Ch. 5

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Defined terms: "Commanding officer" § 7-301
"County" § 1-101

SUBTITLE 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

7-401. PROVISION OF FIRE, AMBULANCE, AND RESCUE SERVICES BY FOR-PROFIT
ENTITIES.

(A)     SCOPE OF SECTION.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION OR
AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES PERFORMED BY AN AMBULANCE SERVICE OR BY
ANY OTHER PROVIDER

(B)     LIMITATION.

A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT BARGAINS COLLECTIVELY WITH
FIRE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, PARAMEDIC, AND RESCUE PERSONNEL MAY
NOT CONTRACT WITH A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY TO PROVIDE THE COUNTY'S OR
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION'S COMPLETE FIRE SUPPRESSION OR AMBULANCE AND
RESCUE SERVICES WITHOUT THE ENACTMENT OF AN ORDINANCE OR OTHER LOCAL
LAW THAT AUTHORIZES THE ACTION.

(C)     ENACTMENT OF LOCAL BUDGET BILL.

THE REQUIREMENT THAT A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ENACT AN
ORDINANCE OR OTHER LOCAL LAW UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION MAY
NOT BE SATISFIED THROUGH THE ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL BUDGET BILL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 38A, § 68.

The only changes are in style.

Defined term: "County" § 1-101

7-402. INTERFERENCE, OBSTRUCTION, OR FALSE REPRESENTATION.

(A)     INTERFERENCE WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT WILLFULLY INTERFERE WITH OR OBSTRUCT A
FIREFIGHTER, A RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER, OR EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL
WHILE THE FIREFIGHTER, RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER, OR EMERGENCY SERVICES
PERSONNEL:

(1)      IS FIGHTING A FIRE, PERFORMING EMERGENCY SERVICES, OR
PROCEEDING TO A FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY; OR

(2)      IS DISPATCHED ON A CALL FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.

(B)     IMPERSONATING FIREFIGHTER OR EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL
PROHIBITED.

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