[CC 1985 §6-619; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
A. 
There shall be three (3) classifications of licenses for ambulance personnel, which shall be as follows:
1. 
Ambulance driver;
2. 
Emergency medical technician basic (EMT basic);
3. 
Mobile Intensive Care Technician (MICT);
B. 
It is unlawful for any person to act as ambulance personnel in the City without having first secured one of the above named licenses. It is also unlawful for any person who is licensed as an ambulance driver only to act as either an EMT basic or as an MICT. Furthermore, it is unlawful for a person licensed as an EMT basic to act as an MICT. Whenever an ambulance responds to an emergency call, the ambulance must be staffed with a minimum of two (2) persons, both of whom must be at a minimum certification level of EMT.
[CC 1985 §6-620; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
A. 
The licenses required herein shall be applied for in writing on such forms as the Mulvane Emergency Services Department shall provide and shall contain such information as may be required. In addition, the application for the ambulance driver's license shall contain the following:
1. 
Whether the applicant has heretofore been licensed as an ambulance driver, and, if so, when, in what municipality, and/or state; whether such license has been revoked or suspended, and the date(s) thereof;
2. 
The number of times or places the applicant has been arrested or convicted of traffic violations;
3. 
Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, giving particulars of each conviction;
4. 
Applicant shall furnish four (4) recent photographs of himself/herself not less than two and one-half (2½) inches by three and one-fourth (3¼) inches, or submit to photographs by the designated supervisory agency in which case the applicant shall be charged a reasonable fee to defray the cost of the four (4) photographs. One (1) of the photographs shall be attached to a copy of the application filed with the Police Department, one (1) photograph shall be attached to the copy of the application filed with the designated supervisory agency, one (1) photograph kept in the individual's record filed, and the fourth (4th) photograph is affixed to the driver's license identification card;
5. 
The applicant shall furnish the names of three (3) reputable persons residing in Sedgwick and/or Sumner Counties as character references;
6. 
The applicant shall furnish a certificate by a physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Kansas, that the applicant is of sound physique with good eyesight and not subject to epilepsy, vertigo, or heart trouble, or any other infirmity of body or mind which may render the applicant unfit for the safe operation of an ambulance.
[CC 1985 §6-621; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
Every applicant for a license issued herein shall not be less than eighteen (18) years of age and shall be able to read, speak and write the English language, and shall be clean of dress and person and not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or other controlled substances.
[CC 1985 §6-622; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
A. 
Upon the filing of an application for a license as an ambulance driver or EMT, the Mulvane Emergency Services Department shall cause the applicant to be examined as to his/her knowledge of the provisions of this Chapter and of City and State laws relating to the operation of ambulances and traffic as well as geography of the City, and if the applicant fails to show a reasonable knowledge of such matters, the application shall be denied. If the applicant is found by the Mulvane Emergency Services Department to be a fit person to operate an ambulance within the City according to the above standards, it shall issue the applicant a driver's license identification card under the provisions of this law.
B. 
EMT Basic License.
1. 
A person making application for an emergency medical technician basic's license shall have successfully completed a basic training program for emergency medical technicians, which shall be equivalent to the emergency medical technicians course under the standards and auspices of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, before such license will be issued.
2. 
A person applying for an emergency medical technician basic's license need not be certified by examination by the National Register of EMTs to have his/her application approved if less than one (1) year has passed between the time his/her application is approved and the time he/she completed a basic training program for emergency medical technicians. In all other cases he/she must be certified by examination by the Kansas Certified Emergency Medical Technicians. A person whose license was issued before he/she was certified by the Kansas Certified Emergency Medical Technicians shall have that license revoked one (1) year from the date he/she completed the basic training program for emergency medical technicians unless he/she has before that time been certified by examination by the Kansas Certified Emergency Medical Technicians.
3. 
Renewal of the EMT basic license shall be year-to-year and shall be dependent upon satisfactory evidence of current certification with the Kansas Certified Emergency Medical Technicians.
C. 
Mobile Intensive Care Technician (MICT).
1. 
