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Emergency Medical Services, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5263 to repeal and replace Ordinance 5132 (Chapter 8.74) - County Emergency Medical Service and Medical Transportation to allow for non-emergency Interfacility Transports to be staffed at the level of service determined by the physician responsible for the patient, which includes Basic Life Support level of service. (Refer 5/12/2026, Item 29)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On May 12, 2026, the Board heard Ordinance 5263 to repeal and replace Ordinance 5132 (Chapter 8.74) - County Emergency Medical Service and Medical Transportation to allow for non-emergency Interfacility Transports to be staffed at the level of service determined by the physician responsible for the patient, which includes Basic Life Support level of service and Continued the matter to May 19, 2026 for Final Passage (Second Reading).
The County has established an emergency medical services program in accordance with California Health and Safety Code and has adopted Chapter 8.74 - County Emergency Medical Service and Medical Transportation, as a framework for the integrated operation of a local emergency and non-emergency medical services and medical transportation system in the County. The County's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency, housed in the Chief Administrative Office, is the local regulatory body for EMS within the County, pursuant to the State EMS Act. The EMS Ordinance establishes exclusive operating areas, standards and requirements for emergency and non-emergency medical services including personnel and training, equipment and supplies, response times, communications, and medical transportation.
The County EMS Agency regulates emergency and non-emergency ambulance and medical transport services, which includes the provision of non-emergency interfacility transports (IFTs). A non-emergency IFT occurs whe...
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