Prohibited acts. (a) Making false ambulance requests.-- It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally report a medical emergency and
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Section: 8154
Jurisdiction: PA
Bluebook Citation: 35 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8154
§ 8154. Prohibited acts. (a) Making false ambulance requests.-- It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally report a medical emergency and
summon an EMS response if the person does not have good cause to believe that there
is a medical emergency for which an EMS response is needed. A person violating this
subsection commits a summary offense. (b) Obstruction.-- It is unlawful for any person to intentionally impede or obstruct any EMS provider
in the performance of official duties if the EMS provider displays accepted department
insignia or credentials. A person violating this subsection commits a summary offense. (c) Impersonating an emergency medical services provider.-- It is unlawful for any person to display an insignia or credentials or act in any
manner that would lead reasonable persons to conclude that the person is an EMS provider
if that person is not an EMS provider with a current registration to practice or that
the person is a higher-level EMS provider than the level at which the person is certified
and currently registered to practice. A person violating this subsection commits a
summary offense. (d) Misrepresentation of license.-- It is unlawful for any person who does not possess an EMS agency license issued by
the department under this chapter to advertise, display vehicle markings or exhibit
any other means that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the person is
a licensed EMS agency or provides a type or level of emergency care other than that
for which the person is licensed to provide. A person violating this subsection commits
a summary offense.
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