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Ambulance licenses shall expire on October 31st following the date of issue unless an application for renewal is filed with the department of business affairs and consumer protection prior to that date. No ambulance license shall be renewed unless the renewal application is approved by the departments of business affairs and consumer protection and fire. An applicant for a renewal license shall submit with the application evidence that a State of Illinois license has been granted, and is in force and effect, for the ambulance for which the license is sought along with documentation that reflects the completion of any required state inspection.
(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)
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)
(a) The annual license fee for an ambulance license shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010.
(b) Ambulance licenses issued by the department of business affairs and consumer protection which have not expired by October 31, 1997 shall pay a fee for any renewed license effective November 1, 1997 on a pro rata basis of the unused period for the ambulance license issued by the department of finance.
(c) Ambulance licenses are not transferable between parties.
(d) An ambulance licensee may change a vehicle currently operating under a valid license upon the inspection and approval of the departments of business affairs and consumer protection, health and fire and upon the payment of a non-refundable fee of $50.00.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 50612; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 4)
Each licensed ambulance, its equipment, the premises designated in the application for its operation and maintenance, and all records relating to its maintenance, personnel and operation shall be made available for inspection by the departments of health, fire and business affairs and consumer protection at all times.
(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)
Every person who operates or maintains an ambulance within the City of Chicago shall observe all requirements imposed by the Illinois Emergency Medical Services Systems Act, 210 ILCS 50/1, et seq., as amended, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 50612)
Any person who is granted an ambulance license under this chapter shall provide to the department of business affairs and consumer protection, upon its request: (1) a list of names of all emergency medical technicians employed by the licensee who perform duties in the city; and (2) evidence of the state licensure of such technicians.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 50612; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5)
While transporting a patient in situations where reasonable grounds exist to believe that a life threatening or potentially life threatening situation is present, emergency medical technicians may park irrespective of the otherwise applicable provisions of law, ordinance or regulations, and proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down or stopping as may be necessary for safe operation. No ambulance shall exceed the lawful speed, but the emergency medical technician may disregard laws or ordinances or regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions, when such activity is specifically provided for in State of Illinois guidelines.
The exemptions herein granted shall apply only when the emergency medical technician, while in motion, sounds an audible signal by siren as may be reasonably necessary and when the vehicle is equipped with lights and markings, as required by federal and state specifications for ambulance vehicles.
The foregoing provisions shall not relieve emergency medical technicians from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the emergency medical technicians from the consequences of reckless disregard for the safety of others.
No private or public ambulance shall operate in the city without at least two attendants who are duly licensed by the State of Illinois as emergency medical technicians, professional nurses, or physicians.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 50612)
The Commissioner of the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection shall write and adopt appropriate rules pertaining to the safety of operation and conditions appropriate to the exterior, interior signage, and general usage of private ambulances. Such rules shall include, but shall not be limited to, the size of lettering and identifying information displayed on the ambulance, or the volume, frequency ranges, and use of sirens. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection may also adopt rules pertaining to applications for an ambulance license and establishing standards for the professional conduct of ambulance personnel.
The Department of Health shall adopt health-related rules regarding the operation and maintenance of private ambulances. These rules shall adopt regulations pertaining to the operation and maintenance of private ambulances which have been promulgated by the State of Illinois Department of Public Health.
(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. 2-1-23, p. 60491, § 1)
Any public ambulance, when rendering basic life support services to a patient, shall convey the patient from the place where care was initiated to the nearest emergency medical facility approved by the City of Chicago department of health for the provision of emergency medical care services.
Any public ambulance, when offering advanced life support services to a patient, shall convey the patient from the place where care was initiated to that hospital where as determined by the resource or associate hospital, the most appropriate and needed service can be rendered to the specific patient; provided that, except as provided below, the destination hospital shall be a participant in a State of Illinois Emergency Medical Services System.
Whenever any private ambulance is offering basic life support services, no sick or injured person shall be conveyed against his/her will by the private ambulance from the place where he/she was overcome by sickness or from the scene of the crash in which he/she was injured, nor to a place to which he/she is unwilling to go; provided, that if such sick or injured person is unable to give any direction in his/her own behalf and there is no immediate relative present to direct where he/she shall be taken, such sick or injured person shall be conveyed to the nearest emergency medical facility approved by the City of Chicago department of health for the provision of emergency medical care services.
Whenever advanced life support services are initiated by a private ambulance, the patient must be conveyed to that hospital where, as determined by the resource or associate hospital, the most appropriate and needed service can be rendered to the specific patient; provided that, except as provided below, the destination hospital shall be a participant in a State of Illinois Emergency Medical Services System.
In instances where advanced life support services are indicated, and the patient demands transport to a hospital not participating in the State of Illinois Emergency Medical Services System, the patient or his/her immediate relative shall sign an appropriate release form absolving the company, the emergency medical technicians and the resource or associate hospital from responsibility related to the medical care rendered and the continuity thereof, resulting from the inability to offer fully appropriate services.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 50612; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 88; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-21, p. 41319, Art. III, § 1)
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