(A) The minimum level of any medical crew member operating upon an ambulance within the county shall be at the N.C. emergency medical technician (EMT) level.
(B) The franchisee shall not refuse to hire, nor discharge from employment, nor discriminate against any person regarding compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of age, sex, race, religion, color or national origin. The franchisee shall take affirmative action to ensure the employees are treated during employment without regard to their age, sex, race, religion, color or national origin. This condition includes, but is not limited to the following: recruitment advertising, employment interviews, employment, rates of pay, upgrading, transfer, demotion, layoff and termination.
(C) (1) Upon suspension, revocation, or termination of a franchisee's medical crew member's driver's license, credentials or qualifications required for credentialing, such person shall not drive an ambulance, provide medical care, or provide credentialed services in conjunction with an ambulance service.
(2) It is the responsibility of the franchisee to provide a copy of the MVR to the Director of Emergency Services for each driver of a franchised ambulance annually on the first day of July, or upon hiring of such driver. Failure to provide an MVR for a driver will result in disqualification of that driver. Major driving infractions, such as DUI/DWI, reckless driving, passing a stopped school bus, vehicular homicide/manslaughter, speeding in excess of 15 mph above the posted speed limit, or leaving the scene of an accident should be reported immediately to the Director of Emergency Services. The county's Director of Emergency services and the county's Risk Manager will review the MVRs and reports of major driving infractions. Persons with unacceptable driving records will not be allowed to drive a franchised ambulance. Applicable county policy will be the criteria used to determine whether or not a driving record is acceptable.
(D) It is the intent of the county that person allowed to drive franchisee-owned or operated vehicles be held to a like driving standard to those person operating county vehicles. When any such franchisee vehicle is involved in an accident, regardless of fault, the franchisee shall immediately require the driver of such vehicle to be medically screened for any indication of possible abuse of alcohol, prescription drugs, or any illegal substance. These results will be made available to the county's Risk Manager upon receipt form the applicable laboratory. The franchisee will bear the cost of such testing.
(E) In addition to the post-accident testing required by division (D) above, each franchisee shall adopt and administer random, unannounced testing for all person allowed to drive franchisee-owned or operated vehicles. This random, unannounced testing will be conducted pursuant to a policy for such testing adopted by the franchisee that is consistent with the Davidson County Substance Abuse Policy as set out in Chapter X of the Davidson County, North Carolina, Human Resources Resolution, as periodically amended. The results of all random, unannounced testing will be provided by the franchisee to the EMS Director and the County Risk Manager within ten days of testing.
(Ord. passed 10-28-14; Ord. passed 2-27-18; Ord. passed 11-12-19; Ord. passed 2-27-23)