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(a) A person may appeal a denial of an ambulance personnel permit or permit renewal, suspension of an ambulance personnel permit, or revocation of an ambulance personnel permit, if the person requests an appeal in writing, delivered to the city manager not more than 10 business days after notice of the director’s action is received.
(b) The city manager or the city manager’s designated representative shall act as the appeal hearing officer in an appeal hearing under this section. The hearing officer shall give the appealing party an opportunity to present evidence and make argument. The formal rules of evidence do not apply to an appeal hearing under this section, and the hearing officer shall make a ruling on the basis of a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing.
(c) The hearing officer may affirm, modify, or reverse all or part of the action of the director being appealed. The decision of the hearing officer is final as to available administrative remedies. (Ord. 21861)
(a) Licensee. In the operation of a private ambulance service, a licensee shall comply with the terms and conditions of the license, lawful orders of the director, this article, rules and regulations established under this article, and other city ordinances and state and federal laws applicable to the operation of a private ambulance service.
(b) Permittee. While driving or acting as an attendant on a private ambulance within the city, a permittee shall comply with the terms and conditions of the permit, this article, rules and regulations established under this article, other city ordinances and state and federal laws applicable to the operation of a motor vehicle and applicable to emergency medical services personnel, lawful orders of the director, and orders issued by the private ambulance service licensee employing the permittee in connection with the licensee’s discharge of duties under the license and this article. (Ord. 21861)
(a) A private ambulance service licensee shall establish policy and take action to discourage, prevent, or correct violations of this article by ambulance personnel who are employed by the licensee.
(b) A private ambulance service licensee shall not allow any ambulance personnel employed by the licensee to operate a private ambulance within the city if the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the ambulance personnel has failed to comply with this article, rules and regulations established by the director, or other applicable law. (Ord. 21861)
(a) A licensee shall procure and keep in full force and effect automobile liability insurance, malpractice insurance, and commercial general liability insurance written by an insurance company approved by the State of Texas and acceptable to the city and issued in the standard form approved by the Texas Department of Insurance. All provisions of the policies must be acceptable to the city. The insured provisions of each policy must name the city and its officers and employees as additional insureds, and the coverage provisions must provide coverage for any loss or damage that may arise to any person or property by reason of the operation of a private ambulance service by the licensee.
(b) The automobile liability insurance must provide combined single limits of liability for bodily injury and property damage of not less than $300,000 for each occurrence, or the equivalent, for each ambulance used by the licensee, with a maximum deductible not to exceed the amount allowed by the Texas Safety Responsibility Act (6701h, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes), as amended. The insurance must include uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage in amounts of not less than $20,000 per person and $40,000 per accident for bodily injury and $15,000 per accident for property damage, or the equivalent. Aggregate limits of liability are prohibited.
(c) The malpractice insurance must provide limits of liability of not less than $300,000 for each claim, or the equivalent.
(d) The commercial general liability insurance must be broad form and provide limits of liability for bodily injury and property damage of not less than $300,000 combined single limit, or the equivalent.
(e) If a vehicle is removed from service, the licensee shall maintain the insurance coverage required by this section for the vehicle until the director receives satisfactory proof that all evidence of operation as an ambulance has been removed from the vehicle.
(f) Insurance required under this section must include:
(1) a cancellation provision in which the insurance company is required to notify the director in writing not fewer than 10 days before canceling, failing to renew, or making a material change to the insurance policy; and
(2) a provision to cover all vehicles, whether owned or not owned by the licensee, operated under the private ambulance service license.
(g) A license will not be granted or renewed unless the applicant or licensee furnishes the director with such proof of insurance as the director considers necessary to determine whether the applicant or licensee is adequately insured under this section.
(h) If the insurance of a licensee lapses or is canceled and new insurance is not obtained, the director shall suspend the license until the licensee provides evidence that insurance coverage required by this section has been obtained. A person shall not operate a private ambulance service while a license is suspended under this section whether or not the action is appealed. A $100 fee must be paid before a license suspended under this section will be reinstated. (Ord. 21861)
(a) Each private ambulance service licensee shall:
(1) be available to provide private ambulance service at least Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except on legal holidays; and
(2) have a working, publicly-listed telephone that must be physically answered by the licensee or an employee 24 hours a day.
(b) A licensee shall provide the director with not less than 10 days’ written notice prior to any change in the business address or telephone number of the private ambulance service.
(c) A licensee who experiences interruption of telephone service to the place of business shall notify the director immediately. (Ord. 21861)
(a) A licensee shall specify and require an item of apparel or an item placed on the apparel to be worn by ambulance personnel employed by the licensee, which item must be of such distinctive and uniform design as to readily identify the licensee’s service and must bear the name of the licensee’s service. The item specified by each licensee must be approved by the director to ensure that ambulance personnel of one licensee may be easily distinguished from ambulance personnel of another and to ensure the neat appearance of ambulance personnel.
(b) While on duty, ambulance personnel shall wear the item specified by the licensee who employs the ambulance personnel and shall comply with such other identification regulations prescribed in the private ambulance service license. (Ord. 21861)
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