WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 638

(1992 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 17-103.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

13-103.1.

(b) (1) Unless issued a license under this section, an individual, firm,
partnership, corporation, association, or organization may not operate an ambulance
service in the State.

(2) AN AMBULANCE SERVICE LICENSED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
MAINTAIN THE SECURITY REQUIRED UNDER § 17-103.1 OF THE TRANSPORTATION
ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE.

Article - Transportation

17-103.1.

(A) IN THIS SECTION "AMBULANCE SERVICE" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS
PROVIDED IN § 13-103.1(A)(3) OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED
CODE.

(B) NOTWITHSTANDING § 17-103 OF THIS SUBTITLE, AN AMBULANCE SERVICE
SHALL MAINTAIN:

(d) To qualify for an ambulance service license, an applicant shall:

(1) Pay to the Director an application fee established in accordance with
this section; [and]

(1) (2) MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
THAT PROVIDES FOR AT LEAST: $1 MILLION IN COVERAGE

(I) THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS OF UP TO $3,000,000 $1,000,000 FOR
EACH OCCURRENCE OF BODILY INJURY OR DEATH ARISING FROM AN ACCIDENT
FOR WHICH THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IS LIABLE;

(II) THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS OF UP TO $1,000,000 FOR EACH
OCCURRENCE OF DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS ARISING
FROM AN ACCIDENT FOR WHICH THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IS LIABLE; AND

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