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Palm Beach County preliminarily approves major EMS ordinance rewrite; board raises management experience requirement to five years
Summary
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 16 preliminarily approved a major rewrite of the county EMS ordinance and amended the draft to require five years of executive-level EMS experience for management staff.
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners gave preliminary approval and permission to advertise for public hearing on a major rewrite of the county Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ordinance, and amended the draft to require five years of executive-level prehospital ALS transport experience for management staff.
Public safety staff told the board the ordinance rewrite is the first major update since 2017 and reflects eight years of incremental changes and recent COPCN (Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity) processes. The rewrite clarifies definitions (for example, primary and secondary service…
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