The procedure involves collaboration with the Epidemiology Department, specialists who are part of the inspection commission: emergency medicine physician, ICU specialist, and engineer.
- Requests made available to applicants specify the documents required according to MS ORDER No. 1519 of December 2, 2009;
- Documents registered with an entry number are completed with the data provided by the above-mentioned order;
- The file with the documents is analyzed within the department, and if it is complete, the convening of the inspection commission is requested for authorization. The commission must include an auto engineer from a public structure that has ambulances in its inventory, as well as 2 physicians specialized in emergency medicine or intensive care anesthesia who also operate in a pre-hospital structure;
- The members of the inspection commission travel to the applicant's location and evaluate the authenticity of the documents included in the file, according to the competencies of each commission member. Travel costs, accommodation, as well as allowances will be borne by private service providers/public service requesting authorization and will be calculated according to Government Decision no. 1.860/2006 regarding the rights and obligations of personnel of public authorities and institutions during delegation and secondment to another locality, as well as in the case of travel within the locality for service purposes, with subsequent amendments and additions.
- The convening of the authorization commission will take place within 30 days from the submission of the applicant’s request.
- The issuance of the authorization is done according to the authorization model issued by the health directorates, provided in MS ORDER No. 1519/2009. On the date of submitting the file for authorization, the expiration period must not be less than 60 days. The operating authorization for private providers of emergency medical assistance services, pre-hospital medical transport, assisted medical transport, and non-assisted sanitary transport, as well as for public services, is issued by the Alba Public Health Directorate based on the inspection report prepared by the inspection commission.
- The initial validity period of the authorization is 3 years. The commission nominated by the county public health directorate will prepare a new inspection report and propose to the coordinating director:
a) extension of the operating authorization validity period for a period of 5 years, if the inspection report is favorable;
b) temporary suspension of activity according to art. 7;
c) extension of the operating authorization validity period for a period of 6 months for remedying observed deficiencies, if they do not endanger the lives of patients;
d) withdrawal of the operating authorization.
- The operating authorization is issued for one or more areas of activity, as follows:
a) emergency medical assistance and assisted medical transport;
b) emergency consultations and non-assisted sanitary transport.