The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter 11 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Advanced Life Support shall mean any measure that constitutes either "Advanced Life Support, Level 1 (ALS1)" or "Advanced Life Support, Level 2 (ALS2)" as those terms are defined in the medicare rules relating to ground ambulance transports.
Ambulance shall mean any publicly or privately owned motor vehicle that is specially designed, constructed, equipped, maintained, and intended to be used for the transportation of wounded, injured, or sick patients.
Applicant shall mean any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity seeking a license from the city to operate a non-emergency ambulance system.
City shall mean the City of Longview, Texas.
Emergency shall mean any circumstance that calls for immediate action and in which the element of time is essential to the health, safety, or life of a person. Such circumstances constituting an emergency shall include, but are not limited to, fires, accidents, traffic accidents, sudden illnesses, and acts of violence or other similar occurrences, which can or do result in personal injury. In general, any condition requiring examination or treatment in the emergency department of a hospital is considered an emergency (including, but not limited to any of the following: the need for Advanced Life Support, the patient is to be admitted to the operating room for treatment, application/maintenance of intravenous medication drips, active medication administration, acute respiratory management via the administration/use of breathing adjuncts, etc.). For the purposes of this chapter, any situation other than those requiring the use of a non-emergency ambulance service as defined herein shall be considered an emergency.
Emergency ambulance service shall mean ambulance service provided in the event of an emergency.
Fire Chief shall mean the Fire Chief of the City of Longview Fire Department, or his duly authorized designee.
Inside the city shall mean inside the corporate limits of the City of Longview, Texas, as the same shall exist at the time of adoption of this chapter, or shall be thereafter modified.
License shall mean a certificate issued by the City of Longview to operate a non-emergency ambulance system within the city limits of the city.
Licensee shall mean any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity to whom or which a license is issued under this chapter.
Non-emergency or transfer ambulance shall mean any ambulance engaged in providing non-emergency or transfer ambulance service within the city.
Non-emergency or transfer ambulance service shall mean ambulance service provided for the purpose of transporting persons to or from prearranged, scheduled tests, treatments, or examinations by one or more physicians or other health care providers, or the transportation of patients discharged from a hospital back to their nursing home or residence.
Outside the city shall mean outside the corporate limits of the City of Longview, Texas, as the same shall exist at the time of adoption of this chapter, or shall thereafter be modified.
Street shall mean and include any street, alley, avenue, highway, or other thoroughfare, whether dedicated to public or private use, within the corporate limits of the city.
(Ord. No. 2841, § 2, 9-9-99, Ord. No. 4248, § 2, 1-9-20)