Section 170.500 - Service Zone Plans(A) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111C, § 10, each local jurisdiction shall be covered by a service zone plan approved by the Department that: (1) identifies and makes optimal use of all available EMS resources;(2) sets out how emergency response is coordinated and carried out; and(3) ensures the dispatch and response of the closest, appropriate, available EMS resources.(B) Service zone plans shall be developed by the local jurisdiction(s), with technical assistance, review and recommendation for approval by the applicable Regional EMS Council. The local jurisdiction(s) shall develop the service zone plan with input from the following, at a minimum:(1) first responder agencies operating in the service zone including municipal fire and rescue departments;(2) emergency first response (EFR) services operating in the service zone;(3) all ambulance services providing primary ambulance response pursuant to provider contracts in the service zone;(4) all other ambulance services operating in the service zone; and(5) the health care facilities, including nursing homes, that appear in the service zone inventory pursuant to 105 CMR 170.510(A)(5).(C) A service zone plan may cover a single local jurisdiction or multiple local jurisdictions. If a plan covers more than one local jurisdiction, it must be approved by each of the local jurisdictions covered by the plan. If a service zone plan covers local jurisdictions in more than one EMS region, it must be reviewed by each of the applicable Regional EMS Councils.Amended, Mass Register Issue 1257, eff. 3/28/2014.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1486, eff. 1/6/2023.