1998 Minnesota Statutes

     144E.35 Reimbursement to nonprofit ambulance services. 

    Subdivision 1.    Repayment for volunteer training.  Any 
 political subdivision, or nonprofit hospital or nonprofit 
 corporation operating a licensed ambulance service shall be 
 reimbursed by the board for the necessary expense of the initial 
 training of a volunteer ambulance attendant upon successful 
 completion by the attendant of a basic emergency care course, or 
 a continuing education course for basic emergency care, or both, 
 which has been approved by the board, pursuant to section 
 144E.16.  Reimbursement may include tuition, transportation, 
 food, lodging, hourly payment for the time spent in the training 
 course, and other necessary expenditures, except that in no 
 instance shall a volunteer ambulance attendant be reimbursed 
 more than $450 for successful completion of a basic course, and 
 $225 for successful completion of a continuing education course. 

    Subd. 2.    Volunteer attendant defined.  For purposes 
 of this section, "volunteer ambulance attendant" means a person 
 who provides emergency medical services for a Minnesota licensed 
 ambulance service without the expectation of remuneration and 
 who does not depend in any way upon the provision of these 
 services for the person's livelihood.  An individual may be 
 considered a volunteer ambulance attendant even though that 
 individual receives an hourly stipend for each hour of actual 
 service provided, except for hours on standby alert, even though 
 this hourly stipend is regarded as taxable income for purposes 
 of state or federal law, provided that this hourly stipend does 
 not exceed $3,000 within one year of the final certification 
 examination.  Reimbursement will be paid under provisions of 
 this section when documentation is provided the board that the 
 individual has served for one year from the date of the final 
 certification exam as an active member of a Minnesota licensed 
 ambulance service.  

    HIST: 1977 c 305 s 45; 1977 c 427 s 1; 1979 c 316 s 9; 1986 c 
 444; 1987 c 209 s 39; 1989 c 134 s 11; 1990 c 568 art 2 s 14; 
 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 23; 1995 c 207 art 9 s 16; 1997 c 199 s 14