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<br />2 <br /> <br />is a logical and economicllilly feasible way to ensure that prehospital care is available to the <br />rural citizens in the first minutes when life or death may be decided. <br /> <br />(Ord. of 12-7-92(2), ~ 1) <br /> <br />, <br />Sec. 26-52. Requirements 'for certification of a first responder agency or an individual first <br />responder. <br /> <br />(a) No agency or department shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, be engaged in <br />or profess to be engaged in service as a first responder agency, unless that agency holds a <br />currently valid certificate t9 operate as a first responder issued by the Ceounty Ddepartment of <br />Eemergency Mmedical S$rvices and approved by the eounty Cabarrus County Beoard of <br />Ceommissioners or its designated representative. <br />i <br /> <br />(b) No person shall operatel conduct, maintain, advertise, be engaged in or profess to be engaged <br />in business or service of 1Ii first responder unless that person is affiliated with a certified first <br />responder agency and hold$ a currently valid medical responder certification issued through the <br />Sstate Oeffice of Eemergency MHledical Sservices. (Ord. of 12-7 -92(2), ~ 2) <br /> <br />(c) All first responder me~ical agencies will operate under the County Emerflencv Medical <br />Svstem Plan. <br /> <br />Sec. 26-53. Application *d granting process for certification as a first responder or an <br />individual first responder. <br /> <br />(a) Application for a certificate to operate as a first responder agency in the county by an <br />applicant agency shall bi! filed with the Ceounty Ddepartment of. Eemergency MHledical <br />Sservices. This application! shall be made upon such forms as may be prepared by the Ceounty <br />Ddepartment of Eemergen~y MHledical Sservices and shall contain: <br /> <br />(1) The name and address Jfthe applicant agency. <br />, <br />, <br />(2) The fire district in which it will operate. <br /> <br />(3) A plan describing how !he agency will respond when dispatched on first responder calls. <br /> <br />(4) Any information the deounty Ddepartment of Eemergency MHledical Sservices shall deem <br />reasonably necessary for ~ fair determination of the capacity/ability of the applicant agency to <br />provide first responder ser'fice in the service area in accordance with county requirements. <br /> <br />(b) Upon receipt of an application approved by the Ceounty Ddepartment of the Eemergency - <br />MHledical Sservices, the acllvisory board will forward such applications to the Cabarrus Ceounty <br />eoard of eommissioners fot their approval. <br /> <br />(c) The Cabarrus Ceouflty Beoard of Ceommissioners shall approve or disapprove all <br />applications for first respoPder agency status and grant certificates to operate as a first responder <br />agency in the county. : <br /> <br />~-/5 <br />