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0 0 <br />hoot pt, 4H~. <br />COUNTY OF LEE <br />AMBULANCE ORDINANCE <br />An Ordinance governing the granting of franchise for ambulance <br />services and other prehospital emergency medical services. The County <br />of Lee Board of Commissioners does ordain the following: <br />Section 1. Definitions <br />Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions <br />shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this ordinance: <br />1.1 Ambulance The term "ambulance" shall mean any publicly or <br />privately owned vehicle that is specially designed, constructed, <br />or modified and equipped, and is intended to be used for and is <br />maintained or operated for the transportation upon the streets <br />and highways in this State of persons who are sick, injured, <br />wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. <br />1.2 Ambulance Attendant - The term "ambulance attendant" shall mean <br />the individual who is responsible for the operation of an ambu- <br />lance and rendering assistance to the Emergency Medical Technician <br />during the transportation of a patient. The ambulance attendant <br />shall at least be certified as an "ambulance attendant" by the <br />State of North Carolina. <br />1.3 Ambulance service - The term "ambulance service" shall mean a <br />public or privately owned enterprise that is engaged in the <br />transportation of patients of emergency and nonemergency status <br />to medical facilities. <br />1.4 Approved - The term "approved" shall mean approved by the North <br />