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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: September 17, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Dino J. Villani
SUBJECT: Public Safety Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
DEPARTMENT: Public Safety
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Renewal of the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
(COPCN) for Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety to provide advanced life support
ambulance service within Okaloosa County for the period October 3, 2013, through October 2,
2015.
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 Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity is issued for a two-year term. The Advanced Life Support Service
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 Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity from the County in which it operates. The term of the new
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity shall be from October 3, 2013, to October 2,
2015.
OPTIONS: Approve or disapprove the COPCN.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator