Each county may develop an emergency medical services program. Each county developing such a program shall designate a local EMS agency which shall be the county health department, an agency established and operated by the county, an entity with which the county contracts for the purposes of local emergency medical services administration, or a joint powers agency created for the administration of emergency medical services by agreement between counties or cities and counties pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1797.200
Local EMS Agency
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case A-1 Ambulance Service, Inc. v. County of Monterey (1996)
Most recently applied in 68 Cal. App. 4th 581 - Schaefer's Ambulance Service v. County of San Bernardino (December 1998)
Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.
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