The person who drives a first aid vehicle or invalid or wheelchair
coach.
A person qualified as both a driver and attendant independently.
A privately owned motor vehicle for hire that is constructed,
equipped or regularly provided for non-emergency transportation in
the sitting or non-recumbent positions of persons suffering from illness,
injury or disability not requiring ambulance service.
A person engaged in the business of furnishing or operating
a service described herein, whether upon contract or offering such
service to the public generally.
No person shall establish, maintain or operate as a first aid vehicle business within the city unless a license for that use is obtained from the city. Every first aid vehicle business, whether for hire or not, shall be deemed a first aid vehicle business subject to the provisions of sections 7.240 to 7.258. Each licensee shall meet the standards as described in sections 7.000 to 7.006.
(1)
The
city manager shall issue a license to a first aid vehicle operator
upon receipt of proof that the applicant has the required equipment
and qualified drivers and attendants as hereinafter set forth.
(2)
First
aid vehicle drivers, attendants or driver-attendants shall:
(a)
not
be addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or controlled substances.
(b)
be
able to speak, read and write the English language;
(c)
be
found by a duly licensed physician, upon examination attested to on
a form provided by the health officer, to be physically sound, eyesight
corrected to at least 20/40 in the better eye and free of physical
defects or diseases that might impair the ability to drive or attend
a first aid vehicle;
(d)
be
certified by the Health Division of the Department of Human Resources
of the state of Oregon as an Emergency Medical Technician;
(e)
if
a driver, or driver-attendant, hold a valid driver’s license
from the state.
(1)
No first
aid vehicle operator license shall be issued unless the city manager
has determined, upon personal inspection, that the construction, capacity
and first aid supplies and equipment of each first aid vehicle proposed
to be operated is in full compliance with all of the laws of this
state and this code.
(2)
Upon
making application for a license, the applicant shall submit a list
of the supplies and equipment to be carried in each vehicle. The list
shall be subject to review and approved annually, at the time of the
license holder’s renewal, and shall be filed with the Development
Services Department.
(3)
The
applicant shall have a qualified physician advisor licensed by the
state of Oregon.
(4)
The
vehicle shall have communication capability to contact other medical
and transportation service providers.
(5)
The
vehicle shall not utilize emergency warning lights or siren, except
when required on private property.
(6)
The
vehicle shall contain no lettering, insignia, coloring, or design
scheme that could reasonably cause confusion that the vehicle is an
ambulance.
(1)
The
operator of any first aid vehicle shall maintain adequate records
available for inspection by the city at any time of the transportation
of all persons in the vehicle. The records shall contain, at the least,
the point of pickup, point of destination, reason for service, and
a diagnosis of the person to be transported. The following persons
may not be transported in a first aid vehicle:
(a)
persons
with obvious or suspected major fractures and dislocations;
(b)
persons
requiring ongoing treatment during transport;
(c)
persons
unable to move to the vehicle unassisted;
(d)
persons
with decompensating cardiovascular symptoms or chest pain (other than
from minor trauma);
(e)
persons
with major head injury, loss of consciousness, convulsions, or other
acute CNS symptoms;
(f)
persons
with major bleeding from trauma;
(g)
persons
having suspected major abdominal injury;
(h)
persons
with severe pain;
(i)
persons
with respiratory distress;
(j)
persons
with evidence of spinal cord injury;
(k)
any
person with a severe medical illness or shock;
(l)
any
person with third degree burns, or with second degree burns covering
more than three percent of the body, or with first degree burns covering
more than five percent of the body.
(2)
Except
where a contract for medical service for employees requires otherwise,
the operator must offer transportation to the person’s own physician
or hospital of choice, or to the nearest medical facility.
A first aid vehicle carrying a patient afflicted with a contagious
or infectious disease shall thereafter be carefully and thoroughly
fumigated and disinfected under rules of the County Health officials
before being used for another patient.
No operator’s license for any of the services under this
article shall be issued unless there is also on file with the city
an insurance policy approved by the city manager, whereby the owner
and driver of each of the vehicles described in the license are insured
against liability for damage to property and for injury to, or death
of, any persons resulting from the ownership, operation or other use
thereof. The policy shall be in the sum of $100,000 bodily injury
coverage per person, $300,000 per occurrence, and $50,000 property
damage.
When a license holder replaces a vehicle, there shall be filed
with the city manager a description of the vehicle to be abandoned
or no longer used and a description of the vehicle to be placed in
use filed with the name of the manufacturer, engine and serial numbers
and state motor vehicle license number. The information shall also
be furnished for any vehicle or vehicles being added to the operation.
Each new or replacement vehicle shall be presented for inspection
according to the provisions of this chapter.
(1)
Any license granted under sections 7.240 to 7.258 may be revoked by the city council upon the following grounds:
(b)
The
license holder has abandoned its operation for a period of 10 or more
days. Acts of God, labor disputes, and other acts beyond the control
of the license holder that cause suspension or limitation of service
shall not be considered an abandonment within the meaning of this
section.
(c)
The
license holder has failed to render satisfactory service.
(2)
No suspension
or revocation shall be made permanent until a hearing has been held
by the city council.
(3)
The city manager may temporarily suspend any license granted under sections 7.240 to 7.258 without notice, if it appears that the continued operation of the licensee’s business is not in the public interest. The city council shall hold a hearing, after 10 days’ notice to the license holder, and not more than 15 days from the date of the temporary suspension, to consider permanent suspension or reinstatement of the license.
Each licensee shall be required to pay the applicable license
fee as set by council resolution.
