KRS 65.710: Contract requirements.

In order to enable cities and counties to fulfill their obligations regarding the public

health, safety, and welfare, the General Assembly does hereby allow cities and counties to

contract with private persons, partnerships, or corporations for providing a mbulance

service to the residents of such cities and counties subject to the following conditions:

(1) These contracts must be in writing and must be approved by the legislative body of

the city if a city is party thereto, or by the fiscal court in case a county is party

thereto.

(2) No contract shall be made with an ambulance service or other organization or

person unless the contract shall stipulate that at least one (1) person on each

ambulance run shall possess currently valid emergency medical technici an

certification.

(3) All contracts made with any ambulance service or other organization or person shall

stipulate that all vehicles used for operation of the service comply with vehicle and

equipment administrative regulations issued by the Cabinet for H ealth and Family

Services.

(4) All contracts shall include the stipulation that at least two (2) trained persons, one

(1) driver and one (1) attendant, shall be carried on each ambulance for each

ambulance call which is covered by the contract.

(5) No contract shall be made for a period of time greater than four (4) years.

(6) The vehicle, equipment, training, and personnel requirements of subsections (2),

(3), and (4) of this section shall also apply to the operation of an ambulance service

by a city or a county or by a city and a county jointly.

(7) No provisions of this section shall be construed as to limit the power of any city or

county to contract for or operate ambulance services under requirements which are

stricter than those of this section, or to require insurance, or bonding of contractors,

provided these provisions are not in conflict with the requirements of this section.