Okaloosa County BOCC — December 1, 2015 — Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Non-Emergency — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: December 1, 2015 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Paul Lawson SUBJECT: Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Non-Emergency Medical Transports DEPARTMENT: Public Safety BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Staff requests Board approval of renewal of the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) for Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety to provide non-emergency medical transportation service within Okaloosa County for the period January 10, 2016, through January 9, 2018. BACKGROUND: Okaloosa County Ordinance 93-45 governs ambulance standards and requires that any ambulance provider operating in Okaloosa County have a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and current state EMS provider license. The COPCN is issued for a two-year term. The ambulance license as provided by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, gives the authorization for the County to provide Advanced Life Support pre-hospital EMS care and is subject to the EMS provider possessing a valid COPCN from the County in which it operates. The term of the new COPCN will be from January 10, 2016, through January 9, 2018. OPTIONS: Approve or disapprove the COPCN. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends Board approval of the COPCN for non- emergency medical transports for the period January 10, 2016, through January 9, 2018. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator