Health & Saf. Code, § 1797.226 · Article 1. Local EMS Agency
Health & Saf. Code, § 1797.226
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Without altering or otherwise affecting the meaning of any portion of this division as to any other county, as to San Bernardino County only, it shall be competent for any local EMS agency which establishes exclusive operating areas pursuant to Section 1797.224 to determine the following:
(a) That a minor alteration in the level of life support personnel or equipment, which does not significantly reduce the level of care available, shall not constitute a change in the manner and scope of providing services.
(b) That a successor to a previously existing emergency services provider shall qualify as an existing provider if the successor has continued uninterrupted the emergency transportation previously supplied by the prior provider.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 965, Sec. 1.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1797.226.
- Text hash
- sha256 eb26674d1977b4532f918ee7e210d6578fe29f3376868740b835583ce7f7a2d6
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Health and Safety Code
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.