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3.852 Ambulance - Exem t Persons and Activities. The provisions of sections 3,850 to 3,858 do not apply to: ~a} Vehicles owned or operated by the city, state, or federal governments, ar political subdivisions thereof; 4b} Vehicles being used to render temporary assistance to registered ambulance operators i n case of a publ i c catastrophe or emergency with which the registered ambulances of the city are unable to cope, or when directed to be used to render temporary assistance by a publ is official at the scene of an accident; ~c} Vehicles operated sot ely on private property or wi thi n the confines of institutional grounds, whether or not the incidental crossing of any public street, road or highway serving the property or grounds i s involved; ~d } Vehi c1 es operating from a bus i Hess location, office or headquarters outside the city, that are transporting a patient from outside the city to a heal th care facility within the city or are picking up a patient from within the city for transport outside the city, ar vehicles which are passing through without destination i n the city; fie} Any person who drives or who attends a patient transported i n a vehi cl a under subsections ~a} to fie} of thi s section; or ~ f } Any doctor or registered nurse who by state or federal license i s authors Zed to attend patients, except emergency medical technicians and emergency medical technician trainees as provided under this code. 3.854 Am„b„~1,,a,nce,,,,-,,,,,,,,Oyer to„rs. Each ambulance operator shall: ~ a} Maintain and make avai 1 abl e, upon request of the city al 1 records requ~ red by rules made pursuant to this chapter; 4b} Employ only emergency medical technicians who are certified by the State Health Division and who meet the requirements of rules adopted under this chapter; ~c} Enlist the services of a physici an advisor who shat l be a resident of ar actively practicing in the city; ~d} Make available, upon request, written information to the public concerning rate information; fie} Meet the response times and minimum levels of care required by the rules adapted under this chapter; ~ f } Render emergency medical services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Pre-hospital medical services and ambulance transportation shall be available to all persons i n the service area without regard, to race, color, religion, gender, di sabi 1 i ty, age, mars tal or fame 1 ~ al status, national ari gi n, or obi 1 i ty to pay; fig} Serve a reasonabl a and logical service area; ~h} Submit to the city, at the time of registration, proof of bond and/or all insurance required by rules adopted under thi s chapter. 3.85fi Ambulance -Termination or Revi si an of Service, An ambulance Ordinance - 5