Resolution 156-2022RESOLUTION NO.156 - 2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR A MORATORIUM ON CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY (COPCN) ISSUED FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES
WHEREAS, Chapter 401, Florida Statutes, authorizes the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County to provide for and enact Emergency Medical Services standards in order to
promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the County; and
WHEREAS, Section 11-173 of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances authorizes the Boad of
County Commissioners to issue Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for emergency
medical service providers for Class A Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support services
("Primary Providers") and also Class B, non -emergency medical transportation providers
("Secondary Providers") who wish to operate within Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, Section 11-173 states that the Board shall consider the necessity for the ambulance
services, as one of the factors for issuance of the Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity
(COPCN) for Primary Providers and Secondary Providers; and
WHEREAS, investigation conducted by Monroe County Fire Rescue suggests that there are
currently adequate numbers of Primary Providers and Secondary Providers for the present; and
WHEREAS, Fire Rescue desires to put a temporary, 6-month moratorium on the issuance of new
COPCNs ("Moratorium") in place, to allow Fire Rescue to investigate and bring back to the Board
recommendations on numbers of COPCNs that should be issued (and whether there is currently a
surplus of COPCNs in Monroe County); and
WHEREAS, Monroe County Fire Rescue also desires to use the time to conduct an across -the
board review of existing providers to confirm compliance with the requirements listed in Sections
11-173 through 11-175 of the Monroe County Code.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that,
1. Effective June 15, 2022 ("Effective Date"), there shall be a Moratorium on the issuance of
new Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) for ground ambulance
services which will extend for a period of six (6) months.
2. Existing COPCNs, defined as COPCNs issued prior to the Effective Date, may be renewed
during this period.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting of the Board held on the 15th day of June, 2022.
(Seal)
Mayor David Rice
Mayor Pro Tern Craig Cates
Yes
Commissioner Michelle Coldiron
Yes
Commissioner James K. Scholl
Yes
Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein
Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
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Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
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