California Health and Safety Code

§ 1797.231

HSC § 1797.231 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 2.5 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) A fire agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.230, may enter into a written subcontract with a private ambulance service for the purpose of contracting with a county as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1797.230.

(2)This subdivision is declaratory of existing law regarding a fire agency’s powers and authority to subcontract for emergency ambulance services.

(b)On or after January 1, 2022, a county may not enter into or renew a contract for emergency ambulance services with a fire agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.230, that includes a written subcontract with a private ambulance service, unless the fire agency adopts a written policy that requires the written subcontract to be awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding process consistent with Section 20812 of the Public Contract Code. The written policy shall set forth issues to be considered during the fire agency’s competitive bidding process, which may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 460, Sec. 2. (AB 389) Effective January 1, 2022.