§ 10:401. Department of emergency medical services.

(a)

The department of EMS shall be the sole provider of prehospital emergency ambulance service within the parish where the request for service or assistance is made through the Emergency 911 system or through the communication center.

(b)

The department of EMS is responsible for overseeing and supervising the prehospital movement of emergency medical vehicles, both ground and air, operating within the Parish of East Baton Rouge. All ambulances and air ambulances must possess a valid and current permit from East Baton Rouge Parish and a valid state inspection.

(c)

The department of EMS is authorized to coordinate, in conjunction with the communications center, all emergency medical communications systems utilized within the parish.

(d)

In the absence of a licensed physician and at the scene of a prehospital medical emergency occurring within the boundaries of the parish, the department of EMS EMT-paramedic shall be recognized as the highest medical authority on the scene.

(e)

The city administration, through the mayor-president or his/her designee, shall be authorized to issue all permits to operate ambulances within the parish.

(f)

When the department of EMS provides standby service at a community event, the department of EMS shall be the sole provider of emergency ambulance service needed as a result of illness or injury occurring at that event unless the department of EMS specifically authorizes an ambulance to provide such service.

(g)

The department of EMS shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the provision of prehospital emergency medical care within the parish.

(h)

The department of EMS shall be authorized to report any violations of this chapter to the parish attorney for judicial action by that department or as deemed appropriate.

(Ord. No. 9234, 2-13-91; Ord. No. 10999, § 1, 10-22-97; Ord. No. 15285, § 1, 3-28-12; Ord. No. 16880, § 1, 8-8-18)