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emergency mode or transporting a patient must possess within 6 |
| months of being employed, certification of successful completion of |
| a basic ambulance vehicle operator course, or a course that has |
| been approved by the board as an equivalent, in order to operate an |
| ambulance in an emergency mode or to transport a patient. This |
| requirement applies to all paid and volunteer ambulance operators |
| and transporters. This requirement is in addition to vehicle |
| operator requirements of Title 29-A or other law. A person whose |
| job description includes operating an ambulance in an emergency |
| mode or transporting a patient who successfully completes a basic |
| ambulance vehicle operator course or a course that has been |
| approved by the board as an equivalent may apply to the board for |
| reimbursement for the cost of the course. |