[Adopted 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-15]
Township of Lopatcong, NJ
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2023-12-28
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 55 Rescue and Emergency Squad
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Part 2 Definitions; Emergency Calls
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration
- Ch 7 Bills, Claims and Vouchers
- Ch 11 Civil Service
- Ch 15 Court, Municipal
- Ch 16 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 17 Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Alliance Against
- Ch 19 Economic Development Advisory Committee
- Ch 23 Environmental Commission
- Ch 25 Executive Session
- Ch 27 Fire Department
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 35 Officers and Employees
- Ch 37 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 39 Payroll; Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 43 Petty Cash Account
- Ch 47 Police Department
- Ch 51 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 53 Recreation Committee
- Ch 55 Rescue and Emergency Squad
- Ch 55 Pt 2 Definitions; Emergency Calls
- Ch 55 Pt 2 Art II Definitions
- § 55-2 Definitions.
- Ch 55 Pt 2 Art III Emergency Calls for Residential Nursing Homes
- § 55-3 Nursing homes to provide transportation; penalties.
- Ch 59 Services Agreements, Municipal
- Ch 63 Volunteers
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 67 Affordable Housing
- Ch 69 Alarm Systems
- Ch 73 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 75 Amusements and Amusement Devices
- Ch 81 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 85 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 86 Business Registry
- Ch 89 Clothing Bins
- Ch 93 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 97 Curfew
- Ch 101 Dogs, Cats and Other Animals
- Ch 105 Driveways
- Ch 109 Drugs and Smoking
- Ch 113 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Fees
- Ch 119 Fire Prevention
- Ch 123 Floodplain Management Regulations
- Ch 126 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Grading
- Ch 129 Graffiti
- Ch 132 Heat, Rental Properties
- Ch 133 Heating Equipment
- Ch 135 Highlands Area Exemptions
- Ch 136 In-Building Radio Communication Specifications
- Ch 137 Insurance
- Ch 140 Lead-Based Paint Inspections
- Ch 143 Littering
- Ch 145 Massage, and Bodywork Establishments
- Ch 147 Noise
- Ch 149 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 153 Off-Tract Improvements
- Ch 157 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 161 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 165 Property Maintenance
- Ch 167 Public Meeting Decorum
- Ch 169 Recycling
- Ch 171 Redevelopment Plans
- Ch 172 Refuse Containers and Dumpsters
- Ch 173 Rent Control
- Ch 174 Salt Storage, Privately Owned
- Ch 176 Secondhand Dealers, Pawn and Consignment
- Ch 179 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 183 Sewers
- Ch 185 (Reserved)
- Ch 187 Skateboards and Similar Recreational Devices
- Ch 191 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 195 Solid Waste Disposal
- Ch 199 Stormwater Management
- Ch 203 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 207 Swimming Pools, Private
- Ch 211 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 215 Trailers
- Ch 219 Trees
- Ch 223 Vehicles, Abandoned; Towing
- Ch 227 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 231 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 237 Weed Control
- Ch 239 Yard Sales
- Ch 241 Yard Waste
- Ch 243 Zoning and Land Use
- Appendix
- Ch A249 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A255 Telephone Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Shall be considered a situation requiring immediate medical attention
or immediate transportation to a medical facility for medical treatment.
Any business, heath care facility, nursing home or other organization
within the Township of Lopatcong that calls for the Lopatcong Township Emergency
Squad.
Shall be considered a situation where an individual is not in need
of immediate transportation to a medical facility, nor is the individual in
need of emergency medical care.
Any inhabitant of the Township of Lopatcong who calls for the Lopatcong
Township Emergency Squad.
A.
Residential nursing homes shall provide emergency and
nonemergency transportation service for residents of nursing homes.
B.
In the event that the Lopatcong Township Emergency Squad
is called by a residential nursing home for nonemergency transportation for
a nursing home resident, the nursing home shall be issued a warning.
[Amended 12-27-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-32]
C.
In the event of a second call in the same calendar year
for nonemergency transportation, a penalty in the amount of $200 shall be
paid.
[Amended 12-27-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-32]
D.
In the event of a third or subsequent call in the same
calendar year, a penalty of $500 shall be paid.
