The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC) is required to review administrative rules and advise agencies concerned of its findings. This charge applies to existing as well as proposed rules. JAPC notified the Bureau of Emergency Medical ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division of Environmental Health

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64E-2.001: Definitions
64E-2.002: Basic Life Support Service License - Ground
64E-2.003: Advanced Life Support Service License - Ground
64E-2.0321: Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC) is required to review administrative rules and advise agencies concerned of its findings. This charge applies to existing as well as proposed rules. JAPC notified the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services that the law implemented for Rule 64E-2.032, F.A.C., appeared to contravene the law implemented, Section 401.27, F.S., in certain parts. This rule was repealed and replaced with the definition of “operate”. This definition did not satisfy JAPC’s objections. The purpose of this rule revision is to provide clarification for the EMS community regarding the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) requirement for licensure and satisfy JAPC’s objections. After comments at the public hearing the Bureau of EMS has elected to present this proposal at one more rule workshop to finalize the COPCN language.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Licensure as a basic life support or advanced life support service and Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN).
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 401.25, 401.35 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 401.25 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: September 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST (additional time may be added if deemed necessary) NOTE: The emergency dispatch rule workshop will take place in the morning from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EST and has been noticed separately under Chapter 64J-3, F.A.C.
A conference line will be available for the workshop. We ask conference line participants from the organization to only use one line to ensure that others are able to call in.
Conference Dial-In Number: 1(888)808-6959; Conference Code: 1454440
In the event that this workshop has to be canceled due to an event, such as a storm (as we did for Tropical Storm Fay) the alternate date will be September 16, 2008 at the same time listed here, but in Tallahassee at the location listed below. This is ONLY if the September 12 workshop is canceled.
Please RSVP by visiting the legislative page of the Bureau of EMS website at http://www.fl-ems.com.
PLACE: Orange County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), 6590 Amory Court, Winter Park, FL 32792, [phone]

A conference line will be available for the workshop. We ask conference line participants from the organization to only use one line to ensure that others are able to call in.

Conference Dial-In Number: 1(888)808-6959

Conference Code: 1454440

September 16 Alternate location (ONLY if September 12 is canceled).

Capital Circle Office Complex

Betty Easley Room 152

4075 Esplanade Way

Tallahassee, FL 32311

The conference line listed above will be made available for this alternate date if needed.

NOTICES OF CANCELLATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE BUREAU OF EMS LISTSERV. To subscribe visit http://www.fl-ems.com.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 2 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Alexander Macy at [phone], ext. 2735 or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Lisa M. Walker, Government Analyst, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C18, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738, [phone], ext. 2733; e-mail [e-mail]; Fax [phone]. The preliminary text and a copy of the meeting information may be found on the legislative page of the Bureau of EMS website at http://www.fl-ems.com

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.