A person making application for a mobile intensive care technician advanced license shall, before being issued such license, be in possession of and/or meet the qualifications to be eligible to be issued an emergency medical technician basic license, and shall have been certified by examination by the Board of EMS, and further, shall have sufficient clinical instruction and experience to demonstrate proficiency to administer drugs as authorized by State regulations, to telemeter physiological data, to perform cardiac defibrillation, and properly transport patients under the direction of a physician. The course to be taken to meet the requirements of clinical instruction necessary to be approved for an MICT license must be approved by the Medical Society of Sedgwick County. Certification of this qualification must be given by a physician responsible for the training courses.
2. 
Renewal of the EMT advanced license shall be year-to-year, and shall be dependent upon satisfactory completion of refresher or continuing education courses of thirty-two (32) hours yearly. This course shall be approved by the Medical Society of Sedgwick County.
[CC 1985 §6-624; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided herein, no license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted under the laws of this State or another State or the ordinances of the City or the United States of any of the following violations:
1. 
Felony;
2. 
Any offense involving moral turpitude;
3. 
Hit-and-run driving;
4. 
Any offense involving narcotics, barbiturates, or amphetamines.
If more than three (3) years have lapsed since the conviction and the supervisory official believes the applicant to now be a fit person for such occupation, and if he/she so determines the applicant to be qualified, he/she may grant such license. If the Mulvane Emergency Services Department approves such application, a license shall be issued, provided however, that the Mulvane Emergency Services Department may issue a non-renewable temporary license for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days during the time investigation of the applicant may be conducted, such temporary license to expire automatically at the end of thirty (30) days from the date of issuance.
[CC 1985 §6-625; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
All licenses issued hereunder shall expire on the thirty-first (31st) day of December each year except as otherwise provided herein. For the original application and issuance of an ambulance driver's license identification card, a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be charged the applicant and paid to the Mulvane Emergency Services Department. For the original application and issuance of an EMT basic license or an MICT license, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be charged the applicant and paid to the Mulvane Emergency Services Department. Upon the expiration of the license, the person holding the license shall be required to obtain a new license upon the payment of the renewal fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) dollars per license, provided that in case the person shall apply for a renewal license on or before December twentieth (20th) of each year, no new license application shall be required, provided further, however, that before any renewal license is issued, the applicant must secure the approval of the Mulvane Emergency Services Department upon the requirements provided for in this Chapter and new photographs shall be required for proper identification. No refund shall be made for any reason whatsoever, and no license shall be prorated. All fees collected hereunder shall be credited to the Mulvane Emergency Services Department to defray license enforcement costs.
[CC 1985 §6-626; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
A. 
Any license provided for hereunder may be suspended or revoked by the designated supervisory agency for any reason for which the original license could be denied, and, in addition, for any of the following reasons:
1. 
Upon conviction for violation of any State or Federal law;
2. 
For conviction of any alcohol related offense while the licensee is on duty as an ambulance driver, or EMT basic or MICT. An appeal of such conviction to the district court shall not operate as a stay of said suspension as provided herein;
3. 
For failure to make full report of an accident as required by law to the Police Department;
4. 
For permitting any other person to use his/her license;
5. 
For obliterating or erasing any official entry on his/her license identification card;
6. 
In the event the driver of an ambulance is convicted for driving an ambulance while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substances or is convicted of having liquor and/or controlled substances in his/her possession while operating an ambulance, the driver's license shall be revoked permanently by the Mulvane Emergency Services Department.
7. 
In the event a person holding an ambulance driver's license or EMT basic license or MICT license recommends to any person, other than members of the ambulance driver's or EMT basic or MICT own immediate family, that any deceased person be taken to any particular mortuary in the City or recommends the service of any particular person to any one with whom the driver or attendant may come into contact in connection with his/her duties as an ambulance driver or attendant, that person's ambulance driver or attendant license shall be revoked permanently by the Mulvane Emergency Services Department.
[CC 1985 §6-627; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
Whenever any person holding a license hereunder has that license suspended or revoked, the supervisory official shall take up that license and driver license identification card and record the reason for such revocation or suspension and the term thereof.
[CC 1985 §6-632; Ord. No. 935, 12-23-1991]
The invalidity of any part or portion of this Chapter shall not affect the remainder hereof.