501 LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR AMBULANCES

501.1 The Mayor shall prescribe standards for ambulance licensing that will achieve safe and expeditious transportation of patients in a fashion consistent with the safety of the general public.501.2 Before granting a license for an ambulance, the Mayor shall require each applicant to supply the following:- (a) The name and address of the applicant and of the owner of the ambulance;

- (b) The training and experience of the applicant in the transportation and care of patients;

- (c) A description of the ambulance to be licensed, including the make, model number, year of manufacture, vehicle identification number, license number, the length of time the ambulance has been in use, the color scheme, insignia, name, monogram, or other distinguishing characteristics to be used to designate the applicant's ambulance;

- (d) The address of the place or places from which the ambulance will operate; and

- (e) Other information that the Mayor deems reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.501.3 No license for an ambulance shall be issued unless the Mayor finds that the ambulance is, and will be at all times when in use as an ambulance, in compliance with the following:- (a) The ambulance shall be equipped with equipment conforming to the standards issued by the Mayor pursuant to §502;

- (b) The ambulance shall be in compliance with all applicable laws and ordinances relating to health, sanitation, and safety; and

- (c) The ambulance shall be covered by insurance of a kind and in amounts conforming with standards set forth by the Mayor pursuant to §503; Provided, that this requirement shall not apply to ambulances owned and operated by an agency of the District government.501.4 The Mayor shall issue to an applicant complying with the requirements established by this chapter a license and two (2) decals.501.5 The decals, which indicate that the ambulance has been licensed by the Mayor and the date on which the license expires, shall be affixed in prominent places on the front and rear of the licensed ambulance.501.6 No ambulance license shall be sold, transferred, or assigned without the approval of the Mayor. Approval may be granted only upon a demonstration that the ambulance and its operation will conform with all licensing requirements as though it were the subject of an application for original license.501.7 No license for an ambulance shall be issued unless the ambulance has been physically inspected by the Mayor to determine compliance with the licensing requirements.501.8 Each licensed ambulance, its equipment, and the premises designated in the application, shall be available for inspection by the Mayor during the usual hours of operation.501.9 The Mayor shall subject each ambulance licensed under this chapter to at least two (2)

unscheduled inspections per year to determine compliance with the licensing standards.

501.10 No license issued under this chapter shall be valid for a period longer than one (1) year.

501.11 Renewal of an ambulance license shall be granted upon application demonstrating compliance with all licensing requirements, as though the ambulance were the subject of an application for original license.

501.12 [Deleted]

501.13 The Mayor may establish additional license requirements for an ambulance serving as a mobile intensive care unit, as defined by the Mayor pursuant to §502, including additional fees for that license.

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).