Bill > SF2691

This bill makes several modifications to the requirements for licensure and license renewal of ambulance services in Minnesota: 1. It defines "primary service area" and gives the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (the Board) the authority to modify the boundaries of primary service areas, which must correspond with the boundaries of special taxing districts or municipalities. 2. It requires ambulance services to obtain a permit from municipalities to provide service in a primary service area. Municipalities must establish procedures and criteria for issuing, renewing, and revoking these permits. 3. It requires the Board to ensure each primary service area in the state is receiving services from an ambulance service under a permit, and allows the Board to issue permits for areas where municipalities have not done so. 4. It establishes new requirements for license renewal, including the submission of a report on the ambulance service's compliance with performance standards set by the Board. 5. It requires the Board to adopt rules establishing performance standards for ambulance services, including quality assurance metrics, and requires ambulance services to collect and report data on their compliance with these standards. The bill also makes some other technical and administrative changes to the ambulance service licensing process. Overall, it aims to improve oversight and accountability of ambulance services in Minnesota.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2691&ssn=0&y=2023