HF 2457

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/22/2012 02:49pm

A bill for an act
relating to health occupations; modifying the verification requirements for the
Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 144E.41.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144E.41, is amended to read:

144E.41 PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY; QUALIFIED AMBULANCE SERVICE
PERSONNEL.

(a) Persons eligible to participate in the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program
are qualified ambulance service personnel.

(b) Qualified ambulance service personnel are ambulance attendants, ambulance
drivers, and ambulance service medical directors or medical advisors who meet the
following requirements:

(1) employment of the person by or provision by the person of service to an
ambulance service that is licensed as such by the state of Minnesota and that provides
ambulance services that are generally available to the public and are free of unfair
discriminatory practices under chapter 363A;

(2) performance by the person during the 12 months ending as of the immediately
previous June 30 of all or a predominant portion of the person's services in the state of
Minnesota or on behalf of Minnesota residents deleted text begin , as verified by August 1 annually in an
affidavit from the chief administrative officer of the ambulance service deleted text end ;

(3) current certification of the person during the 12 months ending as of the
immediately previous June 30 by the board as an ambulance attendant, ambulance driver,
or ambulance service medical director or medical advisor under section 144E.265 or
144E.28, and supporting rules, and current active ambulance service employment or
service provision status of the person deleted text begin , as verified by August 1 annually in an affidavit from
the chief administrative officer of the ambulance service deleted text end ; and

(4) conformance by the person with the definition of the phrase "volunteer
ambulance attendant" under section 144E.001, subdivision 15, except that for the salary
limit specified in that provision there must be substituted, for purposes of this section
only, a limit of $6,000 for calendar year 2004, and $6,000 multiplied by the cumulative
percentage increase in the national Consumer Price Index, all items, for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, as published by the federal Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, since December 31, 2004, and for an ambulance service medical
director, conformance based solely on the person's hourly stipends or salary for service as
a medical director.

(c) The term "active ambulance service employment or service provision status"
means being in good standing with and on the active roster of the ambulance service
making the certification.

(d) For a person who is employed by or provides service to more than one ambulance
service concurrently during any period during the 12-month period, credit towards an
award under this chapter is limited to one ambulance service during any period. The
creditable period is with the ambulance service for which the person undertakes the
greatest portion of employment or service hours.

new text begin (e) Verification of the person's performance and certification as required in paragraph
(b), clauses (2) and (3), must be reported annually to the board by August 1 in a notarized
affidavit from the chief administrative officer of the ambulance service.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin COOPER/SAMS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE PROGRAM SERVICE
CREDIT REPORTING.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.41, paragraph (b), clause (2),
the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board shall accept verification of service
that was performed by qualified ambulance service personnel during the 12 months
immediately preceding June 30, 2010, in the form of a notarized affidavit from the chief
administrative officer of the ambulance service. If a notarized affidavit is submitted to the
board by August 1, 2012, verifying service performed during this time period, the board
shall credit the record of potential award accumulations for each qualified ambulance
service person according to Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.45.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end