1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; providing for review of ambulance 
  1.3             services and first responders; proposing coding for 
  1.4             new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [144E.32] [REVIEW ORGANIZATION.] 
  1.7      Subdivision 1.  [APPLICABLE LAW.] The provisions of 
  1.8   sections 145.61 to 145.67 apply to an ambulance service or first 
  1.9   responder review organization. 
  1.10     Subd. 2.  [REVIEW ORGANIZATION DEFINED.] A review 
  1.11  organization, as defined under section 145.61, includes a 
  1.12  committee of an ambulance service provider, a physician medical 
  1.13  director, a medical advisor, or ambulance supervisory personnel 
  1.14  who gather, create, and review information relating to the care 
  1.15  and treatment of patients in providing emergency medical care, 
  1.16  including ambulance run forms, employee performance reviews, 
  1.17  quality assurance data, and other ambulance service or first 
  1.18  responder performance data for ambulance services licensed under 
  1.19  section 144E.10 or 144E.12 or first responders registered under 
  1.20  section 144E.27, for the purposes specified under section 
  1.21  145.61, subdivision 5.