Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: September 3, 2024
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Raul Pino, MD, MPH, Director
FROM: Christian Zuver, MD, EMS Medical Director
CONTACT: Sandra Roe
PHONE: 407-836-7611
DIVISION: EMS, Office of Medical Director
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for The Nemours Foundation d/b/a Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida to provide Interfacility Advanced and Basic Life Support transport services in Orange County, Florida for a term of two years beginning October 19, 2024, and expiring October 18, 2026. There is no cost to the County. (EMS, Office of the Medical Director)
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PROJECT: N/A
PURPOSE: In April 2024, Orange County's EMS, Office of the Medical Director Division notified Orange County's Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (EMSAC) that The Nemours Foundation d/b/a Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida had applied for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide interfacility advanced and basic life support transport services in Orange County, Florida. Pursuant to Section 20-95 of the Orange County Code, EMSAC met on May 15, 2024, to evaluate the countywide emergency medical services system and review Nemours' application to expand the system by issuing an additional COPCN to provide interfacility advanced and basic life support transport services. At the meeting, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) framed the issue, Nemours presented its application, and EMSAC heard public comment. In determining whether the application was in the interest of the public convenience and necessity, EMSAC considered the guidelines adopted by the Board in Section 20-95 of the Code. Specifically, EMSAC considered: (1) the number of providers currently providing services and the type and quality of services being provided; (2) the historic number of requests for service; (3) the benefits of the proposed service; (4) the results of the m...
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