2007-11-12 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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( c) All attendant-drivers must hold current certification from the Texas Department of State Health Services as an emergency medical technician. (d) No attendant-driver shall have a final conviction for theft, robbery, state or federal controlled substances acts, rape, sexual abuse, indecency with a child, or abuse of a corpse. (e) No attendant-driver shall have been convicted of three or more moving violations within the preceding two-year period. (t) All attendant-drivers shall be able to pass the vision test as prescribed by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Sec. 30-101. 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. Sec. 30-102. 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 compliance with, or for his violation of, any applicable provisions, standards or requirements of this chapter, or of regulations promulgated hereunder, or of any other applicable laws or ordinances, but only after warning and such reasonable time for compliance as may be set by the chief EMS officer. Any applicant denied a license or any licensee whose license is suspended or revoked shall have the right of appeal to the city manager. Such appeal shall be submitted to the city manager in writing within ten days of the action being appealed. The city manager shall, within ten days after appeal is filed, consider all the evidence in support of or against the ruling appealed from and render a decision either sustaining, reversing, or modifying the determination of the chief EMS officer. (b) If the city manager's decision is not acceptable to the applicant or licensee, he may, within ten days of that decision, file an appeal in writing with the city secretary to the city council. Such a written appeal shall set forth the specific grounds therefore. The city secretary shall notify the appellant within ten days after receipt of appeal as to the time and place of the hearing by the city council, which shall be within 30 days of receipt of such appeal. The determination of the city council on any appeal pursuant to this chapter shall be final. (c) Upon suspension, revocation or termination of an ambulance license hereunder, such ambulance shall cease operation as such and no person shall permit such ambulance to continue operations as such. Upon suspension, revocation or termination of attendant's or driver's license hereunder, such attendant or driver shall cease to drive or attend an ambulance and no person shall employ or permit such individual to drive or attend an ambulance. Sec. 30-103. Medical Director To Serve In An Advisory Capacity. (a) Any ambulance whose attendant receives physicians' orders either by voice communications or written standing orders must have, in an advisory capacity, a physician, licensed in the State of Texas, to serve as medical director. (b) Any ambulance licensed under this chapter must maintain with the chief EMS officer a statement of their current medical director including his or her name, business address, business telephone number, and Texas medical license number; and the federal narcotics license number if any drugs or supplies are prescribed by this physician.