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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-009 Order Primary source read

DOH Emergency Order 20-010

In re: Suspension of Statutes, Rules and Orders, Made Necessary by COVID-19 (EMS providers may operate in any county without a certificate of public convenience and necessity; EMS license renewals extended; EMS training by remote videoconference)

Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., State Surgeon General · Florida Department of Health, Office of the State Surgeon General (Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight); State level (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Florida Department of Health, Office of the State Surgeon General (Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight); State level · Florida
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Executive Order 20-52 § 4.B; Fla. Stat. § 252.36(5)(a)
Issued
2020-05-31 May 31, 2020
Effective
2020-05-31
End
Expiration of Executive Order 20-52 (June 26, 2021); renewal deadline extended to Aug. 31, 2020 (read as 2021-06-26)
In force
May 31, 2020 to June 26, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersOther
Addressees
  • licensed basic life support, advanced life support and air ambulance providers
  • EMS training programs
Functions reached
  • TR transport (county service-area limits suspended for ambulance operators)
  • HR credentialing (renewals; training by videoconference)
  • CB patients and facilities
Collection
State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS

Operative words

For purposes of preparing for, responding to, mitigating, and recovering from any effect of COVID-19, the provisions of section 401.25(2)(d), Florida Statutes, and the rules adopted thereunder are suspended to the extent these provisions limit licensed basic life support service providers, licensed advanced life support service providers, and licensed air ambulance service providers in emergency and nonemergency services and transportation in permitted vehicles and aircraft. These vehicles and aircraft therefore may provide service and transportation in any county without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity. This suspension operates until the expiration of Executive Order No. 20-52, unless extended.

Enforcement

Fla. Stat. § 401.411 (EMS discipline); § 252.50

Notes

Reaches private ambulance companies and hospital-based EMS (Industries 01 and 04)

Retrieval note

Executed May 31, 2020.

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