Subject:
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Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital - LIFELINE/Med Trans West.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Sitting as the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Authority, issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital - LIFELINE/Med Trans West.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the certificate.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention, and protective services to ensure a safe and secure community
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support
Summary:
The COPCN process is a countywide regulatory system for licensing EMS providers and local systems of healthcare. Pinellas County Code, Chapter 54 and Florida Statutes, Section 401.25, requires entities providing ambulance services to obtain a COPCN in order to transport a patient in Pinellas County.
Background Information:
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital LIFELINE is requesting to add Helicopter Ambulance Service to its already existing COPCN for Inter-Hospital, Ground Transport of Neonatal Intensive Care Patients and Non-Discharged Pediatric Patients. If approved, the new expiration date will be December 31, 2017.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Michael Cooksey, Director, Safety and Emergency Services
Partners:
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
EMS Advisory Council
Attachments:
COPCN Certificate
Letter from Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Letter from the EMS Advisory Council