SF 2302

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/09/2012 11:34am

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:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144E.06, is amended to read:

144E.06 PRIMARY SERVICE AREAS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

deleted text begin 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. deleted text end new text begin 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.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Metropolitan local government designation. new text end

new text begin new text end new text begin 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.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Board designation. new text end

new text begin (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.
new text end

new text begin (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.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144E.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Requirements for new licenses.

The board shall deleted text begin not deleted 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 expanded deleted text end new text begin expansion of a new text end primary
service area for an existing service deleted text begin unless deleted text end new text begin if new text end the requirements of this section and sections
144E.101 to 144E.127 and 144E.18 are met.