§ 18-53. Same—Review and investigation by public safety director.

(a)

Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the public safety director shall review the application for completeness and consistency with the standards of review set forth in section 18-56. The public safety director may require additional information as may be necessary to adequately review the application. The public safety director shall also conduct an investigation to determine whether a public need exists for the proposed services in the service area identified in the application. As part of his investigation, the public safety director shall contact the applicant's medical director, all other service providers in the county, any municipality in which the applicant desires to provide service, and the local or regional trauma agency created under F.S. ch. 395. The public safety director shall complete his review and investigation within 60 days of the date of receipt of the application.

(b)

If the public safety director determines the application to be complete and consistent in accordance with the standards of review set forth in section 18-56, the public safety director shall present the application and the results of his investigation at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the emergency medical services advisory council for the purpose of reviewing the application and making a recommendation to the board to grant or deny the certificate of public convenience and necessity. The public safety director shall provide notice of the meeting to the applicant, all other service providers in the county, and any municipality in the requested service area.

(c)

If the public safety director determines the application to be incomplete and/or inconsistent with the standards of review set forth in section 18-56, the public safety director shall return the application to the applicant, noting the items which are not complete or have been determined to be inconsistent with the standards of review. The applicant shall have 30 days to submit a revised or corrected application. Any application that has been returned to the applicant for correction and/or revision and is not resubmitted to the public safety director within this period shall be considered withdrawn and the filing fee forfeited.

(Code 1982, § 1-12.5-6; Ord. No. 96-04, pt. A, 2-20-1996)