§ 3-9.01. Definitions.  


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  • (a)

    "Nonemergency transport" means any nonemergency transport by a privately owned commercial vehicle, including transport by ambulances or other vehicles providing nonemergency services and/or wheelchair transfer and nonemergency transport by an emergency transport ambulance or other vehicle.

    (b)

    "Nonemergency" means the routine or scheduled transportation of a nonemergency patient where time is not critical, and the request is not made in response to a sudden need for medical attention or advanced life support as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 1797.52.

(Added by Ord. 2928-C.S., § 1, effective 11-10-94)