AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

Orange County Board Of County CommissionersApril 10, 2007

Transport Providers

COPCN Process

Recommendation

Action Requested

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

Transport Providers

COPCN Process

Recommendation

Action Requested

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

Transport Providers

911 – Emergency Transports 911 Providers routinely transport their

patients to a hospital

Non-Emergency Transports Interfacility Transports

•provides transportation of patients between hospitals and other medical facilities

911 Providers Orange County Fire

Rescue Apopka FD Health Central

Paramedics Maitland FD Reedy Creek FD Rural Metro

Ambulance Winter Park FD

Interfacility Providers

American Ambulance Florida Hospital EMS Health Central

Paramedics Orlando Regional Mobile

Care Rural Metro Ambulance

Transport Providers

Transport Providers

COPCN Process

Recommendation

Action Requested

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

County Ordinance 2001-09 Sec. 20-92 (4)

Applicant must “Provide a statement of facts showing the demand or need for the

proposed service”

COPCN Process

EMS Office must

Notice application in newspaper as well as to all potentially affected parties

Investigate accuracy of application of the public need for the proposed service

Make Recommendation to the EMSAC

EMSAC then makes recommendation to BCC

COPCN Process

The BCC has three options

Approve the application

Deny the application

Schedule a public hearing

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

Transport Providers

COPCN Process

Recommendation

Action Requested

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

Recommendation

The Office of the EMS Medical Director recommends Denial based the lack of a clear indication of Public Need for Service

The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council voted 5 – 2 to deny the application based on a lack of demonstrated Public Need

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

Transport Providers

COPCN Process

Recommendation

Action Requested

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

Action Requested

Denial of the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Ambumed Fl. Corp to provide Interfacility Advanced Life Support Transport Services.

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

AmbuMed Ambulance COPCN(Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity)

Discussion ItemOrange County Board Of County

CommissionersApril 10, 2007