§ 20-91. Required; exemptions.

(a)

No person shall provide emergency medical care and/or transportation in the county without having first obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the county in accordance with this section. This requirement shall not apply, however, to the use of those vehicles exempted by this article or by state law.

(b)

The following are exempted from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity:

(1)

A vehicle rendering service as an ambulance when requested to do so by the EMSO, the medical director, or another bona fide public safety agency in the event of a major catastrophe or other emergency requiring more ambulances than are available in the county;

(2)

Any person, organization or vehicle exempted by state law.

(Code 1965, § 12A-21; Ord. No. 81-4, § 2, 3-9-81; Ord. No. 83-34, § 2, 8-8-83; Ord. No. 96-24, § 1, 8-27-96; Ord. No. 2001-09, § 10, 5-1-01)

State law reference

Exemptions, F.S. § 401.33.