(A) Qualifications. No person shall be employed or act as an ambulance driver or attendant unless they have met minimum credential standards as governed and enforced by the NC OEMS.
(B) Prohibited acts. Persons employed or acting as a driver or attendant are hereby forbidden to commit or cause to commit the following acts:
(1) To drive or attend a patient while under the influence of alcohol or other judgement impairing drug, (prescription or illicit) while on call;
(2) To smoke while inside the unit;
(3) To move any patient if there is suspicion of “foul play” without first notifying a law enforcement officer, unless necessary to preserve life or limb;
(4) To recommend to any person a mortuary preference to handle a deceased body;
(5) To use profanity in the presence of a patient, the patient’s family or bystanders;
(6) To commit or cause to be committed an assault or battery on bystanders, unless necessary to protect the patient or in self-defense; and
(7) To drive or cause to be driven, any ambulance at a speed greater than reasonably necessary without due regard for the safety of others.
(C) Occupation. Every ambulance on an emergency or non-emergency call within Surry County shall be occupied, at a minimum; by at least one NC credentialed EMT-I and one NC credentialed EMT-P. Mass casualty incidents are the only exception to this requirement.
(Ord. passed 9-7-2004)