Utah Code 53-2d-605. Service interruption or cessation — Receivership — Default coverage — Notice
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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2d-605
- 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- Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section
53-1-103 . See Utah Code 53-1-102- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Paramedic provider: means an entity that:
(23)(a) employs emergency medical service personnel; and(23)(b) is required to obtain a license under Part 5, Ambulance and Paramedic Providers. See Utah Code 53-2d-101- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(1)(a) Acting in the public interest, the department may petition a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, to appoint the bureau or an independent receiver to continue the operations of a provider upon any one of the following conditions:(1)(a)(i) the provider ceases or intends to cease operations;(1)(a)(ii) the provider becomes insolvent;(1)(a)(iii) the bureau has initiated proceedings to revoke the provider’s license and has determined that the lives, health, safety, or welfare of the population served within the provider’s exclusive geographic service area are endangered because of the provider’s action or inaction pending a full hearing on the license revocation; or(1)(a)(iv) the bureau has revoked the provider’s license and has been unable to adequately arrange for another provider to take over the provider’s exclusive geographic service area.(1)(b) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, if the department brings a petition described in Subsection (1)(a) in the district court, the department shall bring the petition in:(1)(b)(i) Salt Lake County; or(1)(b)(ii) the county in which the ambulance or paramedic provider operates.(2) If a licensed or designated provider ceases operations or is otherwise unable to provide services, the bureau may arrange for another licensed provider to provide services on a temporary basis until a license is issued.(3) A licensed provider shall give the department 30 days’ notice of its intent to cease operations. - Bureau: means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section