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ORDINANCE NO. 94-33 r-� --
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AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING
NEW SECTION 304.09 OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE !'
PROVIDING THAT AN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CERTIFICATE OF n
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY SHALL NOT BE NECESSARY
FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF ADJOINING COUNTIES WHO PROVIDE
CERTAIN INTER -FACILITY GROUND TRANSPORT.,
WHEREAS, Indian River County has adopted an ordinance pursuant to
Chapter 401, Florida Statutes, which sets out the requirements for emergency
medical service providers to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity for providing non -emergency, inter -facility advanced life support
ground transportation and basic life support ground transportation, and
WHEREAS, this ordinance requires people providing ALS or BLS
non -emergency ground medical transportation which originates in Indian River
County to have an Indian River County Certificate; and
WHEREAS, for certain non -emergency, non -pre -hospital, inter-
facility ground transport of stabilized patients it is sometimes convenient
for ground transport providers who are certified by the adjoining counties to
be allowed to, pick-up patients in Indian River County and transport them to
another facility in this county or in their adjoining county;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
follows:
SECTION 1. NEW CODE SECTION.
A new section 304.09 Indian River County Code is created as
Section 304.09. County Certificate Not Required for Certain
Adjacent County Ground Transport Providers.
Advanced life support ground transportation providers and basic
life support ground transportation non -emergency providers who have a valid
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from a county contiguous to
and adjoining Indian River County are authorized to originate service in
Indian River County for inter -facility out -of -county, non -emergency transfer,
as defined in Rule 1OD-66, F.A.C., when ordered by a receiving doctor in an
adjacent county, without having to have an Indian River County Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity. Any such service provider shall notify the
EMS Director of its intention to operate in this County and shall provide
copies of its Certificate to the Director for
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verification before service is started. The service provider shall comply
with all other provisions of the County Life Support Services Ordinance as
may be applicable.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall be effective immediately on adoption and
without publication in a newspaper as normally required by Florida Law, since
the Board of County Commissioners finds that an exigency exists which
requires immediate adoption of this ordinance under the emergency
procedures of Florida Statutes.
SECTION 3. TERMINATION DATE.
The provisions of this ordinance shall be effective only for 60
days from November 22, 1994.
SECTION 4. CODIFICATION.
This ordinance shall not be codified.
The ordinance was moved for adoption by Commissioner Bird, and the
motion was seconded by Commissioner Adams, and, upon being put to a vote, the
vote was as follows:
Chairman John W. Tippin Aye
Vice Chairman Kenneth R. Macht Aye
Commissioner Richard N. Bird Aye
Commissioner Carolyn K. Eggert Absent
Commissioner Fran B. Adams Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the ordinance duly passed and
adopted this 22nd day of November, 1994.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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4 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Attest'°`
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By
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W. Tippi
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT by the Department of State of the State of Florida, this 1st
day ;of December 1994.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Acknowledgment for the Department of State received on this
5thday of December 1994, at 1:30 XaAjpx/p•m. and filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River
County, Florida.
APPROVED AS T 0 F ORrwA
AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
e Q� P. Vitunac
Charles
County Attorney