Minnesota Session Laws - 2002, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 310-H.F.No. 1224 
                  An act relating to health; creating registration for 
                  medical response units; proposing coding for new law 
                  in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [144E.275] [MEDICAL RESPONSE UNIT 
        REGISTRATION.] 
           Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION.] For purposes of this section, 
        the following definitions apply:  
           (a) "Medical response unit" means an organized service 
        recognized by a local political subdivision whose primary 
        responsibility is to respond to medical emergencies to provide 
        initial medical care before the arrival of a licensed ambulance 
        service. 
           (b) "Specialized medical response unit" means an organized 
        service recognized by a board-approved authority other than a 
        local political subdivision that responds to medical emergencies 
        as needed or as required by local procedure or protocol. 
           Subd. 2.  [REGISTRATION.] The board may establish 
        registration for medical response units and specialized medical 
        response units. 
           Subd. 3.  [MEDICAL RESPONSE UNIT QUALIFICATIONS.] To be 
        registered with the board, a medical response unit must: 
           (1) submit an application form prescribed by the board; 
           (2) have a medical director according to section 144E.265; 
           (3) be staffed by at least one first responder or one 
        emergency medical technician, as appropriate to the level of 
        care given; 
           (4) submit a letter from the appropriate municipality, 
        township, or county governing body recognizing the medical 
        response unit as the unit in its geographical area designated to 
        respond to a medical emergency; and 
           (5) be dispatched to the scene of a medical emergency on a 
        routine basis by a public safety answering point, as defined 
        under section 403.02, subdivision 5, or an ambulance service.  
           Subd. 4.  [SPECIALIZED MEDICAL RESPONSE UNIT 
        QUALIFICATIONS.] To be registered with the board, a specialized 
        medical response unit must: 
           (1) meet the qualifications described in subdivision 3, 
        clauses (1) to (3); and 
           (2) submit documentation from a board-approved authority 
        other than a local political subdivision recognizing the 
        specialized medical response unit as a unit designated to 
        respond to medical emergencies as needed or required by local 
        procedure or protocol.  
           Subd. 5.  [EXPIRATION.] The medical response unit 
        registration expires two years from the date it is issued.  The 
        board may stagger expiration dates in order to be consistent 
        with the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 4690.7900.  
           Subd. 6.  [RENEWAL.] The board may renew the registration 
        of a medical response unit or specialized medical response unit 
        upon: 
           (1) submission, before the registration expiration date, of 
        a completed renewal application form as prescribed by the board; 
           (2) compliance with subdivision 3, clauses (2) to (5), for 
        a medical response unit or compliance with subdivision 3, 
        clauses (2) and (3), and subdivision 4, clause (2), for a 
        specialized medical response unit; and 
           (3) the provision of any other information as requested by 
        the board. 
           Presented to the governor March 28, 2002 
           Signed by the governor April 1, 2002, 9:04 a.m.