<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-56. - Certified personnel required.</div>
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               (a)
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               Every ambulance when transporting a patient shall be occupied at a minimum by the
               following:
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               (1)
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               At least one emergency medical technician who shall be responsible for the medical
               aspects of the mission prior to arrival at the medical facility, assuming no other
               individual of higher certification or license is available; and
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               (2)
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               One medical responder who is responsible for the operation of the vehicle and rendering
               assistance to the emergency medical technician.
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               An ambulance owned and operated by a licensed health care facility that is used solely
               to transport sick or infirm patients with known nonemergency medical conditions between
               facilities or between a residence and a facility for scheduled medical appointments
               is exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
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               (b)
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               The commission shall adopt rules setting forth exemptions to the requirements stated
               in subsection (a) of this section applicable to situations where exemptions are considered
               by the commission to be in the public interest.
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