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Board approves revised ambulance RFP with tighter equity and staffing rules, removes EMCC from recommendations
Summary
Ventura County supervisors unanimously approved solicitation of a revised RFP for exclusive emergency ground ambulance services after directing staff to consolidate service oversight into a single EOA, elevate staffing and local-hire criteria, require public notice for permanent contract adjustments and remove a separate EMCC recommendation.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved revisions to the county’s draft request for proposals for exclusive emergency ground ambulance transport and related medical services on Feb. 25, after months of staff work and sustained public comment.
County staff and consultants presented a revised draft RFP and several policy options during a lengthy public hearing. Supervisors discussed evaluation committee make-up, response-time compliance zones, inspection loads for water infrastructure in an unrelated item and the potential impact of changing the county’s contract model on ambulance rates and equity across communities.
After wide-ranging discussion, the board settled on a set of changes and asked staff to incorporate them into the RFP prior to publication. Key board directions included:
- Single EOA: Move from a multi-subzone compliance model to a single exclusive operating area (EOA) for the county while retaining…
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