as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/07/2012 02:15pm
A bill for an act
relating to emergency medical services; permitting local units of government
to designate primary services areas and assign ambulance service to the area;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 144E.06; 144E.10, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144E.06, is amended to read:
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The board shall adopt rules defining primary service
areas under which the board shall designate each licensed ambulance service as serving
a primary service area or areas.
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For the purposes of this section, "metropolitan local
unit of government" means a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town in the
metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
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A metropolitan local unit of
government may by resolution designate a primary service area within its jurisdiction and
may assign a licensed ambulance service to serve that primary service area.
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(a) The board may adopt rules defining primary
service areas and shall designate a licensed ambulance service to serve a primary service
area or areas outside a primary service area designated by a metropolitan local unit of
government under subdivision 2.
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(b) The board must ensure that all areas of the state have a licensed ambulance
service designated to provide service as part of its primary service area.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144E.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The board shall deleted text begin notdeleted text end issue a license
authorizing the operation of a new ambulance service, provision of a new type or types
of ambulance service by an existing service, or deleted text begin an expandeddeleted text end new text begin expansion of anew text end primary
service area for an existing service deleted text begin unlessdeleted text end new text begin ifnew text end the requirements of this section and sections
144E.101 to 144E.127 and 144E.18 are met.