Bill > SB2033

This bill establishes a comprehensive distressed ambulance service program in North Dakota to address challenges faced by emergency medical services providers. The bill creates a new chapter in state law that allows the Department of Health and Human Services to identify, evaluate, and support ambulance services at risk of operational failure. When a licensee is deemed potentially distressed, the department can issue a notice requiring the service to submit a corrective action plan. If the service fails to adequately address its challenges, the department can declare it a "distressed ambulance service" and assign a coordinator to develop an emergency medical services plan. This plan must be developed with input from various stakeholders, including local governments, medical facilities, and adjacent ambulance services. The bill provides the department with the authority to waive certain regulations, monitor the service's progress, and take necessary actions to ensure public health and safety. Additionally, the bill creates a continuing appropriation fund for the program and mandates that the department provide regular reports to the legislative management about the program's status, number of distressed services, coordinated efforts, costs, and overall effectiveness. The goal is to proactively support and stabilize emergency medical services in areas at risk of losing critical healthcare infrastructure.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Legislative Management (Joint)

https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2033.html