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DIVISION 2. FRANCI-TT.~E <br /> <br /> Sec. 8251. Reqn~-ed, exceptions. <br /> <br /> (a) No person either as ow,~er, agent or other- <br /> wise, shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, <br /> advertise or otherwise be engaged in or profess to <br /> be engaged in-the hu.~in~ or service of the <br /> tr~-~portation of eith~.r nonemergency or emor- <br />· gency patients for cn]]-~ originating witB~,~ the <br />county Unless he is in compliance wi .t]~_ all the <br />requirements set forth '~u this article .and <br />been granted a fran~b~-~e for the operation of such <br />business or service by the county pursuant to <br />article. <br /> <br /> (b) The county is not required to have a <br /> e~.~e for the operation of the county emergency <br /> medical se~wice system, inclu~l~g both emergency <br /> and nonemergsucy ~mhulance services. The county <br /> is required, however, to meet all the standards <br /> established by ~i.~ article for the. operation of <br /> such services. No franchise shall be req?~recl for <br /> auy entity that: <br /> <br /> Is rendering esMs~nce to the county EMS <br /> system in the event of a major cat3si:ro- <br /> phe or other ~gent .situation when re* <br /> quested by, and act~g under the opera- <br /> tional cen~rol of, the county EMS syst~ <br /> for the duration of such catastrophe or <br /> situation. <br /> <br /> (2) Tr~u.~por~s patients who are l~icke~l up <br /> beyond the ]~_~ts of the county for <br /> portation' to locatiens wi~n the county, <br /> but no such entity shall pick up patients <br /> w~.~ the county ,-~]ess it is rendering <br /> assistance to the county EMS system as <br /> provided for in section $2-39, or is provid~ <br /> lng return transportation of an cut*of* <br /> county resident. <br /> <br /> (3) Is ow,~ed, operated, employed or hired by, <br /> or under the service of a hospital or <br /> <br /> <br />