Ordinance 82-092 ORDINANCE NO. 82-_ 92
,'[~ EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2 AND
....... I~t OF ORDINANCE NO. 81-75 TO PROVIDE FOR TIIE
· 'CERTZVICATION OF OPERATORS OF NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL
· ' ~!T~)%N.~ORTATION SERVICF. S, PROVIDING DI~FINITIONS
AND EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING THE EXISTENCE
OF AN EMERGENCY.
..~.~ W}{EREAS$0~^has been determined by th~ Board of County
Commissioners that it is necessary to amend Ordinance No. 81-75
An order to protect and promote the public health, safety and
welfare, as ~rovided in the executive summary attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA~
SECTION I. Section '1 of Ordinance 81-75 shall be amended to
read as follows=
This ordinance is adopted pursuant to Chapters 125, and,,403
Florida Statutes a~-F~-~t{~--+(~]-.-2~{~}--~e~i~}~-6~e~e~ The
purpose of this ordinance is to provide better protection for the
health, safety and welfare of the residents of Collier ~ounty~ in
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ambulance. ~,~-4~L~ advanced life support~ and non-em.~,rgeno~
medical trans~or tation matters, by establishing uniform
county-wide standards for certification of ambulance.
support, and non-emcr, gency m0dical transportation s..~. vic~ ·
life
e~-~e~3~-~-~ge~4~ by promulgating e~mp~ete-~-~
rules and regulations for operation of all ambulances? ~ rescue
companies. ~ and non-emergency medical transportation services
in Collier County.
SECTION II. Section 2 of Ordinance 8~-75 is amended by
adding the following definition of non-emergency medical
transportation services.
K. ~0n-emer~ency medical transportation services shall include
the provision of trans~ortation services by publicly or privately
owned,.land~ ,air or water vehicle that is desl~ed~..construct~d~
reconstructed~ ~ainta~ned~ equipped, or operated for, and is used
for or intended to b~ u.ed fo~...air, land, o~ water transporta~ion
Words added are underlined. Words s~ekeR eh~eugh are deleted.
SECTXON XV. Conflict and Severnbilityt
In tho event this Ordinance conflicts with other applicable
law, the more restrictive shall apply.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause~ phrase, or
portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent Jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision of such holding and shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portion thereof.
SECTION V. Declaration. of Em~enc~ and Effective Date.
This Board does hereby declare that an emergency exists and
that immediate enactment of this Ordinance is necessary, and by
no less than four-fifths (4/Sths) vote of the membership of the
Board does hereby waive notice of intent to consider this
Ordinance.
A certified copy of this Ordinance, as enacted, shall be
filed by the Clerk of the Board with the Department of State of
the State of Florida, as soon after enactment ss is practicable
by depositing the same with the postal authorities of the
government of the United States by certified mail, postage
prepaid, to the Florida Department of State.
This Ordinance shall become effective October 1, 1982.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Collier County, Florida, this 28th day of September, 1982.
AtTeSTw /~ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
~4L~I~W~J.~ RF~g, KN, Clerk COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
.... ,' "" · ,'-= Approved as to form and
.... z. ute L. Sa~nabrs
~: ' Collier County Attorney
This ordinance filed with the Secretary of StAte's
Office the 4th day of October, 1982 and ac
of that filing received thi~ 8th day of October,
By :~gepu~:y Clerk
STAT]~ OI:' FLO~XDA
COUNTY OF CO~.LI~-R
) .
:Z~ WILLIAM
~ontt~th ~u~icial Circuit, Collier County, ~lor'ida,
hereby certify that th~ foregoing is a true original of~
0RDiNANCB NO. 82-92
which was adopted .by tho Board of County Commissioners
during Regular Session via emergency procedures en Sc~ 28, 1982.
WITNRSS .my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 29th day
of September, 1982.
~Y
WILLIAM J. REAGAN
Clerk of Courts and Clerk .........
Ex-officio to Board ,,Of.,. ....... '"'...
County Commissioner~< '. ....... .,., "