(1) An ambulance or emergency response vehicle from another state may not pick up a patient in Utah to transport that patient to another location in Utah or to another state without a permit issued under Section 53-2d-404 and, in the case of an ambulance, a license issued under Part 5, Ambulance and Paramedic Providers.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2d-409

  • 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
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section 53-2d-102. 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 53-1-102
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an ambulance or emergency response vehicle from another state may, without a permit or license:

     (2)(a) transport a patient into Utah; and
     (2)(b) provide assistance in time of disaster.
(3) The bureau may enter into agreements with ambulance and paramedic providers and their respective licensing agencies from other states to assure the expeditious delivery of emergency medical services beyond what may be reasonably provided by licensed ambulance and paramedic providers, including the transportation of patients between states.

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