501.1 No person shall operate or hold itself out as operating an ambulance in the District unless the operator holds a currently valid certificate issued pursuant to this chapter for that ambulance.

501.2 No person shall advertise or disseminate information to the public that emergency medical technician ambulance service is offered unless that service is:

(a) Provided by District-certified emergency medical technicians;

(b) Operating District-certified basic life support ambulances, as defined by the Director pursuant to § 510 of this chapter; and

(c) Operating on a continuous twenty-four (24) hour per day basis except for those agencies providing special event coverage.

501.3 No person shall advertise or disseminate information to the public that paramedic ambulance services are offered unless that service is:

(a) Provided by District-certified paramedics;

(b) Operating District-certified advanced life support ambulances, as defined by the Director pursuant to § 510; and

(c) Operating on a continuous twenty-four (24) hour per day basis.

501.4 Advertising or information regarding ambulance services may only appear on emergency medical response vehicles, as defined in to § 510, used on a continuous twenty-four (24) hour per day basis to provide service.

SOURCE: Rules of the Board of Public Welfare issued July 28, 1950; as amended on September 29, 1950; and by Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 8542 (December 4, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 16569 (December 6, 2013).