5 Display of licence
6 Term of licence
7 Suspension or
cancellation by Registrar
Ambulance
Unit Numbers
8 Ambulance unit
numbers
Operator’s
Duties
9 Vehicle insurance
10 Malpractice insurance
11 Refusing service
12 Telephone access
13 Alternate use of ambulance
14 Provision of
reports, etc.
Ambulance
Attendants
15 Prohibition
Ambulance
Maintenance
16 Maintenance program
17 Semi-annual inspection
18 Notification of defects
19 Duty to repair
20 Replacement parts
21 Records
22 Maintenance of
records
Repeal,
Expiry and Coming into Force
23 Repeal
24 Expiry
25 Coming into
force
Definitions
1 In this
Regulation,
(a) “Act” means the Ambulance Services Act;
(b) “licence” means a licence to provide
ambulance services;
(c) “maintenance program” means a written
maintenance program, approved by the Registrar, that provides for a continuous
and regular program of inspection, maintenance and repair of the ambulances and
equipment that are or will be used by an operator to provide ambulance
services.
Licensing
Application
for licence
2(1) A person wishing to
obtain or to renew a licence must submit an application to the Registrar in the
form prescribed by the Minister.
(2) An application for a
licence must include the following:
(a) a description of the ambulances to be used
in providing ambulance services;
(b) a description of the level and type of
ambulance services to be provided;
(c) a maintenance program that is approved by
the Registrar;
(d) any other information required by the
Registrar.
(3) An application for a renewal of a licence must include the
following:
(a) whether any ambulance has been added to or
dropped from the operator’s ambulance services;
(b) any proposed changes to the level and type
of ambulance services to be provided;
(c) any changes in the maintenance program that
are approved by the Registrar;
(d) any other information required by the
Registrar.
Inspection
3 Before issuing or
renewing a licence or at any other reasonable time, the Registrar may inspect
or cause to be inspected the equipment and premises of the applicant or
operator, including
(a) the premises from which the ambulance
service operates or will operate,
(b) the ambulances and the equipment, supplies
and other items related to the ambulance service,
(c) the qualifications of the ambulance
attendants who are providing or will provide the ambulance service, and
(d) all records kept by the applicant or
operator.
Levels of service
4(1) A licence
must specify which of the following levels of ambulance services as described
in the Staff, Vehicle and Equipment Regulation the operator is
authorized to provide:
(a) emergency medical responder level;
(b) basic life support level;
(c) advanced life support level.
(2) An operator may provide
only the level or levels of ambulance services specified in the operator’s
licence.
Display of licence
5 Every operator
must display the operator’s licence
(a) in such a manner that it is protected by a
transparent material, and
(b) in a place that is accessible to the public
at the main premises of the operator from which the ambulance service is
operated.
Term of licence
6 A licence is
valid for a period of 3 years from the date of its issue or for a shorter
period as specified by the Registrar on the licence.
Suspension or cancellation by Registrar
7(1) The
Registrar may suspend a licence if, in the Registrar’s opinion, the operator
contravenes the Act, the regulations or a condition to which the licence is
subject.
(2) The Registrar may
cancel a licence if
(a) the licence has been suspended and the
matters that led to the suspension are not rectified within a reasonable time
specified by the Registrar at the time of the suspension, or
(b) the operator stops providing ambulance
services in the area of Alberta described in the licence.
(3) If a licence is
suspended or cancelled, the operator must return the licence to the Registrar
immediately.
(4) A licence is at all
times the property of the Crown in right of Alberta and is subject to the
control of the Registrar.
Ambulance
Unit Numbers
Ambulance
unit numbers
8(1) An operator
may use or permit the use of an ambulance only if that ambulance
(a) is approved by the Registrar for regular
use, and
(b) is given a unit number by the Registrar.
(2) An operator may apply
to the Registrar at any time for a unit number for an ambulance that will be
used in providing ambulance services.
(3) The Registrar may
inspect an ambulance or cause it to be inspected on receipt of an application
for a unit number under subsection (2).
(4) If the ambulance
complies with the regulations under the Act, the Registrar may provide the
operator with a unit number for the ambulance.
(5) Despite subsection (1),
the Registrar may authorize an operator to use or permit the use of an
ambulance that does not have a unit number in the situations specified by the
Registrar.
Operator’s
Duties
Vehicle
insurance
9 An operator must
maintain, in respect of an ambulance used in the provision of ambulance
services, automobile insurance that includes an endorsement giving the operator
permission to carry passengers for compensation and that insures, to a limit in
respect of each accident of not less than $2 000 000 exclusive of
interest and costs, against liability resulting from bodily injury to or the
death of one or more persons and loss of or damage to property.
Malpractice insurance
10 An operator must
maintain malpractice insurance under which
(a) the operator and each ambulance attendant
engaged by the operator are insured against liability for personal injury resulting
from negligent acts or omissions in carrying out their duties,
(b) the minimum liability for which the operator
and each ambulance attendant is insured is $1 000 000 for each
negligent act or omission, and
(c) the policy includes an annual aggregate
limit of at least $3 000 000.
