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<br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />R-09-27 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION GRANTING CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR EMERGENCY <br />MEDICAL RESPONSE, LLC, TO PROVIDE CERT AIN TRANSPORT <br />SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Va. Code 915.2-955 provides that no organization shall provide <br />emergency medical services without the prior approval by resolution of the local <br />governing body; and Virginia Administrative Code regulation 12V AC5-31-420 also <br />requires that any applicant for licensure by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical <br />Services include such local approval in its state license application; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Emergency Medical Response, LLC., a private business (herein <br />"Center"), desires a state license to provide certain medical transport services in the City <br />of Portsmouth, Virginia; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Chief of the Portsmouth Department of Fire, Rescue and <br />Emergency Services (the "Fire Chief') has determined that Center has appropriate trained <br />staff and equipment to properly provide said services; now therefore <br />."" <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br />1. Approval to provide certain medical transport services is hereby granted to <br />Emergency Medical Response, LLC, subject to the following mandatory conditions while <br />operating within the City of Portsmouth: <br /> <br />a. Emergency Medical Response, LLC shall limit its transport business to <br />non-emergency transports at all times when operating within the City of <br />Portsmouth. <br /> <br />b. Emergency Medical Response, LLC may not attempt to provide service to, <br />nor shall it respond to, emergency situations (commonly known as "911 Calls") <br />unless requested by an authorized official of the Portsmouth Department of Fire, <br />Rescue, and Emergency Services (the "Department"), or through a written <br />agreement with the Department. <br /> <br />c. If Emergency Medical Response, LLC learns of an emergency situation <br />while engaged in the normal course of business, it shall promptly report same to <br />the Dispatch Center operated by the Department, and it shall thereafter follow all <br />directives of the Department. <br /> <br />d. By accepting this approval, Emergency Medical Response, LLC <br />acknowledges and agrees that the Department is the only designated 911 agency <br />authorized to provide emergency services and emergency transport. <br />