§ 40:1135.7 — Unauthorized response by commercial ambulances; penalties

Louisiana § 40:1135.7

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§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.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, No. 187, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1236.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.