§ 7.16.160. Driver's and attendant's certificates and licenses—Carrying for inspection.

A.

Every ground ambulance driver and every ground ambulance attendant shall carry and produce such documents for inspection upon request by the director of the department of health services, or his or her designee, during ambulance service working hours, the following documents:

1.

Current California driver's license (driver);

2.

Current California ambulance driver's certificate (driver);

3.

Current California medical examination card (DL-51)-(driver);

4.

Current state of California Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification card or current Paramedic license (both driver and attendant);

5.

Current Paramedic Los Angeles County accreditation—Paramedics only.

B.

Every medical flight crew member of an EMS Aircraft shall carry and produce for inspection upon request by the director of the department of health services, or his or her designee, during ambulance service working hours, his or her applicable licensure and or certification documents, as specified in Los Angeles County prehospital care policies and procedures.

C.

Failure to provide current licenses and certification, as listed in Section 7.16.160(A) or (B), to a local EMS agency representative upon request shall be deemed a violation of this code and shall subject the driver and/or attendant, and applicable medical flight crew member, to an administrative fine in an amount up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) in addition to the applicable provisions of chapter 7.04. Any notice of violation shall be issued pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.16.125, et seq., of this chapter. The operator shall also be notified by telephone. The employee shall be removed from service until he or she has all current licenses and certifications in his or her possession. The operator or the employee shall provide documentation of the employee's current certifications to the EMS agency within five days of the issuance date of the citation.

D.

Every ambulance operator shall be responsible for promulgating and enforcing employee rules to ensure compliance with this section. An ambulance operator failing to promulgate or to enforce employee rules hereunder shall be subject to an administrative fine in an amount up to five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per occurrence as well as the appropriate penalties and fines defined in Chapter 7.04.

(Ord. 2011-0031 § 18, 2011: Ord. 96-0067 § 12, 1996: Ord. 91-0002 § 8, 1991: Ord. 88-0181 § 21, 1988: Ord. 83-0017 § 3 (part), 1983: Ord. 11806 § 1 (part), 1978: Ord. 5860 Ch. 4 § 1007, 1951.)