Ch. 618 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) "AMBULANCE" MEANS ANY VEHICLE DESIGNED AND
CONSTRUCTED OR MODIFIED AND EQUIPPED TO BE USED, MAINTAINED,
OR OPERATED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
SICK, INJURED, WOUNDED, OR OTHERWISE INCAPACITATED.

(3) (I) "AMBULANCE SERVICE" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL,
FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, OR ORGANIZATION
ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING BY AMBULANCE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SICK, INJURED, WOUNDED, OR OTHERWISE
INCAPACITATED.

(II) "AMBULANCE SERVICE" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
TRANSPORTING OF INDIVIDUALS IN AN AMBULANCE OWNED,
OPERATED, OR UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF A UNIT OF STATE
GOVERNMENT, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, OR A
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD.

(4) "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND
INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.

(5) "LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR
TO OPERATE AN AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE STATE.

(B) UNLESS ISSUED A LICENSE UNDER THIS SECTION, AN
INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, OR
ORGANIZATION MAY NOT OPERATE AN AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE
STATE.

(C) (1) THE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH

MARYLAND, SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A
PERIODIC LICENSING SYSTEM FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE STATE.

(2) THE REGULATIONS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, REQUIRE:

(I) EACH AMBULANCE OPERATED BY THE AMBULANCE
SERVICE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
TO:

1. CARE FOR THE PATIENTS BEING TRANSPORTED;

AND

2. COMMUNICATE WITH THE DISPATCHER; AND

(II) AT LEAST 1 INDIVIDUAL, IN ADDITION TO THE
DRIVER, BE IN ATTENDANCE ON THE AMBULANCE DURING EACH
TRANSPORT WHO:

1. IS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE AS AN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN; OR

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