Board approves AmeriPro EMS request to expand countywide services
Summary
After a public presentation, the board approved a citizen request to grant AmeriPro EMS a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to expand medical transport services across the county; the motion passed unanimously 5–0.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a citizen request from AmeriPro EMS for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN), a change the company said would expand medical transport coverage countywide.
Todd Turpin, vice president of AmeriPro, told the board the company seeks the COPCN to “provide medical services for North Walton and South Walton to enhance the capabilities of the fire department here, and provide services to better serve the patrons of the county here.” Commissioners moved and seconded the request and the board recorded a 5–0 vote in favor. No member asked for further conditions before approval.
The company said negotiations with a local hospital system are ongoing and that the COPCN would allow AmeriPro to extend coverage beyond its current memorandum-of-understanding area. The board took no other substantive action on EMS policy at the meeting.
The board’s approval means AmeriPro may proceed with county-level authorization for expanded service; any operational or contract details were not decided at the meeting and remain to be negotiated in subsequent steps.
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