as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to health; creating registration for medical 1.3 response units; proposing coding for new law in 1.4 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. [144E.275] [MEDICAL RESPONSE UNIT 1.7 REGISTRATION.] 1.8 Subdivision 1. [REGISTRATION.] The board may register a 1.9 medical response unit. 1.10 Subd. 2. [QUALIFICATIONS.] To be registered with the 1.11 board, a medical response unit must: 1.12 (1) submit an application form prescribed by the board; 1.13 (2) submit a letter from the appropriate municipality, 1.14 township, or county governing body recognizing the medical 1.15 response unit as the unit in its geographical area designated to 1.16 respond to a medical emergency; 1.17 (3) be dispatched to the scene of a medical emergency on a 1.18 routine basis by a public safety answering point, as defined 1.19 under section 403.02, subdivision 5, or an ambulance service; 1.20 (4) have a medical director according to section 144E.265; 1.21 and 1.22 (5) be staffed by at least one first responder or one 1.23 emergency medical technician, as appropriate to the level of 1.24 care given. 1.25 Subd. 3. [EXPIRATION.] The medical response unit 2.1 registration expires two years from the date it is issued. 2.2 Subd. 4. [RENEWAL.] The board may renew the registration 2.3 of a medical response unit upon: 2.4 (1) submission, before the registration expiration date, of 2.5 a completed renewal application form as prescribed by the board; 2.6 (2) compliance with subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (5); and 2.7 (3) the provision of any other information as requested by 2.8 the board. 2.9 Subd. 5. [DEFINITION.] For purposes of this section, 2.10 "medical response unit" means an organized service recognized by 2.11 a local political subdivision whose primary responsibility is to 2.12 respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care 2.13 before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service.