Section 41-55-7 - Effect of existence of adequate private ambulance service; public subsidies

If there is in operation an adequate privately run ambulance service, then the governing authorities are hereby prohibited from contracting for ambulance services to be run by the public body. The governing authorities may, however, subsidize such existing privately run ambulance service, in their discretion, if they deem necessary to keep such service in operation.Codes, 1942, § 2997-25; Laws, 1968, ch. 290, § 5, eff. 7/19/1968.