Definitions.
Omaha Municipal Code § 10-275
in effectSec. 10-275. - Definitions.
(a) Publicly owned ambulance or rescue vehicle means any motor vehicle that is specially designed or constructed and equipped, and is intended to be used for and is maintained or operated for the transportation of the user and is owned and operated by the city and dispatched through the Douglas County Multijurisdictional 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
(b) User means the individual transported by ambulance or rescue vehicle or provided medical support services.
(c) Basic life support (BLS) services shall mean transportation by ambulance vehicle and medically necessary supplies and ancillary services, plus the provision of basic life support services (as defined in the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education and Practice Blueprint for the Emergency Medical Technician—Basic (EMT-Basic)).
(d) Advanced life support (ALS) services 1 shall mean transportation by ambulance vehicle and medically necessary supplies and ancillary services, plus an ALS assessment by an ALS provider or the provision of at least one ALS intervention (as defined in the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education and Practice Blueprint for the EMT—Intermediate and Paramedic.
(e) Advanced life support (ALS) services 2 shall mean transportation by ambulance vehicle and medically necessary supplies and ancillary services, plus the administration of at least three medications or the provision of at least one of the following ALS procedures:
(1) Manual defibrillation/cardioversion.
(2) Endotracheal intubation.
(3) Cardiac pacing.
(4) Chest decompression.
(5) Surgical airway.
(6) Intraosseous line.
(f) Paramedic intercept shall mean ALS services furnished to an agency that does not provide ALS services.
(Code 1980, § 10-275; Ord. No. 35416, § 1, 12-19-00; Ord. No. 35958, § 1, 5-14-02; Ord. No. 36371, § 1, 8-26-03)
Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIMUCO_CH10FI_ARTXPUOWAMSCVESECH_S10-275DEFetched: 10/28/2026