Section 170.430 - Temporary Certification for EMS Vehicles(A)Replacement Vehicle for Those Already Certified. To certify a replacement vehicle for one of its certified EMS vehicles, the licensee shall notify the Department and apply for a temporary certificate. (1) The Department must receive notice within three business days of the date that the replacement EMS vehicle is put into operation.(2) The licensee shall include a statement: (a) describing the EMS vehicle (and for ambulances, indicating the class) for which the replacement is to be certified;(b) attesting that the replacement EMS vehicle conforms to the applicable standards for that vehicle under 105 CMR 170.000; and(c) describing the reasons for replacement.(3) The Department may issue a temporary certificate of inspection for the EMS vehicle that the licensee describes in the statement. This temporary certificate shall expire on the date that the licensee receives the regular certificate of inspection or the denial of the certificate of inspection. (a) The licensee shall return the temporary certificate of inspection to the Department immediately upon receipt of the regular certificate.(b) If the regular certificate of inspection is for a class other than that of the replaced EMS vehicle, the service's license shall be modified to reflect the change, as provided in 105 CMR 170.240.(4) If upon inspection, it is found that the temporary certificate of inspection was issued for a type or class whose requirements the EMS vehicle did not meet, the applicant may be liable for a fine of up to $1,000.00 under 105 CMR 170.790.(B)Additional Vehicles to Those Already Certified. If the EMS vehicle is an addition to those authorized under the service license, the Department may issue a temporary certificate for 90 days upon application and compliance with all other applicable sections of 105 CMR 170.000.Amended, Mass Register Issue 1257, eff. 3/28/2014.