Article 10 — General Requirements

All personnel employed or utilized by ambulance provider agencies in the capacity of providing medical care and treatment or driving emergency vehicles must possess the appropriate State and local licensure, certification, and accreditation.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)

In addition to the other requirements set forth in this section, each ambulance provider agency shall be an active participant in the EMS system and comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies and procedures which now exist or may hereafter be enacted including, but not limited to, those related to medical control, quality assurance, special incident reporting, data collection and evaluation, dispatch, and communications. The ambulance provider agency shall integrate its services with the services of other EMS system participants including first responder agencies, ambulance provider agencies, hospitals, other health professionals, and public safety agencies.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)

A licensed ambulance provider agency shall provide ambulance service in connection with the class or classes of medical service specified in its EMS provider agreement and license on a continuous twenty-four (24) hour-a-day basis throughout the entire service area or portion of service area as specified in the EMS provider agreement, except as otherwise indicated in such agreement.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)

The ambulance provider agency shall, without delay, notify the local EMS agency in advance of any known or foreseeable interruptions, suspensions, or delays in service which may endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the service area or portion of the service area covered by the ambulance provider agency authorization.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)

An ambulance provider agency shall have the right to provide ambulance service, on a nonexclusive or exclusive basis, originating only within the service area and in the manner specified by the EMS provider agreement and license except as specified in County EMS policies and procedures. An ambulance provider agency shall, consistent with its EMS provider agreement, maintain appropriately staffed ambulances within its authorized ambulance service area.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)

Ambulance provider agencies shall, based upon available resources, participate in local or area-wide disaster exercises on at least an annual basis.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)

An ambulance provider agency shall notify the local EMS Agency within twenty-four (24) hours and provide copies of collision reports within fifteen (15) days of all accidents involving its ambulances where an injury occurs or where there is greater than Five Hundred and no/100ths ($500.00) Dollars of vehicular or property damage to any vehicle involved therein. Ambulance provider agencies shall retain such records for a minimum of three (3) years from the date of the accident and they shall be subject to local EMS agency review.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)

No ambulance provider agency shall advertise a seven (7) digit telephone number for the purpose of receiving emergency ambulance requests.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)

Personnel utilized as members of medical crews for ambulance services, including, but not limited to, ambulance drivers, shall not have committed any of the actions stated in Section 1798.200 of Division 2.5 of the California Health and Safety Code, or any combination thereof. Additionally, an ambulance driver shall not be utilized in such capacity if that individual commits any of those acts stated in Section 1102.2 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, or any combination thereof.

(§ 1, Ord. 99-17, eff. September 9, 1998)