(A) In accordance with NC Administrative Code, (10 NCAC 13P.0201(A3)), except as otherwise indicated herein, no person shall establish a base of operation or operate or cause to operate an ambulance within Surry County, on a point to point basis, without applying for and obtaining a franchise from the Board authorizing such operation and being written into County EMS system plan.
(B) No person shall operate or cause to operate an ambulance within Surry County after revocation or during suspension of a franchise unless the franchise has been reinstated.
(C) This chapter shall not apply to non-point-to-point ambulance services provided by an accredited tertiary hospital enterprise, whether organized as a “for profit” or “not-for-profit” enterprise.
(Ord. passed 9-7-2004) Penalty, see § 112.99