Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part XI - Hospitals
Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities
Chapter 31 - Standards
Section XI-3103 - Qualifications to Operate Ambulances; Equipment; Penalty

A. No person shall conduct, maintain, or operate an ambulance for hire unless it is under the immediate supervision and direction of a person holding either a first aid certificate, a registered nurse's license issued under the provisions of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, an emergency medical technician certificate, or a valid and unrevoked physician's and surgeon's certificate, issued under the provisions of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

B. No person shall be employed in any capacity on any ambulance unless he is the holder of a first aid certificate or is a state certified emergency medical technician.

C. No person shall conduct, maintain, or operate an ambulance which does not carry with it as part of its regular equipment the minimum essential equipment for ambulances as recommended by the American College of Surgeons.

D. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than $10 or imprisoned for not more than 10 days. The penalty prescribed by this Section shall be doubled for the second or any subsequent offense.

E. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all parishes or municipalities except those electing not to comply as expressed to the Department of Health and Human Resources in a written resolution by the governing body of such parish or municipality. The election of any parish to be included or excluded shall in no way affect the election of any municipality to be included or excluded. If any parish or municipality elects to be excluded from this Section, they may later elect to be included by resolution.

F. All financial grants administered by the state for emergency medical services pertaining to this Part shall be made available to those parishes and municipalities which are governed by the provisions of this Section.