(a) Ambulance Driver. Every person who drives an ambulance within the County, while responding to emergency calls, shall comply with the requirements in the California Administrative Code for ambulance drivers. The driver shall also hold a certificate as an EMT-IA, EMT-II, or EMT-P.
(b) Ambulance Attendant. An ambulance attendant shall he trained and competent in the proper use of all emergency equipment required by this Chapter, and shall hold the required certification to satisfy the level of service as specified in the permit.
(c) Attendant Required. Each ambulance being operated within the County, in response to an emergency call, shall be staffed by both a driver and attendant, unless the ambulance service operator has been exempted. The attendant of an ambulance responding to an emergency call shall occupy the patient compartment while transporting any person in apparent need of medical attention.
This Section shall not apply during any “state of emergency,” or “local emergency” as defined in the Government Code of the State of California.
(Ord. 2084, passed - -1976; Am. Ord. 2841, passed - -1984; Am. Ord. 3251, passed - -1998)