Minnesota Legislature
SF 3373
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/01/2016 09:19am
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A bill for an act
relating to special transportation; excluding licensed taxicabs from special
transportation service provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015
Supplement, section 174.29, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 174.29, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
For the purpose of sections 174.29 and 174.30 "special
transportation service" means motor vehicle transportation provided on a regular basis
by a public or private entity or person that is designed exclusively or primarily to serve
individuals who are elderly or disabled and who are unable to use regular means of
transportation but do not require ambulance service, as defined in section 144E.001,
subdivision 3. Special transportation service includes but is not limited to service provided
by specially equipped buses, vans, deleted text begin taxis,deleted text end and volunteers driving private automobiles.
Special transportation service also means those nonemergency medical transportation
services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, that are subject to the operating
standards for special transportation service under sections 174.29 to 174.30 and Minnesota
Rules, chapter 8840new text begin . Special transportation service does not include service provided
by municipally licensed taxicabsnew text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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