Conformance with operating areas.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.66.130
in effect5.66.130 - Conformance with operating areas.
A. No ambulance service shall charge more for its services than the rates and charges approved by the City. Rates and charges are initially set by Council resolution.
B. Exceptions. A franchisee may provide EMS for ambulance calls originating within the City but outside the territorial limits fixed in his or her franchise under the following circumstances:
1. Upon request by any law enforcement or governmental agency having jurisdiction pursuant to written mutual aid agreements approved by the Council and the Health Officer;
2. Upon request of a franchisee in an adjoining service area/zone, when such franchisee does not have an ambulance or level of service immediately available in the operating area from which a request originates, and when ambulance response is immediately required; or
3. Upon request to provide medically required specialized transportation services not immediately available for a patient in another operating area if such specialized services have heretofore been approved by the Administrator.
(Ord. 7345 § 11, 2016; Ord. 7232 § 1, 2013; Ord. 5761 § 1, 1989)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.66AM_5.66.130COOPARFetched: 11/1/2026