SF 3886

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/07/2024 04:07pm

A bill for an act
relating to taxation; aid to local governments and private ambulance services;
establishing a onetime aid program for certain licensed ambulance services;
requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE AID.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given:
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new text begin (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue;
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new text begin (2) "licensed ambulance service provider" means a natural person, partnership,
association, corporation, Tribal government, or unit of government which possesses an
ambulance service license under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E;
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new text begin (3) "license" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.001, subdivision
7;
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new text begin (4) "EMSRB" means the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board; and
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new text begin (5) "primary service area" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.001,
subdivision 10.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin A natural person, partnership, association, corporation, Tribal
government, or unit of government that is a licensed ambulance service provider is eligible
for aid under this section provided that the licensed ambulance service provider:
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new text begin (1) possessed a license in calendar year 2022;
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new text begin (2) continues to operate under license in the aids payable calendar year; and
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new text begin (3) completes the requirements under subdivision 3.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Application process. new text end

new text begin (a) An eligible licensed ambulance service provider may
apply to the commissioner, in the form and manner determined by the commissioner, for
aid under this section. The commissioner may require an eligible licensed ambulance service
provider to submit any information necessary, including financial statements, to make the
calculations under subdivision 4.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of revenue and the executive director of the EMSRB must establish
a process for verifying the data submitted with applications under this subdivision.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Commissioner calculations. new text end

new text begin For each eligible ambulance service provider that
submits an application under subdivision 2, the commissioner must subtract from the
applicant's net revenue in calendar year 2022 the sum of:
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new text begin (1) the product of $34 times the applicant's total volunteer hours reported in calendar
year 2022; plus
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new text begin (2) the applicant's total operating expenses in calendar year 2022; plus
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new text begin (3) the applicant's total capital expenses in calendar year 2022.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Aid amount. new text end

new text begin (a) The aid amount for an eligible ambulance service provider
that submits an application under subdivision 3 equals the value calculated by the
commissioner under subdivision 4.
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new text begin (b) If the amount available for aid under this section is not sufficient to fully fund the
aid amount calculated under paragraph (a), the commissioner must prorate the aid amount.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Eligible uses. new text end

new text begin A recipient must spend aid on expenses incurred in the provision
of licensed ambulance services within the recipient's primary service area.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Payment date. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must certify the aid amount for each licensed
ambulance service provider with the EMSRB executive director. The commissioner must
make the full aid payment by December 31, 2024.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By December 31, 2025, each licensed ambulance service provider that
receives aid must submit a report to the commissioner in the form and manner determined
by the commissioner. The report must include a summary of how awarded funds were used.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) $120,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of revenue for aid under this section.
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new text begin (b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), the commissioner may retain up to $1,000,000 for
administrative costs related to aid under this section. Of the amount retained for
administrative costs under this paragraph, the commissioner may transfer up to $....... to the
EMSRB for the board's costs incurred administering the aid under this section.
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new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2024.
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