(A) Upon payment of the fee prescribed therefor, and after the applicant has complied with all provisions of this subchapter, the permit officer shall be authorized to issue the permit applicant a permit under this subchapter upon finding to his or her satisfaction and ascertaining that:
(1) The public convenience and necessity require the proposed ambulance service;
(2) Each ambulance and its required equipment meet acceptable standards set forth by applicable state statutes and this subchapter;
(3) The applicant demonstrates an acceptable standard of responsibility for conducting or for being employed in furnishing ambulance service; and
(4) Operating a service with an expired permit constitutes a violation of this subchapter.
(B) Permits issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be renewable on an annual basis upon the applicant’s compliance with all requirements of this subchapter, including payment of the fees required in this subchapter.
(1) Annual renewal applications may be submitted to the Department between December 1 and January 31 of each year.
(2) A company that fails to renew their permit before January 31 of each year shall have their permit declared vacant and the company removed from the transfer service rotation master list.
(3) Should more companies apply for a vacant service permit than available a lottery drawing shall be implemented.
(C) In the event of a vacancy during the permit period, the Permit Officer shall be authorized to issue a permit for the remainder of the year to another provider by advertisement for a two-week period and should more companies apply for the permit vacancy than available a lottery drawing shall be implemented.
(1998 Code, § 46-43) (Ord. 14-11, passed 5-21-2014; Ord. 2022-12, passed 7-6-2022)