(a) The LEMSA, as designated by the Board, may establish one or more exclusive operating areas (EOAs), as defined in Health & Safety Code section 1797.85, pursuant to a competitive process (a "competitive EOA"), provided the requirements of Health and Safety Code section 1797.224 are met.
(b) An EMS entity granted an EOA shall enter into an agreement with the County (an "EOA Agreement") setting forth the terms on which the EMS entity shall provide services within the EOA, including the level and type of ambulance services covered by the EOA Agreement.
(c) No EMS entity shall render any type or level of services considered exclusive within an EOA, unless the EMS entity has entered into an EOA Agreement with the County to provide such services.
(d) Nothing in this chapter or in any rule or regulation enacted by the County shall be construed as requiring the County to establish either a competitive or non-competitive EOA. (§ 1, Ord. 1515, eff. December 19, 2019)