Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                         CHAPTER 76-H.F.No. 804 
           An act relating to health; providing an exception to 
          the contested case hearing process required for 
          changing the service area of an ambulance service; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 144.802, by 
          adding a subdivision. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 144.802, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
    Subd. 3b.  [SUMMARY APPROVAL OF PRIMARY SERVICE 
AREAS.] Except for submission of a written application to the 
commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner, an 
application to provide changes in a primary service area shall 
be exempt from subdivisions 3, paragraphs (d) to (g); and 4, if: 
    (1) the application is for a change of primary service area 
to improve coverage, to improve coordination with 911 emergency 
dispatching, or to improve efficiency of operations; 
    (2) the application requests redefinition of contiguous or 
overlapping primary service areas; 
    (3) the application shows approval from all ambulance 
licensees whose primary service area is either contiguous, 
overlapping, or both, with those of the current and proposed 
primary service area of the applicant; 
    (4) the application shows that the applicant requested 
review and comment on the application, and has included those 
comments received from:  all county boards in the areas of 
coverage included in the application; all community health 
boards in the areas of coverage included in the application; all 
directors of 911 public safety answering point areas in the 
areas of coverage included in the application; and all regional 
emergency medical systems areas designated under section 
144.8093 in the areas of coverage included in the application; 
and 
    (5) the application shows consideration of the factors 
listed in subdivision 3, paragraph (g). 
    Presented to the governor April 30, 1993 
    Signed by the governor May 3, 1993, 4:28 p.m.