Pinellas County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 54. EMERGENCY SERVICES |
Article III. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION |
§ 54-66. Violations.
It shall be a violation of this article:
(1)
To perform duties as an EMT, paramedic or dispatcher without a current license issued by the medical control board.
(2)
To permit a person to work as an EMT, paramedic, or dispatcher without a current license issued by the medical control board.
(3)
To use, or cause to be used, any ambulance service other than the providers authorized to operate in the county by virtue of a certificate of public convenience and necessity, or by contract with the authority.
(4)
For any person to provide ambulance service within the county, except for the contractor which contracts with the EMS authority and such other providers which hold certificates of public convenience and necessity.
(5)
To use, or cause to be used, any wheelchair/stretcher van service other than a wheelchair/stretcher van service authorized to operate in the county by virtue of a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(6)
For any person to provide wheelchair/stretcher van service within the county without a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(7)
To knowingly give false information to induce the dispatch of a first responder unit or ambulance.
(Ord. No. 88-12, § 8, 5-3-88; Ord. No. 16-51, § 6, 10-11-16)