Superseded 7/1/2024)

Superseded 7/1/2024
26B-4-160.  Ground ambulance and paramedic licenses — Parties.

(1)  When an applicant approved under Section 26B-4-153 seeks licensure under the provisions of Sections 26B-4-160 through 26B-4-163, the department shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-160

  • Ambulance: means a ground, air, or water vehicle that:
(a) transports patients and is used to provide emergency medical services; and
(b) is required to obtain a permit under Section 26B-4-118 to operate in the state. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
  • Interested party: means :
    (a) a licensed or designated emergency medical services provider that provides emergency medical services within or in an area that abuts an exclusive geographic service area that is the subject of an application submitted pursuant to Sections 26B-4-150 through 26B-4-170;
    (b) any municipality, county, or fire district that lies within or abuts a geographic service area that is the subject of an application submitted pursuant to Sections 26B-4-150 through 26B-4-170; or
    (c) the department when acting in the interest of the public. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
    • (a)  issue a notice of agency action to the applicant to commence an informal administrative proceeding;

    (b)  provide notice of the application to all interested parties; and

    (c)  publish notice of the application, at the applicant’s expense:

    (i)  once a week for four consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the geographic service area that is the subject of the application; and

    (ii)  in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks.

    • (2)  An interested party has 30 days to object to an application.

    (3)  If an interested party objects, the presiding officer shall join the interested party as an indispensable party to the proceeding.

    (4)  The department may join the proceeding as a party to represent the public interest.

    (5)  Others who may be affected by the grant of a license to the applicant may join the proceeding, if the presiding officer determines that they meet the requirement of legal standing.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session

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