County of Butte v. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, P. J.
The Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act (EMS Act; Health & Saf. Code, § 1797 et seq.) was enacted in 1980 to “provide the state with a statewide system for emergency medical services” and to “ensure the provision of effective and efficient emergency medical care” to the people of California. (Stats. 1980, ch. 1260, § 7, pp. 4261-4277; Health & Saf. Code, §§ 1797.1, 1797.6, subd. (a); further section references are to the Health and Safety Code unless otherwise specified.)
Through the EMS Act, the Legislature created…
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