§ 143-517. Ambulance support; free enterprise.
§ 143‑517. Ambulance support; free enterprise.
Each county shall ensure that emergency medical services are providedto its citizens. Nothing in this Article affects the power of local governmentsto finance ambulance operations or to support rescue squads. Nothing in thisArticle shall be construed to allow infringement on the private practice ofmedicine or the lawful operation of health care facilities. (1973, c. 208, s. 11; 2001‑220, s. 1.)