(1) (a) A person shall not operate or offer to operate a charter bus, children's activity bus, fire crew transport, luxury limousine, medicaid client transport, or off-road scenic charter in intrastate commerce without first having obtained a permit therefor from the commission in accordance with this part 3.
(b) A person may apply for a permit under this part 3 to the commission in such form and with such information as the commission may require. A permit is valid for one year after the date of issuance.
(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, the commission shall issue a permit to a motor carrier of passengers under this part 3 upon completion of the application and compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of this article.
(b) (I) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), a person applying for a medicaid client transport permit shall provide the commission proof of a medicaid client transport agreement with the department of health care policy and financing or its approved agent in such form and with such information as the commission may require.
(II) The department of health care policy and financing may transfer medicaid money to the commission to assist the commission in its regulation of medicaid transport under this article. Any money that the commission receives from the department of health care policy and financing is continuously appropriated to the commission.
A person whose permit has been revoked for cause is not eligible for another permitfor two years after the date of revocation. If an entity's permit has been revoked, the two-year ineligibility also applies to the entity's principals, officers, directors, and members of the entity, except for a revocation for failure to carry insurance unless the person knowingly operated a motor carrier without insurance.
In order to obtain a permit under this section, an applicant must have each vehicleoperated under the permit inspected within the immediately preceding twenty days by a qualified mechanic in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission. The applicant must also attach a report showing each vehicle passed inspection.
Effective July 1, 2016, any existing permit issued pursuant to this part 3 expires onthe anniversary of its issuance.
Source: L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 410, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2013: (2) amended and (3) and (4) added, (SB 13-189), ch. 365, p. 2127, § 3, effective June 5. L. 2016: (1) and (2) amended and (5) added, (HB 16-1097), ch. 186, p. 656, § 3, effective May 20.