Section 1108 - Exemption from Requirements(a) Discretionary Exemption. The department may, upon a showing of good cause, grant exemptions to requirements specified in this article. The department may require concurrence by the County Health Officer or the county emergency medical care committee where the ambulance service is provided, and may impose such conditions as deemed necessary.(b) Mandatory Exemption. Exemptions mandated by Vehicle Code Section 2512 will be granted subject to the following conditions: (1) Requests. Requests for exemptions by a county board of supervisors shall include the ambulance service name, the specific exemption requested, the findings of the county emergency medical care committee pertaining to the exemption, and a statement from the county board of supervisors that the exemption is necessary for public health and safety.(2) Limitations. Each exemption shall be limited to a specific ambulance service and shall be applicable to ambulance operation only within the county of the board requesting the exemption.(3) Exemption Renewal. Renewal requests should indicate that the conditions creating the need for exemptions have been reviewed and that the continued exemption is necessary for public health and safety.(c) Exemption Expiration. Exemptions shall be valid for a period of not more than two years, unless rescinded earlier for cause. Exemptions are not transferable and shall expire upon change of ownership of the ambulance service.(d) Termination. Exemptions may be terminated for cause, upon request of the county board of supervisors, or when the need for exemptions no longer exists.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 1108
Note: Authority cited and Reference: Section 2512, Vehicle Code.