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ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: <br />The Indian River County Code provides for routine renewal of the <br />EMS Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity on application <br />by the certificate holder. This can be accomplished without a <br />public hearing if the Board has no reason to believe that the <br />public health, safety, and welfare require it. Staff submits that <br />there is no reason to hold a public hearing and absent that <br />requirement, requests the Board's approval to renew and issue the <br />certificate 'routinely. <br />An application has been received from the Indian River Memorial <br />Hospital requesting renewal of the certificate. The EMS Director <br />and Medical Director have reviewed the application and EMS protocol <br />with the EMS staff and certifies no reasons are known or perceived <br />that would require a public hearing pursuant to the established <br />ordinance. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff respectfully recommends that the Board of County <br />Commissioners approve and renew the EMS Certificate of Public <br />Convenience and Necessity for the Indian'River Memorial Hospital <br />Medical Transport Service to be effective for a period of two <br />years. <br />The certificate should specify that the EMS services is limited to <br />interfacility advanced life support and non -emergency transport. <br />This provider; as with all others, will continue to be subject to <br />the authority of the EMS Director and EMS Medical Director as <br />provided by state statutes, administrative rules, and the Indian <br />River County Code. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved the <br />renewal of the EMS Certificate of Public Convenience and <br />Necessity for the Indian River Memorial Hospital Medical <br />transport Service to be effective for a period of two <br />years, as recommended by Staff. <br />APPROVAL OF RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND <br />NECESSITY FOR FELLSMERE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE INC. TO <br />PROVIDE EMA SERVICE <br />The Board reviewed the following memo from Emergency Services <br />Director Doug Wright: <br />15 <br />BOOK F'A t <br />I <br />