§ 1-2509. Operation of ambulance service--Violation of act--Penalties--Public nuisance--Injunct...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-2509
§ 1-2509. Operation of ambulance service--Violation of act--Penalties--Public nuisance--Injunctions
A. 1. No person, company, governmental entity or trust authority may operate an ambulance service within this state except as provided in this section. The State Commissioner of Health, the district attorney of the county wherein the ambulance service operates or may be found, or the Attorney General of this state shall have the authority to bring an action to enjoin the operation of any ambulance service not in compliance with the provisions of this act.1
2. A ground ambulance service based outside of this state that is licensed and in good standing in its home state may respond to an emergency request for care and transport of a patient within this state provided no local licensed ambulance service is readily available, and may be exempt from the licensing requirements of this state pursuant to rules promulgated by the State Board of Health.
B. The Commissioner shall have the authority to revoke or suspend any license, to issue probationary licenses, or to levy such administrative fines and penalties as may be deemed necessary, for violations of the provisions of this act, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.2 The powers afforded the Commissioner within the general enforcement provisions of the Public Health Code are additionally incorporated herein.
C. In addition to any other penalties, any person, company, governmental entity or trust authority who violates any of the provisions of this act relating to compliance with the provisions of this act or of standards, specifications, procedures and rules adopted by the Board may be punished by the assessment of a civil penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
D. The operation or maintenance of an ambulance service in violation of this act, or the rules promulgated by the Board, is declared a public nuisance inimical to the public welfare. The Commissioner in the name of the people of the state, through the Attorney General, or the district attorney of the county in which the ambulance service is located, may, in addition to other remedies herein provided, bring action for an injunction to restrain such violation or to enjoin the future operation or maintenance of any such ambulance service.
Credits
Laws 1990, c. 320, § 13, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 2005, c. 191, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 16, § 46, emerg. eff. March 29, 2006.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-2509, OK ST T. 63 § 1-2509
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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