Changes to Existing Law
SB89 — Create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.
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§ 34-11
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NEW SECTION added to Chapter 34-11
Each county and municipality shall ensure that a minimum level of emergency medical service is available within its jurisdiction for prehospital emergency medical treatment and transport. The department shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26, to establish the minimum levels of emergency medical service that must be available within a county and municipality. The rules must address: (1) Contracts for services; (2) Response times; (3) Required staff and licensed personnel; (4) Treatment and transport protocols; and (5) Quality assurance standards. Section 3. The Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council shall establish the Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force. The task force shall: (1) Examine funding mechanisms to support counties and municipalities in the provision of emergency medical services; (2) Seek input from relevant stakeholders on the provision of emergency medical services; and (3) Provide to the executive board, no later than November 1, 2026, a report containing findings and recommendations for legislative proposals related to the funding of emergency medical services in this state. The task force shall meet no more than five times during the 2026 interim. The task force is dissolved upon the delivery of the task force's report to the executive board. Section 4. The Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force consists of: (1) The chairs of the health and human services committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (2) The chairs of the taxation committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (3) Four members of the House of Representatives, one of whom must be a member of the minority party, appointed by the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council; and (4) Three members of the Senate, one of whom must be a member of the minority party, appointed by the executive board. If the chair of a committee is unable to serve on the task force, the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council may appoint another member of the committee to serve in the chair's place. Section 5. Sections and of this Act are effective beginning July 1, 2028. 23
§ 34-11-1
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Section 34-11-1 — AMENDED
34-11-1. A county or municipality may: (1) Provide or contract for the provision of ambulance services; and (2) Contract contract with another political subdivision or other person for the provision of moneys to support ambulance services. 9