§ 30-91. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Advanced life support, emergency means an emergency circumstance that requires advanced emergency pre-hospital care that uses invasive medical acts to treat a serious medical condition.

Advanced life support, II, emergency means an emergency circumstance that requires advanced emergency pre-hospital care that uses invasive medical acts and administration of three or more medications to treat a life-threatening condition.

Ambulance means any vehicle used, designed or redesigned for the purpose of transporting the sick and injured.

Basic life support, emergency means an emergency circumstance, not requiring advanced life support, but requiring emergency pre-hospital care using noninvasive medical acts for the treatment of an individual whose health or condition would be endangered by other means of transport.

City limits means that area in the city within its corporate limits, plus the plant sites of those industries that have an industrial district agreement with the city, whether or not such plant site is within or without the corporate limits of the city.

Director means the chief of the fire department.

Emergency circumstances means the existence of circumstances in which the elements of time and expeditious transporting of an injured person for medical or surgical treatment are essential to the health or life of such person, in which rescue operations or competent first aid or both at the place of the emergency may be essential to the health or life of such person.

Emergency medical services means services used to respond to an individual's perceived need for immediate medical care and to prevent death or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury, performance of the necessary rescue operations, rendering of any necessary first aid assistance or a trip to the hospital or other place for medical attention.

Emergency medical services vehicle means:

(1)

A basic life-support emergency medical services vehicle;

(2)

An advanced life-support emergency medical services vehicle;

(3)

A mobile intensive-care unit; or

(4)

A specialized emergency medical services vehicle.

EMS division means the EMS division of the city.

Medical transfer service means a response made by an ambulance for the transportation of individuals to or from a medical facility, a nursing home or residence under circumstances which do not constitute an emergency.

Medical transfer service permit means a certificate of authorization issued by the city to the owner allowing such owner to operate an ambulance for medical transfer services within the city limits.

Medical transfer service provider means a person providing medical transfer services and holding a valid medical transfer services permit.

State department of health means Texas Department of Health as presently constituted, or any successor agency.

(Ord. No. 8840, § 1, 2-24-00; Ord. No. 91-2, § 1, 1-25-01; Ord. No. 12,221, § 1, 3-28-13; Ord. No. 12,672, § 2, 10-9-14)

State law reference

Definitions, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 773.00.

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.