CA DMV Ambulance License Latest Test Questions 2025
1. Private ambulances should only re- CHP or Dispatch has authorized them
spond if ...
2. Definition of Ambulance: Rescue vehicle modified to transport injured
people
3. Code 3 operation uses ... lights & sirens
4. 3 reasons for Code 3 operation: To save a life
Prevent undue suffering
Prevent disability
5. Do dismissed guilty vertics still count as YES
convictions?
6. All ambulances operating under the the same name
same license must display ...
7. How many hours of service per day are 24 hours
ambulance operators required to
provide?
8. Fire extinguishers must be inspected / Yearly or Immediately after use
serviced ...
9. Ambulances will be inspected by CHP ... Initially
Yearly
Randomly
10. Destination Restriction for ambulances: prevents ambulances from taking
unnecessarily long routes
11. Good Samaritan Laws do not protect acts are grossly negligent or not in good faith.
EMT's when ...
,12. Can CHP grant exceptions to statutory NO
(regulation) requirements?
13. Purpose of DMV ambulance certificate screen for ...
test is NOT to prove driving compe- criminal backgrounds
tence, but to ... physical disabilities
poor driving habits
14. You do not need an ambulance driving You are a Police or Firefighter.
certificate if ... Licensed in an a different state (not CA) driving
into CA.
15. 6 Prerequisites for an Ambulance certifi- 18 years old.
cate: Valid CA driving license.
Submit fingerprints for background check.
Submit driving record for traffic offenses.
Complete medical form DL-51 (DOT).
Pass a written test.
16. TEMPORARY ambulance certificates last 180 days
...
17. Ambulance certificates last ... no longer than 5 years.
Expire when DL expires.
18. Conditional Validity means that an am- Valid drivers license.
bulance license is only valid with ... Medical (physical) examination certificate.
EMT certificate within 1 year of employment.
19. Ambulance Cert. Renewal is excepted ... within 6 months of DL expiration.
20. For REVOKED ambulance drivers certifi- submit a written request for a hearing ...
cates ... within 10 days of revocation.
, 21. Hearing committees are composed of ... 3 members representing:
DMV
CHP
EMS Authority
22. An ambulance drivers primary responsi- Safe transport of patient.
bility is ...
23. Safe Ambulance Driving: Not risking an accident!
Smooth driving ... to NOT stress/ traumatize the
patient
& allows attendant to give medical care.
24. Code 3 operation's NEGATIVE effects: Frightening patient.
Putting a stable patient into shock.
Disrupting medical treatment.
25. What percentage of ambulance trips re- 5 - 7 %
quire Code 3 transport?
26. Medical conditions for Code 3 transport: Uncontrolled Hemorrhaging.
Uncontrolled Cardiovascular Impairment.
Uncontrolled Pulmonary (respiratory) impair-
ment.
Complicated / Impending Childbirth.
27. When considering the use of Code 3, the The Patient
seriousness of the emergency must be
decided in favor of ...
28. Driving in a way that risks loss of control Under NO circumstances!
of the vehicle or relies on other drivers /
1. Private ambulances should only re- CHP or Dispatch has authorized them
spond if ...
2. Definition of Ambulance: Rescue vehicle modified to transport injured
people
3. Code 3 operation uses ... lights & sirens
4. 3 reasons for Code 3 operation: To save a life
Prevent undue suffering
Prevent disability
5. Do dismissed guilty vertics still count as YES
convictions?
6. All ambulances operating under the the same name
same license must display ...
7. How many hours of service per day are 24 hours
ambulance operators required to
provide?
8. Fire extinguishers must be inspected / Yearly or Immediately after use
serviced ...
9. Ambulances will be inspected by CHP ... Initially
Yearly
Randomly
10. Destination Restriction for ambulances: prevents ambulances from taking
unnecessarily long routes
11. Good Samaritan Laws do not protect acts are grossly negligent or not in good faith.
EMT's when ...
,12. Can CHP grant exceptions to statutory NO
(regulation) requirements?
13. Purpose of DMV ambulance certificate screen for ...
test is NOT to prove driving compe- criminal backgrounds
tence, but to ... physical disabilities
poor driving habits
14. You do not need an ambulance driving You are a Police or Firefighter.
certificate if ... Licensed in an a different state (not CA) driving
into CA.
15. 6 Prerequisites for an Ambulance certifi- 18 years old.
cate: Valid CA driving license.
Submit fingerprints for background check.
Submit driving record for traffic offenses.
Complete medical form DL-51 (DOT).
Pass a written test.
16. TEMPORARY ambulance certificates last 180 days
...
17. Ambulance certificates last ... no longer than 5 years.
Expire when DL expires.
18. Conditional Validity means that an am- Valid drivers license.
bulance license is only valid with ... Medical (physical) examination certificate.
EMT certificate within 1 year of employment.
19. Ambulance Cert. Renewal is excepted ... within 6 months of DL expiration.
20. For REVOKED ambulance drivers certifi- submit a written request for a hearing ...
cates ... within 10 days of revocation.
, 21. Hearing committees are composed of ... 3 members representing:
DMV
CHP
EMS Authority
22. An ambulance drivers primary responsi- Safe transport of patient.
bility is ...
23. Safe Ambulance Driving: Not risking an accident!
Smooth driving ... to NOT stress/ traumatize the
patient
& allows attendant to give medical care.
24. Code 3 operation's NEGATIVE effects: Frightening patient.
Putting a stable patient into shock.
Disrupting medical treatment.
25. What percentage of ambulance trips re- 5 - 7 %
quire Code 3 transport?
26. Medical conditions for Code 3 transport: Uncontrolled Hemorrhaging.
Uncontrolled Cardiovascular Impairment.
Uncontrolled Pulmonary (respiratory) impair-
ment.
Complicated / Impending Childbirth.
27. When considering the use of Code 3, the The Patient
seriousness of the emergency must be
decided in favor of ...
28. Driving in a way that risks loss of control Under NO circumstances!
of the vehicle or relies on other drivers /
