Sec. 28-12. - Public provider dispatch.

(a)

Ambulances operated by cities, special districts or the county within the county EMS area may utilize their own dispatch systems in coordination with EMS dispatch.

(Ord. No. 6294, § I, 11-12-2019)

Sec 28-13. - Dispatch standards.

(a)

All emergency calls shall be processed by an electronic medical triage system utilizing standards for call processing and pre-arrival instructions approved by the LEMSA under the medical control of the local EMS agency medical director.

(b)

All requests for emergency medical services shall result at minimum, in the dispatch of an ambulance or other appropriate resources as determined by LEMSA- approved call-triaging algorithm.

(c)

Local government entities (cities, special districts and the county) providing emergency response services shall determine the response patterns for their jurisdiction to fulfil, and in some cases exceed, the minimum standard.

(d)

Authorized dispatch center(s) shall dispatch response units of local jurisdictions in accordance with the direction of that jurisdiction to meet or exceed minimum standards.

(e)

Medical dispatch policies affecting a public safety jurisdiction shall be reviewed by the dispatch steering committee to include representation from impacted jurisdictions, and approved by the LEMSA medical director. General dispatch policies affecting ambulance services shall be reviewed by the EMS agency and any impacted public safety agency, and approved by the governing body of EMS dispatch.

(1)

Public safety agencies may delegate policy review authority under this section to a joint powers authority or other entity.

(Ord. No. 6294, § I, 11-12-2019)