CA DMV Ambulance Certificate Test

CA DMV Ambulance Certificate Test Graded A

Private ambulances should only respond if ...CHP or Dispatch has authorized them

Definition of Ambulance:

Rescue vehicle modified to transport injured people

Code 3 operation uses ...lights & sirens

3 reasons for Code 3 operation:

To save a life Prevent undue suffering Prevent disability

Do dismissed guilty vertics still count as convictions?

YES

All ambulances operating under the same license must display ...the same name

How many hours of service per day are ambulance operators required to provide?24 hours

Fire extinguishers must be inspected / serviced ...Yearly or Immediately after use

Ambulances will be inspected by CHP ...Initially Yearly Randomly

Destination Restriction for ambulances:

prevents ambulances from taking unnecessarily long routes

Good Samaritan Laws do not protect EMT's when ...acts are grossly negligent or not in good faith.

Can CHP grant exceptions to statutory (regulation) requirements?

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Purpose of DMV ambulance certificate test is NOT to prove driving competence, but to ...screen for ...criminal backgrounds physical disabilities poor driving habits

You do not need an ambulance driving certificate if ...You are a Police or Firefighter.Licensed in an a different state (not CA) driving into CA.

6 Prerequisites for an Ambulance certificate:

18 years old.Valid CA driving license.Submit fingerprints for background check.Submit driving record for traffic offenses.Complete medical form DL-51 (DOT).Pass a written test.

TEMPORARY ambulance certificates last ...180 days

Ambulance certificates last ...no longer than 5 years.Expire when DL expires.

Conditional Validity means that an ambulance license is only valid with ...Valid drivers license.Medical (physical) examination certificate.EMT certificate within 1 year of employment.

Ambulance Cert. Renewal is excepted ...within 6 months of DL expiration.

For REVOKED ambulance drivers certificates ...submit a written request for a hearing ...within 10 days of revocation.

Hearing committees are composed of ...

3 members representing:

DMV CHP EMS Authority

An ambulance drivers primary responsibility is ...

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