GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1114

Short Title:  Enhancing Emergency Medical Services.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Wright; and Wainwright.

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Referred to:  Ways and Means.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT AUTHORIZING CITIES TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE SERVICE WITHOUT OBTAINING APPROVAL FROM COUNTIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 153A-250(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	A city may adopt an ordinance pursuant to and under the procedures of subsection (a) of this section and may operate or contract for ambulance services if the city can demonstrate enhancement of public safety standards for the community and generally prevent the erosion of the quality of emergency care, a reduction in ambulance response time, an increase in the number of paramedics available, or an improvement in the manner and scope of emergency ambulance services.  Any action taken by a city pursuant to this subsection shall apply only within the corporate limits of the city.
If a city is exercising a power granted by this subsection, 	the city may appropriate for ambulance services any revenues not otherwise limited as to use by law and may establish and from time to time revise schedules of rates, fees, charges, and penalties for ambulance services."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.