The following words shall, for the purposes of this article, unless otherwise specified, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
ADVISOR, BOARD: Emergency medical services advisory board established by this article.
AMBULANCE: Any privately or publicly owned ground vehicle, nautical vessel, fixed wing aircraft or rotary wing aircraft used for, or intended to be used for, the transportation of a sick or injured person who may need medical attention during transport.
AMBULANCE OPERATORS OR AMBULANCE BUSINESSES: Any person engaging in the business of transporting sick or injured persons, for hire, or who, by advertising, representation or otherwise, holds itself out as engaging in such business.
AMBULANCE PERSONNEL: Employees and agents of an ambulance operator or ambulance business and all other persons who engage in the transportation of a sick or injured person for and under the direction of an ambulance operator or ambulance business.
AMBULANCE SERVICE: Emergent or nonemergent medical services dispatched or requested to treat and/or transport a sick or injured person and which meets the requirements of the rules governing emergency medical services IDAPA 16.02.03, rule 300, and its subsequent amendment(s). This definition is not intended to include "quick response unit (nontransport agencies)", as subsequently defined herein.
BOARD: Board of Canyon County, Idaho, commissioners which serves as the board of Canyon County ambulance district commissioners.
DISPATCH AGENCY: An agency that provides the means by which emergency resources are directed to the scene of an incident or event.
DISTRICT: Canyon County ambulance district.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: The service used to respond to a perceived individual need for immediate care to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or physiological illness or injury.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ("EMS") PERSONNEL: Individuals performing emergency medical services as described in rules governing emergency medical services IDAPA 16.02.03, and its subsequent amendment(s).
MEDICAL TRANSFERS: Medical transfers which are nonemergent, require special equipment and/or vehicles and personnel with certified expertise as described within the rules governing emergency medical services IDAPA 16.02.03, and its subsequent amendment(s), and authorized by Canyon County.
PERSON: An individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or group of individuals acting together for a common purpose or organization of any kind, including any governmental agency.
QUICK RESPONSE UNIT (NONTRANSPORT AGENCIES): Any vehicle or organizational configuration licensed by the department of health and welfare, EMS bureau, pursuant to rules governing emergency medical services IDAPA 16.02.03, rule 301, and its subsequent amendment(s), operating with the intent to provide personnel or equipment for medical stabilization at an emergency scene, but not intended as the vehicle that moves any sick or injured person from that location. This definition is not intended to include the term "ambulance service" as defined herein. (Ord. 03-013, 12-11-2003)