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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6391 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE (1964) , AS AMENDED, WHICH CHAPTER REGU- LATES THE OPERATION OF AMBULANCES, BY AMENDING PARAGRAPHS (a) AND (h) OF SEC. 6-1, DEFINITIONS, PARAGRAPH (c) OF SEC. 6-19, OPERATING REGULATIONS, AND SEC. 6-22, QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS FOR DRIVERS ' AND ATTENDANTS' REGISTRATION, SO THAT SAME REQUIRE THAT ATTENDANTS SATISFACTORILY COM- PLETE THE 72-HOUR ADVANCED FIRST-AID TRAINING COURSE OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECH- NICIAN (EMT) COURSE, AND BE CERTIFIED BY THE HEALTH DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; MAK- ING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Paragraphs (a) and (h) of Sec. 6-1, Definitions, of Chapter 6 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) , as amended, are hereby amended, and after having been so amended, same shall be and read as follows: "(a) AMBULANCE - The term 'ambulance' shall mean any motor vehicle for emergency care which provides a driver compartment and a patient com- partment to accommodate two emergency medical technicians and litter patients so positioned that at least one patient can be given intensive life-support during transit; Which carries equip- ment and supplies for optimal emergency care at the scene, as well as during transport, for two- way radio communication, for safeguarding per- sonnel and patients under hazardous conditions, and for light rescue procedures; and which is designed and constructed to afford maximum safety and comfort and to avoid aggravation of the patient's condition, exposure to complications, and threat to survival. Each such ambulance shall have not less than fifty-four (54) inches of head-room in the ,patient compartment from the floorboard the cot rests upon to the ceiling, with twenty-five (25) inches of unencumbered floor space beside the cot, and such compartment shall be not less than one hundred sixteen (116) inches in length, "(h) CODE III CALLS - The term 'Code III Calls ' shall mean the emergency type call, and shall include all calls involving serious injuries or illnesses which could result in loss of life or permanent injury. Red lights and siren are used." SECTION 2. That Paragraph (c) of Sec. 6-19, Operating Regulations, of Chapter 6 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) , as amended, is hereby amended, and after having been so amended, same shall be and read as follows: "(c) Each ambulance shall have, in addition to the driver, an attendant who holds a current valid certificate showing that be has satis- factorily completed the Emergency Medical Tech- nician (EMT) Basic 72-hour ambulance personnel training course, also known as the Emergency- Medical Technician (EMT) course, certified by the City Health Officer, which attendant shall remain in attendance to the patient being con- veyed." SECTION 3. That Sec. 6-22, Qualifications of Applicants for Drivers ' and Attendants' Registration, of Chapter 6 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) , as amended, is hereby amended, and after having been so amended, same shall be and read as follows: "Sec. 6-22. Qualifications of Applicants for Drivers ' and Attendants ' Registration. Each applicant for registration as an ambu- lance driver or attendant in the City shall be a citizen of the United States of America. Each applicant for an ambulance driver's registration must be the holder of a current chauffeur's license issued by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. Each applicant must be able to speak, read and write the English language. Each applicant must furnish a written certificate from the City Health Officer that he is of sound physique, possesses good eyesight and good hearing, is not subject to epilepsy-, vertigo, heart trouble, or infirmity of body or mind, has had a blood test and a chest x-ray, and is not addicted to the use of drugs or intoxicating liquors so as to render him unfit to perform the duties of the driver or attendant. Each applicant must fur- nish satisfactory proof that he is a person of good moral character. Each applicant must fur- nish proof that he holds a valid certificate showing that he has satisfactorily completed the Red Cross Advanced First-Aid Course and the 6-hour American Heart Association's course in cardio7pulmonary resusitation, and such proof must be certified by the Health Director of the City, of Fort Worth. All applicants for ambulance attendant must also furnish proof of satisfactory completion of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic 72-hour personnel training course, and such proof must also be certified by the Health Director of the City of Fort Worth." SECTION 4. Any person, firm, corporation, or any agent or employee thereof who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is per- mitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be, and is hereby declared to be, cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, and this ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect any of such other ordinances except insofar as the provisions thereof may be expressly inconsistent or directly in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in which event such conflicting provisions, if any, in such other ordinance or ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 6* It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable; and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordi- nance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judg- ment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY.- 1_n6 'Lu Ci TO FORM Adopted this the 14 1; day of Alove-nizer. , 1970