Special event medical services—Transport from special events.
Henderson Municipal Code § 4.80.350
in effect4.80.350 - Special event medical services—Transport from special events.
A. An ambulance service provider who is franchised in accordance with this chapter may provide SEMS and may use its ambulances to transport patients from the location of a special event. Ambulance service franchisees are exempt from the requirements of subsection 4.80.350(B)1—5.
B. A SEMS provider who has obtained a business license pursuant to section 4.80.320 and whose special event vehicle is staffed and equipped pursuant to health district regulations, may not transport a patient from a special event it has been contracted to serve and, if a patient must be transported, that SEMS provider shall contact the city PSAP and request an emergency response from the city to the scene of the emergency. However, that SEMS provider may transport a patient from such a special event if the condition of a patient is a life threatening emergency (e.g., penetrating trauma, acute myocardial infarction, evolving cerebral vascular accident, difficult airway management, etc.), and the SEMS provider complies with the following operating requirements:
1. Prior to transport, the SEMS provider shall contact the city PSAP and request an emergency response from the city to the scene of the emergency.
2. The SEMS provider will continue to provide care to the patient while awaiting response.
3. If the fire department is unable to respond, the SEMS provider may transport the patient to an approved medical facility.
4. If the SEMS provider is transporting the patient to a location suitable for transferring the patient to an ambulance or air ambulance, prior to transport the SEMS provider shall contact the city PSAP, to request that an ambulance or air ambulance be dispatched to the transfer location.
5. Within five calendar days of the transport, the SEMS provider shall submit a written report of the patient transport to the fire chief, in a form approved by the department, and to the health district, pursuant to health district reporting regulations.
(Ord. No. 3856, § 10, 3-1-2022; Ord. No. 3379, § 1, 1-3-2017; Ord. No. 3292, § 2, 10-6-2015)
Source: City of Henderson, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/henderson/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BURELI_CH4.80EMMESE_4.80.350SPEVMESERASPEVFetched: 11/1/2026