93 of 1979 - Adding sections 14-2-8 and 14-2-8.1 prohibiting use of City Fire Department emergency medical servic MULL CALL
VOtING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, June 28 ,19 79
Mr.Chairman (/
Agraz I move that the Ordinance be passed.
Greener
Phillips
Result AN ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, by adding thereto
new Sections 14-2-8 and 14-2-8.1, relating to emergency medical
services.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, be, and the same
hereby is, amended by adding thereto new Sections 14-2-8 and
14-2-8.1, relating to emergency medical services, to read as
follows:
Sec. 14-2-8. Purpose. Whereas, the City has experienced
repeated calls from citizens for emergency medical services
when there exists no real emergency. Further, responding to
such non-emergency calls requires the use of men and equip-
ment so that they are not available in the event of a
real emergency. Therefore, the purpose of this ordinance
is to reduce such abuse and the use of the emergency medical
services provided by Salt Lake City Corporation; thus,
keeping men and equipment available for use in real emergency
situations, conserving energy and reducing costs.
Sec. 14-2-8.1. Unlawful request of service. (a) Any
person who shall request the Salt Lake City Fire Department
emergency medical system to respond unnecessarily, falsely,
capriciously or for non-emergency situations shall ,miS be
guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of
up to $299 or six months in jail or both such fine and
imprisonment.
(b) For the purposes of this section non-emergency
situations shall be the following: Alcohol intoxication,
minor lacerations, minor contusions and sprains, minor
illnesses, insect and animal bites not deemed emergencies,
rash, skin disorders, hives without dyspnea (difficulty of
breathing) , home delivery to avoid doctor and hospital
services, venereal disease, patients seeking non-emergency
transportation, forehead and scalp lacerations only, cold
syndrome, sore throat, earache, hiccough, nervousness,
anxiety, toothache, minor bruises, non life-threatening
overdoses, non life-threatening self-inflicted injuries.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after
its first publication.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake-'-C1.t ,
Utah, this 28th day of J e , 197 '. \
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CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
BILL NO. 93 of 1979
Published July 4, 1979
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
AN ORDINANCEShana D. Conaty
AN ORDINANCE AMEND
ING Chapter 2 of the Title 14 of
the Revised Ordinances of San
Lake City,Utah.19a5,by d-
angthereto new Srelatisl,=ak Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal
e0 IJ-a mod relating le
medical services.
Be it ordained b`the Boarder advertisingclerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily
Commissioners o Sall 1-aKe
cdh.SECT
(except Sunday) newspaper printed in the English
gFCtah. Thatfhantor2of
Title 14 f the Revised oral_ language with general circulation in Utah, and
df Sad Lake me Utah, b
196ae°ndedby din thereto published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, in the
resections 14-1A and 1.1.2-e r
lating to emergency medical State of Utah.
se s,to reed as follows:
Sec.14.2.8.',moose.C Whore
as,
atted cells froom`citizens log
mcdical , That the IegaI notice of which a copy is attached hereto
emergency when exists r`Further,respond-
ing
quires the use of menand Pub notice to amend an ordinance relating to
sn that they are
nol
vxlllabie in the event of a real
lie Therefore,the hur-
r9on`this ordinance Ism emergency medical services
reduce such ause and the use
of the emergency medical set
provided by Salt Lace
Citys Crporahon:thus,keening
men and equipment available
al
us ions,l`c ie energy
and reducing costs.
sec 1 Unlawful r
service.
quest of la)Any Person
o shall request the Sad Lake
City Fire Department emerge,
cv medical sys'ii y�nand
unnecessarily, ascic tor
cations shah oc guilty otra tsdemeanor and may he
Punished by a fine of up iu S)w was published in said newspaper on July 4, 1979
onths in Ian both
such f ine and imprisoomont.
or ILO For the purposes of this
section hall��emergency llowin9,
alcohol int 1 1 i lac,
°ratio',minor contusions and --�-
sprains,minor Illnesses,thse, 1 �a •IJ �V� d��_ -, • )
emergenoes,rash,skin disoi-
d �f breathing),itn a Legal Adverti si.g Clerk
avoida n
nosy tai services,pogo eel a patients
Iranspontatien
emergency lacera'�e;z worn to before me this 1,6th day of
ly, old v drome. ,}
throat, ache. hiccouan,
anxiety,ache,minor ees. a +a,im
acne,mingr erdose.non life •
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threatening A.D.19.7?,,,,
threatening self-inflicted in.
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mission°, 1 S.Salt Lake t
Utah,this 18th day it June,
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JENNINGS PHILLIPS.
Temporary Chairman
MILDRED V iiIGHAM Notary Public
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My Commission Expires
Feb, 11, 1982