No medical service provider shall provide any emergency medical services as defined in this chapter, including nonemergent medical transports and transfers, in Kootenai County without obtaining a certificate of compliance from the JPB. Certificates of compliance shall be issued on an annual basis, for no charge, to all medical service providers who submit the following documentation to the JPB:
A. A copy of the current Idaho ambulance or nontransport license issued to the medical service provider. If the medical service provider is licensed or is to be licensed as a provider of EMS transport services, a copy of the current state of Idaho ambulance license application listing all vehicles in its service which will serve as ambulances shall also be submitted.
B. A listing of all emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, paramedics, registered nurses, and respiratory therapists who will provide EMS services on behalf of the medical service provider. This listing shall include the name and driver's license number of each member, and shall be updated as necessary within the course of the year.
C. A copy of a certificate of insurance indicating that the medical service provider has a general liability insurance policy currently in force with a face amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00). If the medical service provider owns any motor vehicles or vessels which will be used in the provision of EMS services, it shall also provide a copy of a certificate of insurance indicating that there is motor vehicle insurance currently in force with respect to such vehicles or vessels. All such insurance certificates shall name KCEMSS and the county as additional insureds. Said insurance shall remain in force throughout the course of the certification year.
D. A certificate, executed by the medical service provider's governing board or chief executive, indicating that the medical service provider will comply with the provisions of this chapter and any applicable policies, procedures and standards adopted by the JPB or the chief officer.
No certificate of compliance shall be issued to a new medical service provider unless the JPB finds that the services proposed to be provided are required for public convenience and necessity and that the applicant is fit, willing and able to provide service that conforms to the provisions of this chapter and by policies, procedures and standards adopted by the JPB or the chief officer pursuant to this chapter.
All medical service providers which provide emergency medical services as defined in this chapter, including nonemergent medical transports and transfers, in Kootenai County shall be required to comply with the requirements set forth under this section, regardless of whether or not they are contracting parties pursuant to this chapter. (Ord. 460, 2-28-2012)