Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 309 - Ambulance Inspection › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section Trans 309.03 - Inspections and enforcement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No person may
				use any motor vehicle for the purpose of providing ambulance services unless
				the vehicle has been inspected and approved by the department for use as an
				ambulance in this state. Except as otherwise provided, each ambulance shall be
				inspected at least biennially to the satisfaction of the inspector to ensure
				that the ambulance meets the minimum standards applicable to that vehicle under
				subchs. I, II and III. Whenever the ambulance service provider upgrades to a
				higher level of provider service, the service provider shall notify the
				inspector. When a reserve ambulance is put into in-service ambulance status, it
				shall meet all requirements of this chapter.
(1g) Ambulance service providers based out of
				state but operating in Wisconsin shall have their home state's most current
				inspection on file with the department and shall comply with all Wisconsin
				motor vehicle legal requirements including ch. Trans 305, ch. 347, Stats., and
				this chapter, except for inspection by the department under sub. (1).
(1m) Sub. (1) does not prevent the inspector
				from doing spot inspections to check for compliance with this
				chapter.
(1r) Whenever the
				department receives a complaint about a service provider alleging
				non-compliance with this chapter, the inspector shall investigate and, where
				appropriate, inspect the provider's ambulances.
(2) The ambulance service provider shall
				present the vehicle for inspection when notified by the department and shall
				cooperate with the inspector. Whenever possible, the department shall perform
				the inspections at the ambulance service provider's place of business or other
				site convenient to the ambulance service provider's base of operation. The
				inspector shall conduct the inspection in a manner that will not interfere with
				the provision of ambulance service.
(3)
(a)
				Except as provided in sub. (4), if upon inspection a vehicle is found to be
				unsafe or improperly constructed or equipped for use as an ambulance, or if the
				ambulance service provider's license has been revoked, the inspector shall
				attach an "OUT OF SERVICE" sticker to the glass in the rear door of the
				vehicle. A vehicle may not be put in service as an ambulance while the sticker
				is so displayed. Except as provided in par. (b), the "OUT OF SERVICE" sticker
				displayed shall be reinspected by and shall have the sticker removed after
				passing reinspection by an employee of the division of state patrol or
				authorized agent of the service provider at the direction of the division of
				state patrol employee prior to reuse as an ambulance. The "OUT OF SERVICE"
				sticker shall not be removed until the deficiencies noted on the inspection
				report have been corrected, or the ambulance provider's license has been
				reinstated.
(b)
1. If a vehicle that has been declared "out
				of service" and is no longer able to serve as an ambulance, the owner or lessee
				of the vehicle shall remove the "OUT OF SERVICE" sticker and all special
				ambulance markings and features from the vehicle, including all of the
				following:
a. The warning, flood lights and
				siren unless the vehicle is being converted for use as another kind of
				authorized emergency vehicle. The current owner or lessee must physically
				remove all lighting equipment required by s. Trans 309.15 (2), the siren and
				public address equipment required by s. Trans 309.17 and all lettering and
				markings required by s. Trans 309.19. The current owner or lessee must also
				remove all equipment required in subch. III. Ambulance lighting shall be
				brought into compliance with vehicle general lighting requirements in ch. 347,
				Stats. and ch. Trans 305.
b. Any
				lettering identifying the vehicle as an ambulance.
c. All equipment required in subch.
				III.
2. The owner or
				lessee of the vehicle is not required to obtain approval from the department
				but shall notify the department when he or she proceeds under this
				paragraph.