State Guideline Change Could Affect Ambulance Zones
The California Emergency Medical Services Authority is considering rewording a state guideline on ambulance service districts, a move that could alter local ambulance operation monopolies in certain areas of Kern County. Ownership of those exclusive zones could be decided by a competitive bidding process, depending on how the agency defines "grandfathered" in the guideline.
- "State Rule Threatens Local Ambulance Monopoly" (Burger, Bakersfield Californian, 2/4).