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§304.04 Non-emergencyMedical Transportation Servicemeans any privately or publicly owned service intended to be used or ALS or BLS interfacility transfer, or facility to home, or home to facility. It does not include patients who have accessed the 911 emergency response system to summon the emergency medical services provider. Emergency Medical Services means the transportation and emergency treatment of persons who are in need of emergency medical attention upon any street or upon the waterways of the county under either basic life support (BLS) license or advanced life support (ALS) license issued pursuant to or applied for pursuant to 4401.25, Florida Statutes. Inter -Hospital Transfer means the transportation of a patient requiring an ambulance with Basic Life Support or Advanced Life Support level of medical assistance between two facilities licensed under Chapter 401, Florida Statutes. Transfer means the transportation of a patient by ground ambulance as a result of a request for response to a medical call. Advanced Life Support means treatment of life threatetning medical emergencies through the use of techi ques such as endotracheal intubation, the administration of drugs, intravenous fluids, telemetry, cardiac monitoring, and cardiac defibrillation by a paramedic as defined in Rule IOD -66, Florida Adn- nistrative Code. Advanced Life Support Vehicle means any ambulance or emergency medical services vehicle which provides advanced life support. Certificate holder means any person or persons named as owner, officer, director, or shareholder on the applicatiotn for certificate of public convenience and necessity. Deficiency Correction Notice means a notice issued by the EMS director or his designee notifying a certificate holder - of any infraction with the infraction specified and a specified time period allowed for correction. Section 304.04. Classification of Certificates There shall be four (4) categories of certificates of public convenience and necessity in Indian River County, 1. Certificates of public convenience and Supp. No. 1 304/2 necessity for govermnental entities that use advanced life support vehicles to conduct a pre -hospital EMS advanced life support or basic life support service, titled Class A. 2 Certificates of public convenience and necessity for businesses, agencies and hospitals that use ambulances to conduct a non -emergency interfacility medical transport or transfer service at the ALS or BLS level, titled Class B. 3. Certificates of public conveivence and necessity for businesses, agencies, hospitals, and govertmiental entities who use ambulances to conduct non -emergency interfacility medical transport or transfer services requiring on- board clinical capabilities which may exceed those of a conventionally equipped and staffed advanced life support ambulance and which originate in the county, under a physician's order, titled Class C. 4. Certificates of public convenience and necessity for businesses and agencies that use ambulances based outside the county to provide specific non -emergency medical services as identified on the certificate and limited to transports out of the county, titled Class D. Section 304.03 05. Application -Information and fee required. No person, firm, corporation, or partnership shall operate any of the services as described in Section 4 unless a certificate of public convenience and necessity is first obtained from the Board. Each application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be accompatued by a non- refundable filing fee in the amount of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be paid to Indian River County, Florida, at the same time said application is filed or submitted with the County to cover costs and expenses incurred on behalf of the County in the processing of said application. No filingfee ee is required for a renewal application or a volunteer service who do not charge a fee for the- service. Any applicant--for-an initial certificate of public convenience and necessity from the county shall apply to the board in writing and complete a form provided by the board containing the following information: The name and address of the applicant; the business name of the partnership and the name and address of each partner; the names and residences of all officers, directors, and stockholders if the applicant is a corporation;