The inspection conducted under subsection 14 of section 190.105 shall be limited to the verification of compliance with standards for renewal of an existing license, and shall not include the criteria set forth in subsection 3 of section 190.109 or any other existing criteria required for the issuance of a license to a nonlicense holder or for a licensee seeking to expand its ambulance service area. Any licenses acquired upon a sale or transfer of any ground ambulance service ownership shall remain in full force and effect after the sale or transfer unless suspended or revoked for cause as provided in section 190.165.