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Commission grants HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Class D COPCN to speed interfacility transfers, conditioned on ALS/BLS licensure
Summary
The board approved a Class D Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) for HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital for interfacility transport from its freestanding emergency departments, conditioned on required ALS/BLS state licensure and other licensing steps.
The Clay County Board of County Commissioners approved a Class D COPCN for HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital after a public hearing. County staff had reviewed the application under the county's COPCN ordinance (chapter 7.3) and recommended a Class D designation ' appropriate for interfacility transport between licensed hospitals ' with a condition that the applicant obtain any required ALS and BLS licensures from the state.
Jeff Taylor, CEO of HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, told the board the hospital sought the COPCN so it could provide more consistent,…
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