Eleven states require drivers to complete some type of EVOC training. Several states require medical training of varying levels for all ambulance personnel, including drivers. A large majority of those states and provinces do not require any special training or certification to operate an ambulance beyond that needed to obtain a basic driver’s license. Forty-three of 54 jurisdictions identified do not require EVOC training to operate an ambulance. Summary This report contains information from 47 states, the District of Columbia and six Canadian provinces regarding their licensing requirements for ambulance drivers.
The report is focused on training or testing required to simply operate an ambulance, not to serve as an emergency medical technician or paramedic. The Wisconsin State Patrol requested this report in order to better understand the current laws and practices in other jurisdictions regarding the legal requirements to operate an ambulance. Currently, Wisconsin does not require ambulance drivers to have any special training beyond that required to obtain a driver’s license. The bill was amended to require the Department of Health Services to establish, by administrative rule, an ambulance operator safety program that features a safety training course/curriculum and a certification/recertification program for persons who successfully complete the course, which must include actual practice driving. It would have also required ambulance drivers to repeat the written exam once every three years and to repeat the entire course once every six years. Request for Report A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature in 2009 would have required ambulance drivers in Wisconsin to take and pass an emergency vehicle operator’s course (EVOC) to be certified to operate an ambulance. Internet hyperlinks in TSRs are active at the time of publication, but changes on the host server can make them obsolete. Online and print sources for TSRs include NCHRP and other TRB programs, AASHTO, the research and practices of other transportation agencies, and related academic and industry research. State Requirements for Licensing of Ambulance Drivers Prepared for Wisconsin State Patrol Prepared by CTC & Associates LLC WisDOT Research & Library Unit AugTransportation Synthesis Reports are brief summaries of currently available information on topics of interest to WisDOT staff throughout the department.
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