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A person employed as an ambulance or routine medical transport vehicle driver shall possess a current valid ambulance driver's license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Effective six months from the date of enactment of this ordinance, all persons employed as an ambulance driver shall have successfully completed an EMT-1A course accredited by the State of California Department of Health.
On the effective date of this ordinance, persons employed as ambulance attendants shall have successfully completed an EMT-1A course accredited by the State Department of Health; and persons employed as routine medical transport vehicle attendants shall have successfully completed a course of training equivalent to the advanced course in first aid given by the American Red Cross.
Effective 18 months from the date of enactment of this ordinance, all persons employed as ambulance attendants must qualify as mobile intensive care paramedics certified by the Director; and persons employed as routine medical transport vehicle attendants shall have successfully completed an EMT-1A course accredited by the State Department of Health.
(b) Termination of employment of any driver or attendant shall require written notification by an operator to the Department and local California Highway Patrol office within 48 hours.
(c) The Director shall maintain records of data required to be submitted by this Article.
(a) Certificate of Participation Required. No Receiving Hospital or STEMI Center shall receive patients through Ambulance Service Providers without obtaining a Certificate of Participation from the EMS Agency. Any person seeking to obtain a Certificate of Participation must apply on forms provided by the Director, submit all necessary information, pay all applicable fees under San Francisco business and Professions Code Section 249.8, and allow inspections required by the EMS Agency. Failure to obtain a Certificate of Participation shall preclude a person from receiving patients through an Ambulance Service Provider.
(b) Penalties. Following notice and a hearing, the Director may impose fines up to $1,000 per violation, per day, for each day a violation is committed or permitted to continue, or revoke or suspend a Certificate of Participation if the Director finds that any person violated this Article, regulations issued by the Director under this Article, or any applicable local, State or Federal laws.
(Added by Ord. 154-09, File No. 090702, App. 7/15/2009)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not in excess of $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.