A. No person shall operate, conduct, maintain, or profess to be an emergency medical services agency without a valid license issued by the Commissioner for such emergency medical services agency and a valid permit for each emergency medical services vehicle used by such emergency medical services agency.
B. The Commissioner shall issue an original or renewal license for an emergency medical services agency or renewal permit for an emergency medical services vehicle that meets all requirements set forth in this article and in the regulations of the Board, upon application, on forms and according to procedures established by the Board. Licenses and permits shall be valid for a period specified by the Board, not to exceed two years.
C. The Commissioner may issue (i) temporary licenses for emergency medical services agencies not meeting required standards, valid for a period not to exceed 60 days, and (ii) temporary permits for emergency medical services vehicles not meeting required standards, valid for a period of 90 days from the end of the month of issue, when the public interest will be served thereby.
D. The issuance of a license or permit in accordance with this section shall not be construed to authorize any emergency medical services agency to operate any emergency medical services vehicle without a franchise, license, or permit in any county or municipality that has enacted an ordinance pursuant to § 32.1-111.14 making it unlawful to do so.
E. The word "ambulance" shall not appear on any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft that does not hold a valid permit as an emergency medical services vehicle.
1996, c. 899; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2018, c. 279.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 4 - Health Care Planning
§ 32.1-102.1:1. Equipment registration required
§ 32.1-102.1:3. Medical care facilities and projects for which a certificate is required
§ 32.1-102.2:1. State Health Services Plan; Task Force
§ 32.1-102.3. Demonstration of public need required; criteria for determining need
§ 32.1-102.3:1.1. Continuing care retirement communities accessing medical assistance
§ 32.1-102.3:7. Application for transfer of nursing facility beds
§ 32.1-102.3:8. Application for an open admission period for a continuing care retirement community
§ 32.1-102.4. Conditions of certificates; monitoring; revocation of certificates; civil penalties
§ 32.1-102.5. Certificate not transferable
§ 32.1-102.6. Administrative procedures
§ 32.1-102.6:1. Revocation of a certificate
§ 32.1-102.8. Enjoining project undertaken without certificate or registration
§ 32.1-102.9. Designation of judge
§ 32.1-102.11. Application of article
§ 32.1-111.2. Exemptions from provisions of this article
§ 32.1-111.3. Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan; Trauma Triage Plan; Stroke Triage Plan
§ 32.1-111.4:2. Regional emergency medical services councils
§ 32.1-111.4:3. Provision of emergency medical services
§ 32.1-111.4:8. Ordinances as to emergency medical services agencies
§ 32.1-111.5:1. Emergency medical services personnel mental health awareness training
§ 32.1-111.6. Emergency medical services agency license; emergency medical services vehicle permits
§ 32.1-111.6:1. Commissioner to issue certain emergency medical services licenses or permits
§ 32.1-111.8. Revocation and suspension of licenses and permits
§ 32.1-111.9. Applications for variances or exemptions
§ 32.1-111.9:1. Out-of-state emergency medical services providers
§ 32.1-111.12. Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund; disbursements
§ 32.1-111.12:01. Financial Assistance and Review Committee; appointment; terms; duties
§ 32.1-111.13. Annual financial reports
§ 32.1-111.14. Powers of governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns
§ 32.1-111.14:2. Establishment of emergency medical services zones or districts; tax levies
§ 32.1-111.14:6. Supervision and control of joint services of emergency medical services agencies
§ 32.1-111.14:8. Purchase, maintenance, etc., of equipment; donated equipment
§ 32.1-111.14:9. Entry of buildings and premises adjoining during a medical emergency
§ 32.1-111.15. Statewide poison control system established
§ 32.1-111.16. Director of Office of Emergency Medical Services annual performance evaluation
§ 32.1-116.1. Prehospital patient care reporting procedure; trauma registry; confidentiality
§ 32.1-116.1:1. Disclosure of medical records
§ 32.1-116.2. Confidential nature of information supplied; publication; liability protections
§ 32.1-116.3. Reporting of communicable diseases; definitions
§ 32.1-122.03. State Health Plan
§ 32.1-122.03:1. Statewide Telehealth Plan
§ 32.1-122.04. Responsibilities of the Department
§ 32.1-122.05. Regional health planning agencies; boards; duties and responsibilities
§ 32.1-122.06. Funds for regional health planning
§ 32.1-122.08. Continuation of regulations
§ 32.1-122.5. Criteria to identify underserved areas
§ 32.1-122.5:1. Conditional grants for certain medical students
§ 32.1-122.6. Conditional grants for certain medical students
§ 32.1-122.6:01. Board of Health to award certain scholarships and loan repayment funds
§ 32.1-122.6:02. Conditional grants for certain nurse practitioner students
§ 32.1-122.6:03. Conditional grants for certain physician assistant students
§ 32.1-122.6:04. Nurse Loan Repayment Program
§ 32.1-122.6:1. Physician Loan Repayment Program
§ 32.1-122.7. Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; purpose
§ 32.1-122.7:1. Board of Directors of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority
§ 32.1-122.7:2. Powers and duties of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; exemptions
§ 32.1-122.8. Board's authority to receive and expend funds
§ 32.1-122.9. Conditional grants for certain dental students
§ 32.1-122.9:1. Dentist Loan Repayment Program
§ 32.1-122.10. Conditional grants for certain dental hygiene students
§ 32.1-122.10:002. Board of directors; expenses; officers; terms of office; quorum; annual report
§ 32.1-122.10:003. Office of the authority
§ 32.1-122.10:004. Powers of the authority
§ 32.1-122.10:005. Licensed agents; liability
§ 32.1-122.20. Recruitment and retention of health care providers