House Bill hb0287

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 287

        By Representative Lynn






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Volusia County; directing

  3         the Board of County Commissioners to issue a

  4         certificate of public convenience and necessity

  5         to an applicant for licensure as a basic life

  6         support or advanced life support service that

  7         will operate in a municipality within the

  8         county that has a population greater than

  9         30,000 upon request of the municipality, under

10         specified conditions; providing for a

11         referendum; providing an effective date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  The Board of County Commissioners of

16  Volusia County shall issue the certificate of public

17  convenience and necessity required by s. 401.25, Florida

18  Statutes, to an applicant for licensure as a basic life

19  support or advanced life support service that will operate in

20  a municipality within the county that has a population greater

21  than 30,000 if:

22         (1)  The governing body of the municipality has adopted

23  by ordinance reasonable standards for such certificates of

24  public convenience and necessity in accordance with applicable

25  requirements of s. 401.25, Florida Statutes, and certifies

26  that the applicant meets those standards.

27         (2)  The governing body of the municipality has

28  considered the recommendations of appropriate agencies under

29  its jurisdiction with respect to operation of the service

30  within the municipality, and has, by majority vote, requested

31  the county to issue the certificate.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 287

    560-251A-01






  1         Section 2.  The implementation of the provisions of

  2  this act shall be subject to an affirmative vote of the

  3  electors of Volusia County voting in a referendum to be held

  4  in conjunction with the general election to be held in

  5  November 2002.

  6         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  7  law.

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