Resolution 2011-040
RESOLUTION NO. 2011- 40
A RESOLUTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL 589
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DUE TO
PREEMPTION OF COUNTY COMMISSION AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, House Bill 589 Relating to Emergency Medical Services was filed in the
Florida House on February 1,2011, by State Representative Ed Hooper, a retired firefighter, and
the proposed bill first and foremost promotes preemption of home rule authority of local
governments, specifically county commissions; and
WHEREAS, HB 589 provides that an applicant for advanced life support non-
transportation services must have obtained a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
(COPCN) from each county in which the applicant will operate and that in issuing the COPCN
the governing body of each county may not prohibit a municipal, independent special district, or
community development district fire department from providing services within its jurisdiction;
and
WHEREAS, proposed HB 589 would nullify and preempt Collier County COPCN
Ordinance Number 2005-16, Sections 7 in its entirety (Board review of standards, including
quality of service, personnel and cost factors) and 15G (paramedic training requirements by the
County Medical Director), and only requires paramedics to be State certified per Florida
Administrative Code Rule 64J, the State rules governing Medical Services; and
WHEREAS, County Commissioners were elected by the voters to responsibly represent
the best interests of constituents in all five Commission Districts as well as independent fire
districts, and to identify optimum systems to assure citizens receive superior health, safety and
emergency services in return for their investment of taxpayer funds; and
WHEREAS, Collier County Commissioners embrace their oversight role in the current
emergency services system that includes COPCN review and issuance authority.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
The Board opposes proposed House Bill 589 and wishes to express its desire to retain
County Commission authority over COPCN review and issuance.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, this 22th day of February, 2011.
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