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6.1 ~ERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE Each franchised emergency ambulance provider must provide such service on a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week basis, and comply with all requirements for operators and attendants, equipment, ambulances and communications, for an emergency ambulance service franchise, pursuant to this ordinance. Franchised emergency ambulance providers are permitted to engage in the provision of both emergency ambulance service and non-emergency ambulance service. 6.2 NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE Each franchised non-emergency ambulance provider must provide such service on a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week basis, and comply with all requirements for attendants, equipment, ambulances and communications, for a non-emergency ambulance service franchise, pursuant to this ordinance. Franchised non-emergency ambulance providers may only engage in the provision of non-emergency ambulance service, and may only provide service for non-emergency patients as defined herein, with respect to services originating within the County. Provided, however, that a non-emergency ambulance provider may transport any non-emergency patient to, from or between ~aedical facilities when such facility assumes medical responsibility and liability for patient care at all times during transport, when such facility provides a health care professional licensed to provide all necessary patient care to accompany the patient as attendant at all times during transport (i.e. Staff Physician or Registered Nurse), and when the transportation of the patient will not require the use of emergency warning devices, audible or visual, at any time during transport. Franchised non-emergency ambulance providers may not engage in the provision of emergency ambulance service nor provide service for emergency patients as defined herein. In the event a franchised non-emergency ambulance provider, or an entity providing service as described in Section 2(c), is confronted with a call for emergency service, or is confronted with an emergency patient upon arrival at the scene, the attendant must immediately notify CMED of the situation and request immediate · dispatch of an emergency ambulance or other instructions from 'CMED. In the event a non-emergency patient becomes an emergency patient during provision of non-emergency ambulance service (i.e. in transit], the attendant must immediately notify CMED of the situation. Dependent upon existing circumstances, CMED shall