§ 16-149. Operating requirements.

The parish shall not issue an ambulance operator's license unless and until the following requirements are fulfilled by the applicant:

(1)

The applicant executes an agreement, in a form approved by the parish attorney to indemnify and hold harmless the parish, its officers and employees, and members of the ambulance board, from any liability arising out of the licensing of the applicant or the performance of the services provided under said license. In addition, the applicant shall file with the parish administrator a policy of public liability insurance issued by an insurance company qualified to do business in the state, and naming the parish as an additional insured, which contains the following conditions and stipulations that shall be approved by the parish attorney:

a.

The term of the insurance shall be at least as long as the term of the license.

b.

The insurance policy shall provide for liability limits of not less than $500,000.00 for bodily injury and/or death for each person, $500,000.00 for bodily injury and/or death for each accident, and $500,000.00 for property damage for each accident.

c.

The medical malpractice insurance policy shall provide limits of liability for each accident causing bodily injury (including death at any time resulting therefrom) of $500,000.00 for each person and $500,000.00 for each accident.

d.

Such policy shall expressly provide that it may not be cancelled, except after 30 days' written notice to the parish administrator.

(2)

Ambulance operators who respond to emergencies in the parish furnishing advanced life support services will operate under the supervision of a physician medical director using protocols approved by the parish medical society and having a written agreement with hospitals to furnish on line medical control.

(3)

Each vehicle to be used as an ambulance complies with the requirements of this article for an ambulance vehicle license.

(Code 1985, § 23-15; Ord. No. 2966, § 1, 6-23-1993; Ord. No. 3527, 5-14-1998)