HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5741-05-2023 (4)A Resolution
NO. 5741-05-2023
APPROVING APPLICATION OF EINSTEIN GROUP, LLC FOR AN
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER LICENSE
WHEREAS, in 1988, Fort Worth and certain other Tarrant County municipalities
came together to create a regional ambulance and emergency medical services ("EMS")
agency known as the Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority, d/b/a Medstar, (the
"Authority") through the adoption of a uniform EMS ordinance and interlocal
cooperative agreement (the "Agreement") under the provisions of Section 773.051 of the
Texas Health and Safety Code and pursuant to Ordinance Number 10094 (the
"Ordinance");
WHEREAS, since 2008 and as permitted by the Agreement and the Ordinance,
on -site EMS at Texas Motor Speedway ("TMS") have been provided by Einstein Group,
LLC d/b/a Overwatch Global Services d/b/a Speedway EMS ("Speedway EMS") while
ambulance transport off of TMS property has been provided by the Authority;
WHEREAS, to provide EMS exclusively on TMS property, the Agreement and
Ordinance do not require permitting, but Speedway EMS must hold a license with the
Texas Department of State Health Services;
WHEREAS, Speedway EMS' license has expired and Speedway EMS must apply
for a new license to continue to provide EMS at TMS;
WHEREAS, in 2013, the Texas Legislature passed section 773.0573 of the Texas
Health and Safety Code, which requires that any applicant for an EMS provider license
obtain a letter of approval from the governing body of the municipality in which the
applicant is located; and
WHEREAS, section 773.0573 also requires that the governing body make certain
determinations before issuing a letter of approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
Pursuant to the requirements in section 773.0573 of the Texas Health and Safety
Code, the City Council hereby makes the following determinations:
1. The addition of another licensed EMS provider will not interfere with or
adversely affect the provision of emergency medical services by the licensed
EMS providers operating in the City;
2. The addition of another licensed EMS provider will remedy an existing
provider shortage that cannot be resolved through the use of the licensed
EMS providers operating in the City;
3. The addition of another licensed EMS provider will not cause an oversupply
of licensed EMS providers in the City; and
4. The application for an EMS provider license by Speedway EMS is approved.
Adopted this 23rd day of May 2023.
ATTEST:
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary