Every owner, operator, manager, or supervisor of an ambulance service shall comply with all the provisions ofthis article and Vehicle Code section 13373 and shall have the following supplementary responsibilities:
Each driver shall be required to demonstrate that he/she is capable of safely operating the type of ambulance to which assigned before driving such vehicle on a highway unsupervised or in emergency service.
No person shall be permitted to drive an ambulance or act as the required attendant unless he/she meets all applicable provisions of this article. Any employee who does not meet the requirements of, or is not thoroughly familiar with the provisions of this article and Vehicle Code sections 21055, 21056, 21806, 21807 and 23103, shall be prohibited from driving an ambulance in emergency service.
No owner shall knowingly require or permit the operation of any ambulance that is not in safe operating condition or not equipped and maintained as required by any law or this subchapter; or knowingly require or permit any driver to drive in violation of any law or regulation.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 1106
Note: Authority cited: Section 2512, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 2504, 2512 and 2542, Vehicle Code.