2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:1135.7 - Unauthorized response by commercial ambulances; penalties
§1135.7. Unauthorized response by commercial ambulances; penalties
A. No commercial ambulance shall make any emergency run based solely on information intercepted by use of a radio communication scanner or similar device except in cases where human life is threatened, unless that commercial ambulance has been specifically requested to respond to such emergency. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit service to a subscriber of a commercial ambulance service. No person certified under this Chapter or certified or licensed pursuant to any provision of Louisiana law shall operate a commercial ambulance in violation of this Section.
B. The certificate or license of any person certified under this Chapter or certified or licensed pursuant to Louisiana law who violates the provisions of this Section shall be suspended by the appropriate certification or licensing authority for not less than thirty days, nor more than six months.
C. Proceedings to enforce the provisions of this Section shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 1987, No. 187, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1236.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
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