Table 2b: State Laws for Mutual Aid Contracts, Bonds, and Fees in Effect as of January 31, 2022

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  • This table lists EMS state laws for mutual aid contracts, bonds, and fees as of January 31, 2022.
  • This table is part of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Home Rule State Law Fact Sheet.
  • As part of the Home Rule-Emergency Medical Services (HR-EMS) Project, CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention collected a list of laws on local government autonomy to establish and fund local EMS. The list included five US states: Alabama, California, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Ohio.

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The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Home Rule State Law Fact Sheet was created to describe the influence of local government autonomy on emergency medical services and its relation to cardiovascular disease outcomes in medically underserved communities.

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Table 2b: State Laws in Effect as of January 31, 2022
Mutual Aid Contracts Bonds Fees
Alabama
  • ALA. CONST. art. XI, § 215.03a (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • ALA. CODE §§ 11-87-1, 11-87-3 (1975)
  • ALA. CONST. art. XI, § 215.03a (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • ALA. CODE §§ 11-47-1 (1940), 11-47-2 (1986)
  • ALA. CODE § 11-81-51 (1940)
  • ALA. CODE §§ 22-21-78 (1949), 22-21-141 (1978), 22-21-149 (1978), 22-21-320 (1982)
  • ALA. CODE § 40-7-69 (1971)
  • ALA. CODE § 11-87-4 (1975)
California
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE § 23004(c) (West 1947)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE § 53316.2 (West 2013)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE §§ 54981 (West 1978), 54981.7 (West 1996)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE §§ 55603 (West 1949), 55603.5 (West 1994), 55632 (West 1970)
  • CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE §§ 13863 (West 1998), 13878 (West 1987)
  • CAL. CONST. art. XVI, § 18 (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE § 23010 (West 2020)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE § 29900.5 (West 1992)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE §§ 53313(g) (West 2014)(amended 2022), 53506 (West 1993), 53857 (West 1972)
  • CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 13925 (West 1987)
  • CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 32315 (West 1982)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE § 53313.1 (West 1992)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE § 54982 (West 2016)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE § 54985 (West 2009)
  • CAL. GOV’T CODE §§ 61122, 61123 (West 2005)
  • CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 13916 (West 1987)
Georgia
  • GA. CONST. art. IX, § 3, ¶ I (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • GA. CODE ANN. §§ 36-34-2 (2012), 36-34-4 (West 1992)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-71-11 (West 1990)
  • GA. CONST. art. IX, § 5, ¶¶ II, IV, V, VI (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • GA. CONST. art. IX, § 6, ¶ I (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • GA. CONST. art. IX, § 7, ¶ IV (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • GA. CONST. art. IX, § 2, ¶ VII (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-34-6 (West 1962)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-42-9 (West 1984)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-61-12 (West 2015)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-62-6 (West 2006)
  • GA. CODE ANN. §§ 36-80-2 (West 1983), 36-80-25 (West 2015)
  • GA. CODE ANN. §§ 36-82-63 (West 1978), 36-82-64 (West 1970)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-44-14 (West 2009)
  • GA. CONST. art. IX, § 7, ¶ III(c) (West, Westlaw through 2021 amendments)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-42-16 (West 1992)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-70-24(3)(B) (West 2004)
  • GA. CODE ANN. § 36-71-1 (West 1990) (amended 2021)
Massachusetts
  • MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. ch. 43C § 15 (West, 1992)
  • MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. ch. 40 §§ 4 (West 1989), 4A (West 2021), 4J (West 2010), 4K (West 2010)
  • MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. ch. 44 §§ 4 (West 1992), 16 (West 1986)
  • MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. ch. 40 §§ 5F (West 1993), 22F (West 1998)
  • MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. 44 § 53E (West 1981)
Ohio
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 513.07 (West 2019), 513.18 (West 2010)(amended 2022)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 505.371 (West 2019), 505.43 (West 2021), 505.44 (West 2013), 505.71 (West 2019), 505.72 (West 2013)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 302.21 (West 1969)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 307.05 (West 2013), 307.052 (West 1996), 307.055 (West 2013)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 715.691 (West 2018)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 749.161 (West 1971)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 513.08, 513.12 (West 1991), 513.13 (West 2010)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 505.401 (West 2003)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 339.15 (West 1984)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 323.06 (West 1989)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 715.82 (West 2021)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 505.441 (West 2011), 505.72 (West 2013), 505.721 (West 2004), 505.84 (West 2011)
  • OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 307.055 (West 2013)
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