Ambulance personnel.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.66.170
in effect5.66.170 - Ambulance personnel.
A. Ambulance driver. Every person who drives an ambulance within the City, while responding to emergency medical calls, shall comply with the requirements of the California Code of Regulations for ambulance drivers. The driver shall also hold a certificate as an EMT, AEMT, or PM.
B. Ambulance attendant. An ambulance attendant shall be trained and competent in the proper use of all emergency equipment required by this chapter, and shall hold the required certification or license to satisfy the level of service specified in the franchise.
C. Attendant required. Each ambulance being operated within the City, in response to an emergency medical call, shall be staffed by both a driver and an attendant, unless the ambulance service operator has been exempted by the Local EMS Agency. The attendant of an ambulance transporting any patient shall occupy the patient compartment while transporting any person in apparent need of medical attention.
This section shall not apply during any "state of war emergency", "state of emergency," or "local emergency" as defined in the Government Code of the State of California.
(Ord. 7232 § 1, 2013; Ord. 5761 § 1, 1989)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.66AM_5.66.170AMPEFetched: 11/1/2026