Refusing service
11 No operator or
person who is employed or engaged by an operator to receive calls for an
ambulance and no ambulance attendant may refuse to provide emergency ambulance
services in response to a call from the area in which services are provided by
the operator unless, in the opinion of the operator, person or ambulance
attendant, imminent danger to the ambulance attendant may exist.
Telephone access
12 An operator must
ensure that
(a) the public can call for ambulance services
through a dedicated telephone line on a 24‑hour a day basis, and
(b) the emergency telephone number for the
ambulance services is listed and advertised in the telephone directories for
the area in which the services are provided by the operator.
Alternate use of ambulance
13(1) An operator
may not permit an ambulance to be used for any purpose other than the provision
of ambulance services.
(2) Subsection (1) does not
apply to an operator’s permitting an ambulance to be used to transport
medication, medical appliances, blood, blood products, human tissue or other
medically necessary items, human organs or a dead human body if the operator
ensures that another ambulance is available to provide ambulance services.
Provision of reports, etc.
14(1) An operator
must, in accordance with a request by the Registrar, provide the Registrar with
reports, returns or other information in the operator’s possession or under the
operator’s control that are relevant to the provision of ambulance services.
(2) Reports, returns and
other information provided under subsection (1) are to be treated as having
been supplied in confidence.
Ambulance
Attendants
Prohibition
15(1) No person
may provide or attempt to provide ambulance services as an ambulance attendant
(a) while the person has a physical disability
that might make the person unable to meet the physical requirements expected of
an ambulance attendant,
(b) within 8 hours after the person consumes an
alcoholic beverage,
(c) while the person is under the influence of
alcohol, and the person’s faculties are affected in such a way that the safety
of a patient or any other person is endangered in any way, or
(d) while the person is using a drug that
affects the person’s faculties in such a way that the safety of a patient or
any other person is endangered in any way.
(2) No operator may permit
an ambulance attendant to respond to a call for ambulance services if the
ambulance attendant falls within any of the situations described in subsection
(1)(a) to (d).
Ambulance
Maintenance
Maintenance
program
16 An operator must
follow the operator’s maintenance program and must ensure that all ambulance
attendants and vehicle maintenance personnel
(a) are informed of the maintenance program, and
(b) are familiar with its requirements.
Semi‑annual inspection
17 An operator must
ensure that inspections for roadworthiness are carried out on the operator’s
ambulances at least once every 180 days by a person who is a certified
journeyman in the automotive service technician trade under the Apprenticeship
and Industry Training Act.
Notification of defects
18 An operator must
ensure that an ambulance attendant who becomes aware of a defect that may
affect the safe operation of any of the operator’s ambulances or ambulances’
equipment immediately notifies the operator or the operator’s designate of the
defect.
Duty to repair
19 When an operator
or any of the operator’s staff becomes aware of a defect in one of the
operator’s ambulances or receives a notice of defect from a manufacturer,
distributor or importer under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada)
concerning one of the operator’s ambulances, the operator must ensure that the
ambulance is, as soon as is reasonably possible, repaired or otherwise modified
in accordance with instructions, if any, provided by the manufacturer so that
the ambulance may be operated safely.
Replacement parts
20 Every operator
and every person who repairs an ambulance must ensure that replacement parts
used in the repair of the operator’s ambulances
(a) are designed for the particular purpose for
which they are used, and
(b) are installed in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Records
21 An operator must
keep the following records in respect of each of the operator’s ambulances:
(a) an identification of the ambulance,
including
(i) the unit number that has been assigned to it
by the Registrar,
(ii) the manufacture and model number of the
chassis,
(iii) the year of manufacture of the chassis, and
(iv) the vehicle identification number;
(b) a record of the inspection, repair,
lubrication and maintenance of the ambulance, including
(i) the nature of the inspection or work
performed on it,
(ii) the date on which the inspection or work
took place and the odometer reading of the ambulance at that time, and
(iii) the name of the person who carried out the
inspection, repair or maintenance;
(c) any notification by an ambulance attendant
under section 18 or notice of defect referred to in section 19 received with
respect to the ambulance or the ambulance’s equipment and the corrective work
done as a result of the notification or notice.
Maintenance of records
22(1) Subject to
subsection (2), an operator must retain records referred to in section 21 for a
period of 5 calendar years after the calendar year in which they are recorded
or for a shorter period approved by the Registrar.
(2) An operator must
provide the record referred to in section 21(b) prepared in respect of an
ambulance to a person who buys the ambulance or who receives the ambulance in
trade.
(3) When an operator is
required to retain records under subsection (1), the records must be kept or
made available at the operator’s main place of business in Alberta.
Repeal,
Expiry and Coming into Force
Repeal
23 The Licensing
Regulation (AR 3/94) and the Ambulance Maintenance Regulation
(AR 2/94) are repealed.
Expiry
24 For
the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy
and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an
amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on April 30, 2007.
AR
46/99 s24;3/2004
Coming into force
25 This Regulation
comes into force on March 1, 1999.
