Except as provided in Section 53-2d-408, only an ambulance operating under a permit issued under Section 53-2d-404 may transport an individual who:

(1) is in an emergency medical condition;
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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2d-405

  • Ambulance: means a ground, air, or water vehicle that:
         (2)(a) transports patients and is used to provide emergency medical services; and
         (2)(b) is required to obtain a permit under Section 53-2d-404 to operate in the state. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Committee: means the Trauma System and Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 53-2d-104. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Direct medical observation: means in-person observation of a patient by a physician, registered nurse, physician's assistant, or individual licensed under Section 26B-4-116. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Emergency medical condition: means :
         (11)(a) a medical condition that manifests itself by symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, that a prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in:
              (11)(a)(i) placing the individual's health in serious jeopardy;
              (11)(a)(ii) serious impairment to bodily functions; or
              (11)(a)(iii) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; or
         (11)(b) a medical condition that in the opinion of a physician or the physician's designee requires direct medical observation during transport or may require the intervention of an individual licensed under Section 53-2d-402 during transport. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Emergency medical service personnel: includes a paramedic, medical director of a licensed emergency medical service provider, emergency medical service instructor, behavioral emergency services technician, other categories established by the committee, and a certified emergency medical dispatcher. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Emergency medical services: means :
         (15)(a) medical services;
         (15)(b) transportation services;
         (15)(c) behavioral emergency services; or
         (15)(d) any combination of the services described in Subsections (15)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section 26B-4-119. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Peace officer: means any officer certified in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications. See Utah Code 53-1-102
(2) is medically or mentally unstable, requiring direct medical observation during transport;
(3) is physically incapacitated because of illness or injury and in need of immediate transport by emergency medical service personnel;
(4) is likely to require medical attention during transport;
(5) is being maintained on any type of emergency medical electronic monitoring;
(6) is receiving or has recently received medications that could cause a sudden change in medical condition that might require emergency medical services;
(7) requires IV administration or maintenance, oxygen that is not patient-operated, or other emergency medical services during transport;
(8) needs to be immobilized during transport to a hospital, an emergency patient receiving facility, or mental health facility due to a mental or physical condition, unless the individual is in the custody of a peace officer and the primary purpose of the restraint is to prevent escape;
(9) needs to be immobilized due to a fracture, possible fracture, or other medical condition; or
(10) otherwise requires or has the potential to require a level of medical care that the committee establishes as requiring direct medical observation.

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