The procedure involves collaboration with the Epidemiology Department, specialists who are part of the inspection committee: an emergency medicine doctor, an ICU specialist, and an engineer.
- The requests made available to applicants specify the documents required according to ORDER MS. No. 1519 of December 2, 2009;
- The documents registered with an incoming number are completed with the data provided in the aforementioned order;
- The file containing the documents is analyzed within the department, and if complete, a meeting of the inspection committee is requested, for authorization. The committee must include an automotive engineer from a public structure that operates ambulances, as well as two doctors specialized either in emergency medicine or intensive care who also work in a pre-hospital structure;
- The members of the inspection committee travel to the applicant's location and evaluate the authenticity of the documents in the file, according to the competencies of each committee member. The travel costs, accommodation, and daily allowance for the committee members will be borne by the private service providers/public service requesting authorization and will be calculated according to the Government Decision no. 1,860/2006 regarding the rights and obligations of personnel from public authorities and institutions during delegation and secondment to another locality, as well as for travel within the locality for work purposes, with subsequent amendments and completions.
- The authorization committee meeting will take place within 30 days from the applicant's submission of the request.
- The issuance of the authorization is done according to the model of the authorization issued by the health directorates, provided in Order MS no. 1519/2009. At the time of submission of the file for authorization, its expiry date must not be less than 60 days. The operating authorization for private providers of pre-hospital emergency medical assistance services and assisted medical transport and non-assisted medical transport, as well as for public services, is issued by the Alba Public Health Directorate based on the inspection report drawn up by the inspection committee.
- The initial validity period of the authorization is 3 years. The committee nominated by the county public health directorate will draw up a new inspection report and propose to the coordinating director:
a) extension of the validity period of the operating authorization for a period of 5 years, if the inspection report is favorable;
b) temporary suspension of the activity according to art. 7;
c) extension of the validity period of the operating authorization for a period of 6 months to remedy the identified deficiencies, if these are not of a nature to endanger the lives of patients;
d) withdrawal of the operating authorization.
- The operating authorization is issued for one or more fields of activity, as follows:
a) emergency medical assistance and assisted medical transport;
b) emergency consultations and non-assisted medical transport.