Each ambulance shall, at all times when in use as such, be suitable for the transportation of patients from the standpoint of health, sanitation and safety, and be maintained in suitable premises and contain equipment conforming with the standards, requirements and regulations provided for herein. Said equipment shall be in proper and good condition for such use and comply with all applicable laws and local ordinances relating to health, sanitation and safety and be equipped with such lights, sirens and special markings to designate it as an ambulance, as may be prescribed in rules promulgated by the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, the Commissioner of Public Health, and federal and State of Illinois laws and any other applicable provisions of this Code.
It shall be the duty of every company licensed under this chapter to notify the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection whenever any change in its address is made, either business or residence. Any notice required to be given to a licensee shall be sufficient if addressed to the last address recorded in the office of the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
Any change of ownership of a licensed company shall terminate the ambulance-operating license and shall require a new application and a new license, and conformance with all the requirements of this chapter as upon original licensing.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 50612; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 17)