C.R.S.
Section 25-3.5-301
Number of individuals needed for ambulance operation
- exception
- repeal
(1)
After January 1, 1978, no person shall provide ambulance service publicly or privately in this state unless that person holds a valid license to do so issued by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the ambulance service is based, except as provided in subsection (5) of this section. Licenses, permits, and renewals thereof, issued under this part 3, shall require the payment of fees in amounts to be determined by the board to reflect the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in implementing such licensure, but the board may waive payment of such fees for ambulance services operated by municipalities or special districts.(II)
Repealed.(a.1)
Repealed.(b)
The council shall make available to the board of county commissioners guidelines for ambulance design criteria for use in developing standards for vehicle replacement.(3)
No patient shall be transported in an ambulance in this state after January 1, 1978, unless there are two or more individuals, including the driver, present and authorized to operate said ambulance except under unusual conditions when only one authorized person is available.(a)
The exceptional emergency use of a privately or publicly owned vehicle, including search and rescue unit vehicles, or aircraft not ordinarily used in the formal act of transporting patients;(b)
A vehicle rendering services as an ambulance in case of a major catastrophe or emergency when ambulances with permits based in the localities of the catastrophe or emergency are insufficient to render the services required;(c)
Ambulances based outside this state which are transporting a patient in Colorado;(d)
Vehicles used or designed for the scheduled transportation of convalescent patients, individuals with disabilities, or persons who would not be expected to require skilled treatment or care while in the vehicle;(e)
Vehicles used solely for the transportation of intoxicated persons or persons incapacitated by alcohol as defined in section 27-81-102, C.R.S., but who are not otherwise disabled or seriously injured and who would not be expected to require skilled treatment or care while in the vehicle.(6)
This subsection (6) and subsections (1), (2), and (5) of this section are repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Source:
Section 25-3.5-301 — Number of individuals needed for ambulance operation - exception - repeal, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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