Section 41-55-31 - Legislative declaration

It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that deaths from highway traffic accidents have reached an alarming rate, that ambulance service is not readily available to many rural outposts in the state, that many deaths could be prevented if prompt medical attention were provided, and that the provision of air ambulance service would be for the general welfare of the entire population of the State.Codes, 1942, § 2997-41; Laws, 1971, ch. 457, § 1, eff. 3/29/1971.