§ 42-73. Exemptions.

The following vehicles or ambulances are exempt from the provisions of this article:

(1)

A government owned or operated vehicle not ordinarily used for the treatment or transport of life threatening medical emergencies or transportation of persons who are sick, injured or otherwise incapacitated.

(2)

Vehicles used for transporting a patient pursuant to the Florida Good Samaritan Act, F.S. § 768.13, or its successors.

(3)

A vehicle used to transport patients in the event of a major catastrophe or emergency, when county certified and state permitted ambulances pursuant to F.S. ch. 401 are insufficient in number to render the services needed.

(4)

Ambulances based outside the county that:

a.

Pick up a patient within the county for transportation back to a private residence or medical facility outside the county; or

b.

Pick up patients outside the county for transportation into the county.

(5)

Ambulances owned or operated by the state or the United States.

(6)

A fire department vehicle which is used as an integral part of a fire suppression response unit, which vehicle may from time to time be used to transport fire fighters in need of medical attention, as a direct result of their fire fighting duties; however, BLS or ALS transport and non-transport units shall not be exempt under this section.

(7)

A privately owned vehicle not ordinarily used in the business of transporting persons who are sick, injured, wounded, incapacitated or helpless.

(8)

Any vehicle exempted by state statute.

(9)

Any organization or person which provides wheelchair transport services, if:

a.

The service is a public transportation system; or

b.

The service is a public or private school bus system whose major business is that of transporting school children to and from school or school related activities.

(10)

A vehicle under the direct supervision of a licensed physician used as an integral part of a private industrial safety, emergency or disaster plan within a privately owned and controlled area, which vehicle may from time to time be used to transport persons in need of medical attention, but which is not available to the general public and which does not routinely transport patients.

(Ord. No. 04-48, § 2, 11-30-04)