§ 38-45. Application review criteria.

The advisory board and the board shall review the application for the certificate required under this division in consideration of, but not limited to, the following criteria:

(1)

Whether existing emergency medical transportation services are adequate to meet reasonable public need.

(2)

The number and type of services and governmental entities providing emergency advanced life support or nonemergency medical service or air medical transportation services to the area. The basis for determination of need may include a comparison of estimated annual requests for service in the particular certificate category, with the current number of vehicle satisfying requests.

(3)

A comparison of estimated annual requests for service in the particular certificate category, with the current number of vehicle satisfying requests.

(4)

The past performance and service record of the applicant obtained from sources such as hospitals, nursing homes local public safety agencies and the local department of health and rehabilitative services EMT representatives.

(5)

The financial responsibility of the applicant to maintain safe, continuous and uninterrupted services, maintain or replace equipment and maintain required liability and medical malpractice insurance upon the request of the board of county commissioners.

(6)

The condition of the vehicle sand equipment provided by the service.

(7)

The adequacy of the management plan of the applicant upon the request of this service.

(8)

That the proposed applicant will have sufficient personnel and equipment to adequately cover the proposed service area.

(9)

Any of the matters set out in section 38-43 of this article and in the regulations adopted pursuant to section 38-29 of this article.

(Code 1970, § 6¼-21; Ord. No. 84-02, § 6, 2-7-84; Ord. No. 06-16, § 2, 6-20-06; Ord. No. 14-27, § 3, 10-21-14)