Legal Opinion
Mars Emergency Medical Services, Inc. v. Township of Adams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 28, 1999PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CASTILLE, Justice.
Appellant presents this Court with the questions of whether a municipality may, consistent with the Emergency Medical Services Act (EMS Act)1, the Second Class Township Code2 and the Borough Code3, designate a primary provider of emergency medical services for the municipality and whether the EMS Act preempts local legislation of emergency medical services. The Commonwealth Court below held that a municipality may designate a primary provider of emergency medical *312services and that the EMS Act does not preempt local legislation in this arena. We agree that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Ass'n v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Council of Middletown Township v. BenhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Natural Milk Producers Ass'n v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- City of Pittsburgh v. Allegheny Valley BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Bussone v. BlatchfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
3Cited by44 opinions
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