5932440, 64E-2.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Home

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services

Notice: 5932440

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Division of Environmental Health

Chapter:

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Overview

RULE:

64E-2.001	Definitions (Transferred)
64E-2.002	Basic Life Support Service License - Ground (Transferred)
64E-2.003	Advanced Life Support Service License - Ground (Transferred)
64E-2.005	Air Ambulances (Transferred)
64E-2.0321	Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC) is required to review administrative rules and advise agencies concerned of its findings. This charge applies to existing as well as proposed rules. JAPC notified the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services that the law implemented for Rule 64E-2.032, F.A.C. appeared to contravene the law implemented, Section 401.27, F.S., in certain parts. This rule was repealed and replaced with the definition of “operate”. This definition did not satisfy JAPC’s objections. The purpose of this rule revision is to provide clarification for the EMS community regarding the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) requirement for licensure and satisfy JAPC’s objections. After receiving comments at the public hearing the Bureau of EMS has elected to present this proposal at one more rule workshop to finalize the COPCN language.
In addition, portions of the workshop will be to collaborate with subject matter experts to do the following:
– develop and establish rules for the educational and training criteria for the certification and recertification of 911 emergency dispatchers (ED)
– develop and establish certification & recertification applications
– develop and establish by rule a procedure for biennial renewal certification
– develop and establish by rule a procedure for the initial certification of 911 ED who have documentation of at least 5 years of supervised full-time employment as a 911 ED since 1/1/2002
– develop and establish rules for renewing a certificate that has been inactive for 1 year or less
– develop and establish rules for renewing a certificate that has been on inactive status for more than 1 year

SUBJECT:

Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service, Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, and emergency dispatchers. COPCN and emergency dispatchers will be placed under new sections of the rule. The electronic Florida Administrative Weekly (FAW) system does not have an option to select these rule titles as they are not yet implemented.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

401.25, 401.35, 401.465, 401.5 FS.

LAW:

401.25, 401.465, 401.5 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/1/2008 Vol. 34/31

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

401.25, 401.35, 401.465, 401.5 FS., 401.25, 401.465, 401.5 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=64E-2.001&PDate=8/1/2008&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

Under Florida law, E-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your E-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.