SF 363

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/14/2013 08:51am

A bill for an act
relating to emergency medical services; modifying certain reporting
requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144E.123.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144E.123, is amended to read:

144E.123 new text begin UNSCHEDULED new text end PREHOSPITAL CARE DATA.

Subdivision 1.

Collection and maintenance.

A licensee shall collect and provide
prehospital care data to the board deleted text begin in a manner prescribed by the board deleted text end new text begin on a quarterly
basis new text end . At a minimum, the data must include items identified by the board that are part of
the National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set. A licensee shall maintain
prehospital care data for every response.

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Unscheduled prehospital care data. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section,
"prehospital care" means emergency services provided by a licensee in response to 911
calls or other emergency communications.
new text end

new text begin (b) Prehospital care data includes, but is not limited to, the following information:
new text end

new text begin (1) the area served by the licensee;
new text end

new text begin (2) response times;
new text end

new text begin (3) number of persons served; and
new text end

new text begin (4) costs of services provided, including amounts billed to patients.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Copy to receiving hospital.

If a patient is transported to a hospital, a copy
of the ambulance report delineating prehospital medical care given shall be provided
to the receiving hospital.

Subd. 3.

Review.

Prehospital care data may be reviewed by the board or its
designees. The data shall be classified as private data on individuals under chapter 13, the
Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. new text begin The board must make summary data from
each licensee available to the public upon request pursuant to chapter 13.
new text end

deleted text begin Subd. 5. deleted text end

deleted text begin Working group. deleted text end

deleted text begin By October 1, 2011, the board must convene a working
group composed of six members, three of which must be appointed by the board and three
of which must be appointed by the Minnesota Ambulance Association, to redesign the
board's policies related to collection of data from licenses. The issues to be considered
include, but are not limited to, the following: user-friendly reporting requirements; data
sets; improved accuracy of reported information; appropriate use of information gathered
through the reporting system; and methods for minimizing the financial impact of data
reporting on licenses, particularly for rural volunteer services. The working group must
report its findings and recommendations to the board no later than July 1, 2012.
deleted text end