(A) Each ambulance service shall keep in full force and effect a policy or policies of public liability and property damage insurance, issued by a casualty insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Oklahoma, with coverage provisions insuring the public from any loss or damage that may arise to any person or property by reason of the operation of the ambulance service’s ambulance, and providing that amount of recovery shall be in limits of not less than the following sums:
(1) For the damages arising out of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, not less than $500,000;
(2) For damages arising out of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, not less than $1,000,000;
(3) For any injury to or destruction of property in any one accident, not less than $500,000.
(B) Each ambulance service shall keep in full force and effect a general comprehensive liability and professional liability policy or policies issued by a casualty insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Oklahoma, with coverage provisions insuring the public from any loss or damage that may arise to any person or property by reason of the actions of the ambulance service or any of its employees, and providing that the amount of recovery shall be in limits of not less than $3,000,000.
(C) Each ambulance service shall furnish, prior to issuance of its license, an original and duplicate certificates of insurance which shall indicate the types of insurance, the amount of insurance and the expiration dates of all policies carried by the ambulance service. Each certificate of insurance shall name this jurisdiction as an additional named insured, and shall contain a statement by the insurer issuing the certificate that the policies of insurance listed thereon will not be cancelled or materially altered by the said insurer absent 30 days’ written notice received by this jurisdiction.
(D) Cancellation or material alteration of a required insurance policy or coverage shall automatically revoke the ambulance service’s license, and the ambulance service shall thereupon cease and desist from further ambulance service operations.
(Ord. 3286, passed 3-15-16)