Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2681
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2681
- Ambulance: means any vehicle, whether air, ground, or water, that is designed, constructed, used, or intended for use in transporting ill or injured persons. See
- Ambulance service: means a person licensed by the Department of Health to provide emergency medical treatment and transportation to ill or injured persons. See
- Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, municipality, or political subdivision, including emergency medical services districts as provided for in this subchapter. See
§ 2681. License required; ambulance license requirement
(a) A person furnishing ambulance services or first responder services shall obtain a license to furnish services under this subchapter.
(b)(1) In order to obtain and maintain a license, an ambulance service shall be required to provide its services in a manner that does not discriminate on the basis of income, funding source, or severity of health needs, in order to ensure access to ambulance services within the licensee’s service area.
(2) The Department of Health shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)