Care Ambulance Co. v. Multnomah County

Plaintiffs in these consolidated declaratory judgment actions are providers of ambulance and emergency medical services. In December, 1986, Multnomah County’s Emergency Medical Services Policy Board (EMSPB) adopted a plan, pursuant to ORS 823.180, that established a single ambulance service area (ASA) for the entire county and established a single provider service system. The provider was to be selected through a bid process, but no exclusive contract has been awarded.

Plaintiffs contend, inter alia, that the single ASA-single provider plan violates ORS 823.180, that EMSPB’s action was an…