For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"AMBULANCE." A motor vehicle constructed, reconstructed, or arranged for the purpose of transporting ill, sick, or injured persons.
"AMBULANCE CALL." The act of progressing with an ambulance to the scene of need and transporting a patient to this destination.
"ATTENDANT." A person who has the duty of caring for a sick, ill, or injured person who is being transported as a patient in an ambulance.
"CHAUFFEUR." Every individual who shall drive an ambulance, as herein defined and who has a chauffeur's license issued by the State Department of Public Safety.
"CITY." All areas within the territorial limits of the city.
"CODE OF CALLS." The nonemergency type of call, slow run, or convalescent call. No red lights or siren used.
"CODE THREE CALLS." The emergency type of call. This call is made with the use of red lights and sirens.
"COMMUNICABLE DISEASE." Any disease which may be readily transmissible from one person to another by contact with the infected person, or equipment exposed to that person directly or indirectly.
"DEPARTMENT." The Police Department of the city.
"EMERGENCY ACCIDENT CALLS." All calls involving injuries occurring from fire, gas, explosion, electric shock, knife wound, gunshot, drowning, poisoning, vehicle, train, boating, or aircraft accident, or similar disaster.
"HEALTH DEPARTMENT." The Wichita Falls City-County Health Unit.
"HEALTH OFFICER." The Director of the Wichita Falls City-County Health Unit, or his designated representative.
"LICENSE." A license of public convenience and necessity, as hereinafter described.
"OPERATOR." Any person engaged in business as the owner or proprietor of ambulances, as defined herein requiring a license hereunder.
"PERMIT." The operating permit which an operator is required to obtain hereunder for each and every motor vehicle operated under license authority.
"PERSON." Any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other group or combination acting as a unit.
"SANITATION AND DECONTAMINATION MEASURES." Those measures necessary to insure the health and well-being of all patients and ambulance personnel.
"SICK CALLS." All private calls made directly to an ambulance service company, except those defined in this section herein as emergency accident calls.
(Ord. 281, passed 4-18-67)