(a) The LEMSA may deny an ambulance services provider permit for any of the following reasons:
(1) Lack of approval by the LEMSA;
(2) Failure to provide a complete application or a determination by the LEMSA that the applicant fails to meet the requirements of this chapter;
(3) If the applicant has previously had an applicable permit or license revoked or the status is directly at issue, which affects the applicant's present ability to serve;
(4) If the applicant has a criminal or health record which reasonably indicates that the applicant would be unlikely to properly accept the responsibilities of operating a service;
(5) If there is reasonable cause to believe that the applicant will not provide emergency medical services or medical transport in a manner that will promote the health and general welfare of persons within the County who may need to utilize the applicant's proposed services;
(6) If the applicant does not have the required equipment for its units;
(7) If the applicant has not demonstrated, utilizing standard accounting practices and principles, sufficient financial stability or capitalization of a service to assure that the service will be run in an efficient and business-like manner for a period of at least one year or cannot meet the insurance requirements of Section 4-6.700 et seq.;
(8) If the applicant proposes to operate a service within a service area where another ambulance service or entity has been granted an exclusive operating area;
(9) Failure to comply with all applicable federal, state and county codes and regulations and LEMSA policies and procedures. (§ 1, Ord. 1515, eff. December 19, 2019)