Chapter 48-12 — PREHOSPITAL PERSONNEL

All EMT and paramedic personnel working in Contra Costa County shall provide patient care in accordance with the medical care policies, procedures and treatment guidelines promulgated by the LEMSA and its medical director.

(Ord. No. 2022-21, §§ II, III, 6-21-22).

(a)

No person may drive or act as an attendant in a certificated ambulance unless that person:

(1)

Is at least eighteen years of age;

(2)

Is trained and competent in the proper use of all ambulance equipment;

(3) Is

certified in the State of California as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Advanced EMT (AEMT), or licensed in the State of California as a paramedic, critical care paramedic, physician, physician's assistant or registered nurse;

(4)

Has successfully completed a Contra Costa County EMS system orientation; and

(5)

Holds a current California driver's license, ambulance driver's certificate and a medical examiner's certificate. Personnel hired exclusively to perform patient care duties and not hired to drive an ambulance are exempt from the requirement of this subsection.

(b)

The ambulance service provider shall provide the names of its exempt employees to the permit officer and shall notify the permit officer within five business days after any change to their exempt status.

(c)

This subdivision shall not be construed to prevent the operation of an ambulance by a peace officer or publicly employed firefighter during an emergency when no other authorized attendant is available.

(Ord. No. 2022-21, §§ II, III, 6-21-22).

No person may drive a certificated ambulance or privately owned emergency response vehicle unless the person has completed a LEMSA-approved emergency vehicle operation course.

(Ord. No. 2022-21, §§ II, III, 6-21-22).

(a)

Employers of attendants and drivers of ambulances or privately owned emergency response vehicles shall implement a dress-code policy that requires its employees to maintain a professional appearance.

(b)

Attendants and drivers of ambulances or privately owned emergency response vehicles shall maintain a professional appearance in accordance with their employer's dress-code policy.

(c)

Uniforms shall identify their employer or sponsoring agency, have visible identification of name and certification level, display the LEMSA-approved county patch, be neat and clean, and comply with other requirements as may be prescribed by the permit officer, except that public safety agency dress code policy shall prevail when in conflict with this subsection.

(d)

Paramedic interns and EMT students shall wear a uniform that conspicuously identifies them as a paramedic intern or EMT student.

(Ord. No. 2022-21, §§ II, III, 6-21-22).

(a)

Ambulance personnel shall carry on their person at all times while operating a certificated ambulance all of the following, which shall be current and valid:

(1)

Driver license;

(2)

State EMT certificate, AEMT certificate, paramedic, physician, physician's assistant or registered nurse license; and

(3)

Medical examiner certificate.

(b)

Ambulance personnel shall immediately present their driver license, identification, medical examiner certificate, and State EMT certificate, AEMT certificate, paramedic, physician, physician's assistant or registered nurse license upon the permit officer's request.

(Ord. No. 2022-21, §§ II, III, 6-21-22).