Issues of Interest

AMBULANCE PROVIDER RULES State Surgeon General Scott Rivkees issued an emergency order temporarily suspending a requirement that emergency medical transportation providers obtain a “certificate of public convenience and necessity” from counties to offer services. The order came after an ambulance service tried to expand into a neighboring county last year but local officials refused to approve Read more about Issues of Interest[…]

Legal Updates

JUVENILE SENTENCING The Florida Supreme Court has ruled on a case involving a murderer who was 16 at the time of her crime.  During the trial, the woman was given life in prison without the possibility of parole as allowed by Florida law.  Responding to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against such sentences, the Florida Read more about Legal Updates[…]