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<br />EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CONTRACT <br /> <br />STATE OF TEXAS ~ <br /> <br />COUNTY OF LAMAR ~ <br /> <br /> <br />This contract made and entered into this the 12th day of August, 1996, by and between <br /> <br />the CITY OF PARIS, Paris, Texas, a body politic, acting by and through its Mayor, duly <br /> <br />authorized, hereinafter called CITY; and the COUNTY OF LAMAR, State of Texas, acting by and <br /> <br />through its County Judge, duly authorized, hereinafter called COUNTY; hereby contract and agree <br /> <br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: <br /> <br />as follows: <br /> <br />I. CITY covenants and agrees that it will furnish and provide adequate emergency <br /> <br /> <br />medical service vehicles and related emergency medical services to all persons within the County <br /> <br /> <br />of Lamar, without regard to race, color, sex or national origin. <br /> <br /> <br />2. CITY covenants and agrees that it will comply with all safety requirements of <br /> <br /> <br />the law pertaining to the furnishing of emergency medical services and that all vehicles used as <br /> <br /> <br />emergency medical service vehicles will be distinctly marked and colored as required by State law <br /> <br /> <br />and City ordinances. The emergency medical service shall be referred to as "CITY OF PARIS <br /> <br /> <br />EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE" and the vehicles used in providing said service shall bear <br /> <br /> <br />the City of Paris decal with the additional words, "serving PARIS and LAMAR COUNTY." <br /> <br /> <br />3. CITY agrees that emergency medical service vehicle attendants will be certified <br /> <br /> <br />by the Texas State Department of Health under the terms of the Emergency Medical Services Act, <br /> <br />chapter 773, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated; that each emergency medical service vehicle shall <br /> <br />be staffed with at least two emergency care attendants as required by Section 773.050, Subsection <br /> <br /> <br />(a) of Chapter 773, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated. <br /> <br /> <br />4. CITY agrees to provide State of Texas Certified EMT Certification, and to <br /> <br /> <br />possess an in-service training program agreement with one or both of the local hospitals, in <br /> <br />compliance with State of Texas continuing education requirements. <br /> <br />5. CITY agrees that each vehicle used as an emergency medical service vehicle <br /> <br />shall be equipped with a two-way radio which transmits and receives on frequencies designated by <br /> <br /> <br />the FCC. The radio communications to and from said emergency medical vehicles and central <br /> <br /> <br />dispatch shall be in coordination with and by the knowledge of the Lamar County Sheriffs Office, <br /> <br />EMEROrlNCY MEDICAL SERVICES CONTRACT _ Page 1 <br /> <br />EXHIBIT A <br />