Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 7-34-103 - Manner of providing ambulance service(1) If a county, city, or town establishes or maintains ambulance service, acting through its governing board it: (a) may operate the ambulance service itself or contract for ambulance service;(b) may buy, rent, lease, or otherwise contract for vehicles, equipment, facilities, operators, or attendants;(c) may sell ambulance service insurance or contract with a third-party entity to sell ambulance service insurance to persons who use the ambulance service that covers the cost of the ambulance service that is not otherwise covered;(d) may adopt rules and establish fees or charges for the furnishing of an ambulance service; and(e) shall, if the service does not provide workers' compensation coverage, annually notify the service's volunteer emergency care providers that coverage is not provided.(2) A county, city, or town that directly sells ambulance service insurance or that remains liable for the financial risk pursuant to insurance sold by a third party under contract with the county, city, or town is exempt from Title 33, except for the provisions provided in 33-18-201 and 33-18-242.Amended by Laws 2019, Ch. 220,Sec. 4, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Laws 2017, Ch. 95,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2017.En. Sec. 2, Ch. 238, L. 1961; R.C.M. 1947, 69-3602; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 2001.