As used in the Ambulance Standards Act:A. 'ambulance' means a vehicle, including motor vehicles or watercraft, designed and used or intended to be used for the transportation of sick or injured persons;B. 'attendant' means a person who, on a regular or irregular basis, either paid or voluntary, serves as an assistant to the driver in the operation of the ambulance; C. 'department' means the department of transportation; andD. 'driver' means a person who, on a regular or irregular basis, either paid or voluntary, serves as the operator of an ambulance.History: 1953 Comp., § 64-40-2, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 82, § 2; 1977, ch. 156, § 1; 1998, ch. 108, § 78; 2023, ch. 100, § 66. ANNOTATIONSThe 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, defined 'department,' redefined 'driver' and removed the definition of 'commission'; deleted former Subsection B and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection B; deleted former Subsection D; and added new Subsections C and D. The 1998 amendment, effective January 1, 1999, deleted 'ambulance' preceding 'assistant to the' near the end of Subsection C, substituted 'public regulation' for 'state corporation' at the end of Subsection D, and made minor tive January 1, 1999, deleted 'ambulance' preceding 'assistant to the' near the end of Subsection C, substituted 'public regulation' for 'state corporation' at the end of Subsection D, and made minor stylistic changes.
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