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§ 7-401. Provision of fire, ambulance, and rescue services by for-profit entities

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West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Safety, § 7-401
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 38A, § 68
§ 7-401. Provision of fire, ambulance, and rescue services by for-profit entities
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section does not apply to nonemergency transportation or ambulance billing services performed by an ambulance service or by any other provider.
Limitation
(b) A county or municipal corporation that bargains collectively with fire, emergency medical services, paramedic, and rescue personnel may not contract with a for-profit entity to provide the county's or municipal corporation's complete fire suppression or ambulance and rescue services without the enactment of an ordinance or other local law that authorizes the action.
Enactment of local budget bill
(c) The requirement that a county or municipal corporation enact an ordinance or other local law under subsection (b) of this section may not be satisfied through the enactment of a local budget bill.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 7-401, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 7-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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