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Quick Question. Just heard this one. Call was for a female who wanted transport to the ED for "really bad poison oak", and asked the dispatcher if it was possible for her "blind seeing eye dog" (a service dog protected by law) to accompany her to the ED in the Ambulance. Upon dispatch the Medic said that he could not have the dog in the back of the Ambulance, and the patient then cancelled her request for the Ambulance. Now, setting aside the BS nature of the call, what does the law state about Service Dogs in Ambulances? I had never encountered that situation myself; has anyone? Any law, policy, etc you want to share? Because SAR Dogs in CA recently received the same protection as Service Dogs for Medical Uses, I am familiar with (in general) with some prohibitions that still stand (like taking the dog into an ICU or into a Clean Room), but am not familiar with this one. Was that a legal statement from the Medic?