ORDINANCE NO. 17-041
AN ORDINANCE OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION AND NON-TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WITHIN THE COUNTY; AMENDING AND RESTATING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 2-13 OF THE MANATEE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; MAKING RELATED FINDINGS; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; REQUIRING CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS; ESTABLISHING THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY EMS MEDICAL DIRECTOR; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR APPLICATIONS, RENEWALS AND AMENDMENTS OF CERTIFICATES; PREVENTING DISCONTINUATION OR INTERRUPTION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS; REGULATING RATES; ESTABLISHING RIGHTS AND DUTIES GRANTED BY CERTIFICATION; REQUIRING VEHICLE PERMITS FOR GROUND AND AIR AMBULANCES; ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS OF VEHICLE OPERATING PERMITS FOR GROUND AND AIR AMBULANCES; PROVIDING FOR RESPONSE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER; PROVIDING FOR VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.