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ORDINANCE 28-21

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the governing body of the Township of Jackson, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, as follows:

SECTION 1: Chapter 87.1 of the Township Code of the Township of Jackson, entitled “Emergency Medical Services for Patient-Care Facilities” is hereby created, which shall read and state as follows:

Section 87.1-1. Purpose.

• A.The purpose of this article is to preserve and enhance the availability of first aid squad services for legitimate medical emergency situations in Jackson Township by regulating the use of Emergency Medical Services units in certain non-emergency situations.
• B.For the purposes of this article, "patient-care facilities" are defined as all state-licensed nursing homes, rest homes, health maintenance organizations, assisted-living facilities, health-care facilities providing in-patient services, and other licensed or unlicensed medical providers with the capacity to treat 10 or more outpatients simultaneously.
• Section 87.1-2. Requirements for Private Ambulance Service.
• A.All patient-care facilities located within the Township are required to own, lease, rent or have promptly available by contract sufficient and appropriately staffed private ambulance services for the treatment and transport of patients in need of nonemergency medical care. Such ambulance services shall be available 365 days per year and 24 hours per day.
• B.Each patient-care facility subject to this article shall file proof of compliance with Subsection (A) within 60 days of the effective date of this article and thereafter annually on or before January 1.
• The required proof must consist of a written contract with no less than two private ambulance service providers under which such providers are obligated to respond promptly to the patient-care facility.
• Alternatively, if the patient-care facility elects to own, operate, and provide its own ambulance service, the required proof must consist of written documentation identifying the make, model, year, color, serial number, license plate number, location, and staffing of each ambulance.
• The required proofs must be timely submitted to the Township Clerk, along with a certification signed by the resident director, manager, or other authorized corporate officer of the patient-care facility affirming that:
• (a)Adequate private ambulances services are available; and
• (b)All agents and employees of the facility have been apprised of and trained in the use of such private ambulance services.

Section 87.1-3. Violations and Penalties.

• A.The failure of a patient facility to comply with the requirements of Chapter 87.1-2(A) and/or (B) constitutes a violation of this article. Both the patient-care facility and its resident director, manager, or authorized corporate officer are liable for such violations, which are subject to the maximum fines and penalties established under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 and 40:69A-29, and any such subsequent amendments or supplements to those statutes.
• B.In the event that an employee or agent of a patient-care facility located in the Township takes actions resulting in the dispatch of a Township emergency medical