The commissioner may issue an order on his or her own motion upon written request of any emergency medical service provider or county commission in this state, to restrict an out-of-state provider of emergency medical services or an out-of-state emergency medical service personnel to a particular geographic area of the State of West Virginia or prohibit the provider or personnel from providing emergency medical services within the borders of this state when in the opinion of the commissioner the services are not required or do not meet the standards set forth herein or those established by rules as authorized by this article.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-4C-21

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3
  • Emergency medical service personnel: means any person certified by the commissioner to provide emergency medical services as set forth by legislative rule. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3
  • Emergency medical service provider: means any authority, person, corporation, partnership or other entity, public or private, which owns or operates a licensed emergency medical services agency providing emergency medical service in this state. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3
  • Emergency Medical Services: means all services which are set forth in Public Law 93-154 "The Emergency Medical Services Systems Act of 1973" and those included in and made a part of the emergency medical services plan of the Department of Health and Human Resources inclusive of, but not limited to, responding to the medical needs of an individual to prevent the loss of life or aggravation of illness or injury. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10