of individuals acting together for a common purpose, or any other organization of any kind.

G.

"Public Convenience and Necessity" means qualified, fit, able, and willing to perform and provide emergency medical service fitting and suited to serve the public need within the City without substantially or significantly adversely impacting the public interest in the overall general provision of the emergency medical service within the City.

(Ord. 3168, 2017).