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B00K�U SAN 15 d 9 f ? F'r�,E TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Doug Wright,�--Director Department of Emergency Services DATE: January 4, 1991 SUBJECT: Approval of Renewal of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc., to Provide EMS Service It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at the next scheduled meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: On January 24, 1989, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners approved an EMS Certificate of Public Convenience for the Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service. The certificate was necessary in order to comply with rules from the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services for the volunteers to provide EMS service in the Fellsmere area. The certificate was issued for a period of two years pursuant to the Indian River County Code of Laws and Ordinances, specifically Chapter 6.50. The certificate will expire on January 23, 19910, and the renewal process should be accomplished prior to that date. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: The Indian River County Code provides for routine renewal of the EMS Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity on application by the certificate holder. This can be accomplished without a public hearing if the Board has no reason to believe that the public health, safety, and welfare require it. Staff submits that there is no reason to hold a public hearing and absent that requirement, requests the Board to issue and renew the certificate routinely. The only concern that the EMS Director has relates to the continuing problem of recruiting new volunteers. The Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service application reflects a total of ten (10) volunteers of which seven (7) hold certification as Emergency Medical Technicians. The EMS Director has been and will continue to monitor the staffing at the volunteer agency for compliance purposes. The organization continues to operate within approved protocols as well as established standard operating procedures. RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests that the Board of County Commissioners approve and renew the EMS ALS Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for. the Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service to be effective a period of two years. The certificate will be issued under the auspices and authority of the County ALS License. This provider, as with all others, will continue to be subject to*the authority of the EMS Director, the EMS Chief,,` and the Medical Director. 16