§ 5-18 POWERS AND DUTIES OF METROPOLITAN AREA EMS AUTHORITY.
The authority shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) The authority is hereby designated as the sole provider of ambulance service and special event ambulance standby service within this jurisdiction, whether directly or indirectly through contractors, pursuant to the terms, conditions and provisions of the Restated and Amended Interlocal Cooperative Agreement, except for those services exempted by § 5-31(b).
(b) The authority shall comply with all terms of the Restated and Amended Interlocal Cooperative Agreement and have all the powers and duties enumerated therein.
(c) The authority is required to provide this jurisdiction with basic and advanced life support ambulance service in accordance with system performance standards and all applicable law, rules and regulations, as well as all patient care standards that the medical director may from time to time promulgate;
(d) The authority is authorized to operate an MIH program on a non-exclusive basis in this jurisdiction.
(e) The authority shall enter into a first responder agreement with this jurisdiction and may issue, suspend, revoke, and renew permits for the delivery of first responder services in this jurisdiction by other agencies, subject to the credentialing process by the medical director and subject to rights of appeal to the board.
(f) The authority shall adopt standards approved by the medical director governing the operation of specialized mobile intensive care units and for specialty care transport within the service area, including standards limiting the types of patients which may be transported thereby, and, subject to the credentialing process by the office of the medical director, may issue, suspend, revoke, and renew permits for the operation of such units as required by this chapter.
(h) The authority shall adopt standards approved by the medical director governing the operation of aeromedical transportation units within the service area, including standards defining the circumstances under which such units may be deployed to emergency scenes and, subject to the credentialing process by the office of the medical director, may issue, suspend, revoke, and renew permits for the operation of such units as required by this chapter.
(i) The authority shall adopt standards approved by the medical director governing the provision of special event ambulance standby service within the service area, and, subject to the credentialing process by the medical director, may issue, suspend, revoke, and renew permits for the provision of such ambulance standby service; provided, however, nothing contained in this Chapter 5 establishes the authority as the sole provider of non-ambulance standby emergency medical services, nor shall it limit the authority of the city to regulate, manage, or govern standby emergency medical services and the provider(s) thereof.
(Ord. 22613-02-2017, § 1, passed 2-21-2017; Ord. 24213-05-2020, § 1, passed 5-19-2020, eff. 5-28-2020)
