Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Owners other than public agencies shall not permit their
ambulances to respond to emergency calls unless they have obtained from the
department a license to operate an emergency ambulance service. A license will
be issued only to persons or entities operating 1 or more ambulances designed
and operated exclusively as ambulances of which at least 1 is available 24
hours daily to provide emergency transportation.
(a) EXCEPTIONS. Exceptions to ambulance
licensing requirements are as follows:
(1)
License and vehicle identification certificate requirements shall not apply to
publicly owned and operated ambulances, or vehicles operated as ambulances at
the request of local authorities during any "state of war emergency," duly
proclaimed "state of emergency," or "local emergency," as defined in Government
Code Section 8558.
(2) License
requirements shall not prevent peace officers from arranging for the
transportation of any person in need of emergency medical care when a licensed
ambulance is not available and such transportation is immediately
required.
(3) An ambulance service
that provides service only for special events or industrial employees and does
not respond to calls from the general public is exempt from 24-hour
availability as a licensing prerequisite.
(b) License Applications.
(1) Ambulance license applications shall
contain such information as the department may deem necessary to determine
whether any owner, partner, officer, or director shall be disqualified for any
of the reasons set forth in Vehicle Code Sections 2541 and 2542. Information
may include the business name, owner's name, address, fingerprints, birth date,
social security number, driver license number, and personal history.
(2) Every license application shall be signed
and verified by the owner applicant or an authorized representative.
(3) Every license application shall be
accompanied by a list of ambulances to be operated under the license with each
ambulance identified by year make/model, vehicle identification number, and
license plate number.
(4) Every
application for an initial license shall also be accompanied by:
(A) A fee of $200.
(B) An inspection report on a form furnished
by the department for each ambulance certifying satisfactory completion of a
vehicle inspection performed not more than 30 days prior to the application
date. The vehicle inspection shall be performed and the report signed by a
representative of the department.
(C) An official brake adjustment certificate
for each ambulance issued not more than 45 days prior to the application date.
Submission of the certificate may be waived by the department when no licensed
brake adjusting station is located within 30 miles provided the licensee
certifies the brake system meets requirements of the Vehicle Code. The
certificate will be waived if the ambulance qualifies under Section 430 of the
Vehicle Code as a new vehicle.
(D)
One acceptable fingerprint card for each applicant owner, partner, officer,
director and controlling shareholder. The fingerprint card requirement may be
waived upon application to the department from a corporation where the
requirement would be burdensome because there exists a large number of
officers, directors, or controlling shareholders.
(5) Every application for a renewal license
shall also be accompanied by:
(A) A fee of
$150.
(B) One acceptable
fingerprint card for each applicant owner, partner, officer, director and
controlling shareholder added since last
licensed.
(c)
License Cancellation and Replacement. An ambulance license may be cancelled
without prejudice when it has been issued through error or voluntarily
surrendered. Any person who has voluntarily surrendered his license may
immediately apply for a replacement license for the unexpired term without fee.
(1) Any licensee who changes the name of the
business or service from that on the license shall surrender the license to the
department for cancellation within 10 days thereafter and may apply for a
replacement license.
(2) Surrender
and cancellation will be permitted at any time at the request of the
licensee.
(d) Posting of
Service Fees. The licensee shall establish and maintain a schedule of fees
covering usual service charges. The schedule shall be prominently posted in the
business office.
(e) Direct
Telephone Service. 24-hour availability for service includes but is not limited
to 24-hour maintenance of direct telephone service whereby both public agencies
and the general public can request and obtain prompt emergency ambulance
service.
1. Amendment
of subsections (a)(1), (b)(2) and new subsection (b)(3) filed 10-27-82;
effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 44).
2.
Amendment filed 11-17-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
47).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 3-4-85; designated
effective 4-1-85 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 85,
No. 10).
4. Amendment of subsection (b)(4)(C) filed 12-14-87;
operative 1-13-88 (Register 88, No. 14)
5. Change without regulatory
effect amending first paragraph and subsections (a)(1), (a)(3), (b)(3),
(b)(4)(D), (b)(5)(B) and (e) filed 12-21-95 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 95, No. 51).
6. Repealer of subsection
(b)(4)(D) and subsection relettering, and repealer of subsection (b)(5)(B) and
subsection relettering filed 7-31-96; operative 8-30-96 (Register 96, No.
31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2402 and 2512, Vehicle
Code. Reference: Sections 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2512 and 2542, Vehicle
Code.
