{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.20948","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20948","heading":"Operations and services furnished by local governmental unit; costs; ordinance.","body":"Sec. 20948.\n\nA local governmental unit or combination of local governmental units may operate an ambulance operation or a nontransport prehospital life support operation, or contract with a person to furnish any of those services for the use and benefit of its residents, and may pay for any or all of the cost from available funds. A local governmental unit may receive state or federal funds or private funds for the purpose of providing emergency medical services.\n\nA local governmental unit that operates an ambulance operation or a nontransport prehospital life support operation or is a party to a contract or an interlocal agreement may defray any or all of its share of the cost by either or both of the following methods:\n\nCollection of fees for services.\n\nSpecial assessments created, levied, collected, and annually determined pursuant to a procedure conforming as nearly as possible to the procedure set forth in section 1 of Act No. 33 of the Public Acts of 1951, being section 41.801 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. This procedure does not prohibit the right of referendum set forth under Act No. 33 of the Public Acts of 1951, being sections 41.801 to 41.811 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.\n\nA local governmental unit may enact an ordinance regulating ambulance operations, nontransport prehospital life support operations, or medical first response services. The standards and procedures established under the ordinance shall not be in conflict with or less stringent than those required under this part or the rules promulgated under this part.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-20948","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"adf357ef90816eba170946bac66edced4769007eb2a7273dd46cde7fb0b3d8c4","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.20945","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.20950"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}