1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to Volusia County; directing the board of |
3 | county commissioners to issue a certificate of public |
4 | convenience and necessity to an applicant for licensure as |
5 | a basic life support or an advanced life support service |
6 | that will operate in a municipality within the county that |
7 | has a population greater than 30,000, upon request of the |
8 | municipality, under specified conditions; providing an |
9 | effective date. |
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11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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13 | Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Volusia |
14 | County shall issue the certificate of public convenience and |
15 | necessity required by section 401.25, Florida Statutes, to an |
16 | applicant for licensure as a basic life support or an advanced |
17 | life support service that will operate in a municipality within |
18 | the county that has a population greater than 30,000 if: |
19 | (1) The governing body of the municipality has adopted by |
20 | ordinance reasonable standards for such certificates of public |
21 | convenience and necessity in accordance with the applicable |
22 | requirements of section 401.25, Florida Statutes, and certifies |
23 | that the applicant meets those standards. |
24 | (2) The applicant is an established municipal public |
25 | safety agency, subject to chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and |
26 | has, by majority vote of the municipal governing body, been |
27 | authorized to provide such basic life support or advanced life |
28 | support service. |
29 | (3) The governing body of the municipality has considered |
30 | the recommendations of appropriate agencies under its |
31 | jurisdiction with respect to the operation of the service within |
32 | the municipality and has, by majority vote, requested the county |
33 | to issue the certificate. |
34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |