10-02-04 City Council Retreat Agenda

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. (g) Persons that are not to drive the apparatus due to company policy will be noted on the city issued license. These individuals should not under any circumstances drive in the city until such time that their employer notifies the chief EMS officer that the person has been cleared and authorized to drive the company's apparatus and vehicles. Section 9 Renewal of license Renewal of any license hereunder, upon expiration or after revocation shall require conformance with all requirements of this chapter as upon original licensing. Section 10 Revocation of license . (a) The chief EMS officer may, and is hereby authorized to, suspend or revoke a license issued hereunder for failure of a licensee to comply and to maintain in compliance with, or for his violation of, any applicable provisions, standards, or requirements of this chapter, or of regulations promulgated hereunder, or any other such applicable laws or ordinances, but only after warning and such reasonable time for compliance as may be set by th~ chief EMS officer. Any applicant denied an license or any licensee whose license is suspended or revoked shall have the right of appeal to the chief of the City of La Porte Fire Department. Such appeal shall be submitted in writing to the chief EMS officer for forwarding to the Fire Chief within 10 days of occurrence of the action being appealed. the Fire Chief shall within 10 days after the appeal is received, consider all pertinent evidence in support or against the ruling appealed and render a decision either sustaining, reversing, or modifying the determination of the chief of EMS officer. (b) lfthe decision of the Fire Chiefis not acceptable to the applicant or licensee, he may within 10 days file a written request to have his appeal heard by the City Manager and/or the City Council. This hearing shall be held within 30 days of receipt of appeal and any decision reached at this point shall be the final position of the City of La Porte. (c) Upon suspension, revocation, or expiration of an ambulance license hereunder, such ambulance shall cease operation as such and no person shall permit such ambulance to be operated within the city limits of La Porte. Upon suspension, revocation, or expiration of an attendant or driver's license issued hereunder, such attendant or driver shall cease to drive or attend patients in any capacity within the City of La Porte. No ambulance company shall allow persons not duly licensed ass driver/attendants by the City of La Porte to work in such capacity inside the city. Section 11 Medical director to serve in an advisory capacity. (a) Any ambulance whose attendant receives physicians' orders either by radio, telemetry, telephone, or written standing orders must have, in an advisory capacity, a physician, licensed in the State of Texas and registered in Harris County to serve as a medical director. .