COMMUNITY AMBULANCES-SAFETY FUNDS AID CITIES AND COUNTIES

DECLINE OF COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICES HAS PRECIPITATED A CRITICAL SITUATION OVER THE NATION. DECLINE HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE SMALL MARGINAL PROFIT RETURNED TO THOSE PROVIDING THE SERVICE. ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT IS TO PROVIDE UNIFORM LICENSING REGULATIONS FOR AMBULANCES. THIS OBJECTIVE HAS CAUSED SOME PRIVATE FIRMS TO DISCONTINUE SERVICES AND OTHERS TO STRONGLY CONSIDER IT. TO BOLSTER THE DEFICIENCY LEFT BY DISCONTINUANCE OF PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE, AND TO MAKE A START ON CARRYING OUT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE STANDARD, FUNDS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITIES TO ACQUIRE AMBULANCES. UNDER A PROVISION OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT A LOCAL COMMUNITY CAN APPLY TO THE SAFETY COORDINATION OFFICE OF THE HIGHWAY COMMISSON FOR A NHSB GRANT. AFTER APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT, THE APPLICANT PURCHASES THE AMBULANCE AND THE EQUIPMENT OUTRIGHT AND IS REIMBURSED UP TO 50% OF THE TOTAL COST. FUNDS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING AMBULANCE PERSONNEL.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 7-8, 4 PHOT
• Authors:
  • FITZGERALD, M
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Hwy Highlights, Kansas Hwy Comm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Emergency vehicles; Federal aid; Highway safety; Laws; Licenses; Purchasing; Standardization; Training
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220704
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 1971 12:00AM