How do I obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity?
There are four steps to the certification process: (1) Acquiring the application, (2) application submission (if all requirements are met), (3) a certification hearing (If intervention occurs), and (4) satisfaction of bonding/insurance/inspection/safety requirements. To begin the application process an applicant MUST meet the following criteria: The applicant must prove that the proposed operations will serve a useful public purpose, a useful public necessity and a useful public convenience responsive to a public demand. The applicant must satisfactorily present evidence that existing Public Carriers are not able to meet demands for Public Carrier service by the public. This requirement is satisfied through the presentation of petitions, surveys, and requests for service from Medicaid providers, demographic trend surveys, or other documents that clearly identify that a public demand exists, and existing Public Carriers are unable to meet the demand. Verbal or written statements by the
