(1) When a complaint is filed against an ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or an emergency medical services educational institution or an employee or volunteer thereof, or when the office of the board is contemplating action against an ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or emergency medical services educational institution or an employee or volunteer thereof, written notice of the complaint or proposed action shall be sent to:
(a) The county judge/executive, in the event of a county-operated ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or educational institution;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 311A.070

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Ambulance: means a vehicle which has been inspected and approved by the board, including a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft, except vehicles or aircraft operated by the United States government, that are specially designed, constructed, or have been modified or equipped with the intent of using the same, for the purpose of transporting any individual who is sick, injured, or otherwise incapacitated who may require immediate stabilization or continued medical response and intervention during transit or upon arrival at the patient's destination to safeguard the patient's life or physical well-being. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Board: means the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

(b) The mayor, in the event of a city-operated ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or educational institution;
(c) The mayor, in the event of an urban-county government-operated ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or educational institution;
(d) The chairman of the fire protection district, in the event of a fire district- operated ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or educational institution;
(e) The head of the public agency, in the event of an ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or educational institution operated by a public agency other than specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection;
(f) The president, chancellor, or other officer in charge of an educational institution operated, in the event of an ambulance service or educational institution;
(g) The chief operating officer or president of a nonprofit corporation, corporation for profit, limited liability company, or other business entity, in the event of an ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or educational institution operated by the business entity; and
(h) Both the ambulance service, emergency medical services provider, or educational institution officials specified in this subsection and the officials of any public agency contracting for services.
(2) The notice specified in this section shall be in addition to any notice provided to any other person or organization.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 138, effective July 15,
2010. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 138, effective June 26, 2007. — Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 13, effective July 15, 2002.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 183, provides, “The specific textual provisions of Sections 1 to 178 of this Act which reflect amendments made to those sections by 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 137 shall be deemed effective as of June 26, 2007, and those provisions are hereby made expressly retroactive to that date, with the remainder of the text of those sections being unaffected by the provisions of this section.”