Bill Text: FL S1786 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Basic Life Support/Advanced Life Support Service
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [S1786 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S1786-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2011 SB 1786 By Senator Latvala 16-01180D-11 20111786__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to basic life support or advanced life 3 support service; amending s. 401.23, F.S.; defining 4 the term “advanced life support nontransport service” 5 and redefining the term “advanced life support 6 service” to exclude nontransport services; amending s. 7 401.25, F.S.; clarifying the licensure requirements 8 for entities that provide advanced life support 9 nontransport services; providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. Present subsections (2) through (21) of section 14 401.23, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3) 15 through (22), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to 16 that section, and present subsection (2) of that section is 17 amended, to read: 18 401.23 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: 19 (2) “Advanced life support nontransport service” means an 20 emergency medical nontransport service owned and operated by a 21 governmental entity which uses advanced life support techniques 22 but does not provide transport services. 23 (3)(2)“Advanced life support service” means any emergency 24 medical transportor nontransportservice thatwhichuses 25 advanced life support techniques. 26 Section 2. Section 401.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to 27 read: 28 401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced 29 life support service.— 30 (1) Every person, firm, corporation, association, or 31 governmental entity owning or acting as agent for the owner of 32 any business or service which furnishes, operates, conducts, 33 maintains, advertises, engages in, proposes to engage in, or 34 professes to engage in the business or service of providing 35 prehospital or interfacility advanced life support services or 36 basic life support transportation services must be licensed as a 37 basic life support service,oran advanced life support service, 38 or an advanced life support nontransport service, whichever is 39 applicable, before offering such service to the public. The 40 application for such license must be submitted to the department 41 on forms provided for this purpose. The application must include 42 documentation that the applicant meets the appropriate 43 requirements for a basic life support service or an advanced 44 life support service, whichever is applicable, as specified by 45 rule of the department. 46 (2) The department shall issue a license for operation to 47 any applicant who complies with the following requirements: 48 (a) The applicant has paid the fees required by s. 401.34. 49 (b) The ambulances, equipment, vehicles, personnel, 50 communications systems, staffing patterns, and services of the 51 applicant meet the requirements of this part, including the 52 appropriate rules for either a basic life support service or an 53 advanced life support service, whichever is applicable. 54 (c) The applicant has furnished evidence of adequate 55 insurance coverage for claims arising out of injury to or death 56 of persons and damage to the property of others resulting from 57 any cause for which the owner of such business or service would 58 be liable. The applicant must provide insurance in such sums and 59 under such terms as required by the department. In lieu of such 60 insurance, the applicant may furnish a certificate of self 61 insurance evidencing that the applicant has established an 62 adequate self-insurance plan to cover such risks and that the 63 plan has been approved by the Office of Insurance Regulation of 64 the Financial Services Commission. 65 (d) The applicant for basic or advanced life support 66 services has obtained a certificate of public convenience and 67 necessity from each county in which the applicant will operate. 68 In issuing the certificate of public convenience and necessity, 69 the governing body of each county shall consider the 70 recommendations of municipalities within its jurisdiction. 71 (3) The department may suspend or revoke a license at any 72 time if it determines that the licensee has failed to maintain 73 compliance with the requirements prescribed for operating a 74 basic or advanced life support service. 75 (4) Each license issued in accordance with this part will 76 expire automatically 2 years after the date of issuance. 77 (5) The requirements for renewal of any license issued 78 under this part are the same as the requirements for original 79 licensure whichthatare in effect at the time of renewal. 80 (6) The governing body of each county may adopt ordinances 81 that provide reasonable standards for certificates of public 82 convenience and necessity for basic or advanced life support 83 transportation services and air ambulance services. In 84 developing standards for certificates of public convenience and 85 necessity, the governing body of each county must consider state 86 guidelines, recommendations of the local or regional trauma 87 agency created under chapter 395, and the recommendations of 88 municipalities within its jurisdiction. 89 (7)(a) Each permitted basic life support ambulance not 90 specifically exempted from this part, when transporting a person 91 who is sick, injured, wounded, incapacitated, or helpless, must 92 be occupied by at least two persons: one patient attendant who 93 is a certified emergency medical technician, certified 94 paramedic, or licensed physician; and one ambulance driver who 95 meets the requirements of s. 401.281. This paragraph does not 96 apply to interfacility transfers governed by s. 401.252(1). 97 (b) Each permitted advanced life support ambulance not 98 specifically exempted from this part, when transporting a person 99 who is sick, injured, wounded, incapacitated, or helpless, must 100 be occupied by at least two persons: one who is a certified 101 paramedic or licensed physician; and one who is a certified 102 emergency medical technician, certified paramedic, or licensed 103 physician who also meets the requirements of s. 401.281 for 104 drivers. The person with the highest medical certifications 105 shall be in charge of patient care. This paragraph does not 106 apply to interfacility transfers governed by s. 401.252(1). 107 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.