Coachella Municipal Code Art. I In General

Whenever in this chapter the following terms are used, they shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section.

"ALSD" or "LALS ambulance" means an advanced life-support or limited advanced life-support ambulance which has additional equipment and supplies as specified by the health officer.

"Ambulance" means any vehicle or boat specifically designed, constructed, modified, equipped, arranged, maintained and operated for the sole purpose of transporting any sick, injured, wounded, invalid, incapacitated or convalescent person, or expectant mother.

"Ambulance service" means the operation for monetary or other consideration of ambulances for the purpose of transporting any sick, injured, wounded, invalid, incapacitated or convalescent person, or expectant mother, from any location in the incorporated city to any destination regardless of location.

"Ambulance service areas" mean all of those portions of the incorporated area of the city divided into ambulance service areas as shown on the map entitled "Ambulance Service Areas of the City" on file in the office of the city clerk of the city and in the office of the health officer of the county of Riverside.

"BLS ambulance" means a basic life-support ambulance which has equipment and supplies as specified by Title 12, California Administrative Code.

"Class of service" means the level or levels of complexity of field emergency medical services that may be provided by a permittee, and shall be specified as basic life support provided by EMT-1A personnel conformant to Section 1797.160 of the Health and Safety Code, full advanced life support provided by California licensed physicians or by paramedics and mobile intensive care nurses certified pursuant to applicable provisions of the Health and Safety Code, or limited advanced life support provided by EMT-II personnel authorized under Sections 128.140 or 1797.160 of the Health and Safety Code.

"Emergency call" means a request for the dispatch of an ambulance to transport or provide other assistance to a person who has an apparent sudden or unforeseen need of medical attention.

"Emergency service" means the functions performed in response to an emergency call.

"EMT-II" means an emergency medical technician II certified by the state as authorized to provide unlimited advanced life support (LALS) under Section 128.140 or 1797.160 of the Health and Safety Code.

"Health officer" means the health officer of the city, or his or her designated representative.

"MIC nurse" means a mobile intensive care nurse who has been certified by the health officer as qualified in emergency cardiac and noncardiac care in the issuance of emergency instructions to MIC paramedics.

"MIC paramedic" means a mobile intensive care paramedic trained in emergency cardiac and noncardiac care certified by the health officer.

"Patient" means a sick, injured, wounded, invalid, incapacitated or convalescent person, or expectant mother.

"Permittee" means any person who has been issued a permit to operate an ambulance service in the city.

"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, association, club or organization.

(Ord. 892 §§ 8, 9, 2003; prior code § 3½-1)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Prior code § 3½-2)