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Lake County supervisors advance revised ambulance ordinance; second reading set for Feb. 25, 2025
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to advance an updated ambulance ordinance that revises permitting and operations for medical transportation services; fees were not set and will be proposed in the county's master fee schedule in May.
At a meeting of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, members voted to advance a revised ambulance ordinance that updates permitting and operations for public and private medical-transportation providers and defines interfacility transfers and priority-1 transfers from base hospitals.
The ordinance, presented by Dean Eichelman, emergency preparedness coordinator for Health Services, replaces rules last updated in February 2004 and was recommended by the county's Emergency Medical Care Committee. "We are seeking your support in approving a revised ambulance ordinance which was last updated in 02/2004," Eichelman said, summarizing the proposal and the committee review.
The updated ordinance establishes a permit process and operational standards for ambulances operating in Lake County,…
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