Emergency Medical Planning Council

The purposes and scope of the activities of the Emergency Medical Planning Council (EMPC) shall include:

• (A) promoting area-wide coordination of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and advising the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)
• (B) recommending resolutions or ordinances required to accomplish these purposes
• (C) encouraging training and education of professional providers and the general public in emergency medical care
• (D) promoting communication and information between providers
• (E) studying problems associated with EMS throughout the County
• (F) promoting EMS standards
• (G) coordinating EMS services
• (H) promoting research and utilization of improved methods
• (I) assuring the EMS system is prepared for disasters
• (J) recommending approval/disapproval of Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) for EMS services

Membership

All members are appointed by the BOCC upon recommendation of the EMPC. Members serve by virtue of positions held/agencies represented. Each member may designate an alternate member.

Categories are specified as follows:

1. Each law enforcement agency in Hillsborough County.
2. Plant City Fire Rescue
3. Temple Terrace Fire Rescue
4. Tampa Fire Rescue
5. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue
6. Each Hospital in Hillsborough County
7. Florida Department of Health – Hillsborough County
8. ** West Coast Chapter of the Florida Emergency Nurses Association
9. Hillsborough County Trauma Agency
10. ** Florida Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
11. One Blood Inc.
12. ** Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission
13. A Maximum of three (3) individual community leaders
14. Any holder of a COPCN for Advanced Life Support (ALS) or Basic Life Support (BLS) in Hillsborough County

* * These positions are currently vacant and slated for deletion.

Terms

Members shall serve a 3-year term.

Authority

BOCC Resolution 2/28/73. Transferred to Hospital and Welfare Board (HWB) 7/1/75. Transferred to BOCC when HWB was abolished by Chapter 80-510, Laws of FL. Hillsborough County Code of Ordinances and Laws – Chapter 22, Article IV – Emergency Medical Transportation.

Meetings

Quarterly, 2 to 4 PM (February, May, August, November)* - see Council Events for dates, times, and locations

Enabling legislation

• Rules and Regulations for Emergency Medical Planning Council (PDF, 320KB)
• Hillsborough County Municipal Code Ch. 22 Art. IV – Emergency Medical Transportation
• Bylaws (PDF, 0.17MB)
• EMPC Deficiency Form
• EMPC Notice of Appearance and Intervention
• EMPC Request for Variance or Waiver