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This bill modifies the reimbursement requirements for ambulance service education costs in Minnesota, expanding eligibility and increasing reimbursement amounts for initial and continuing education for Emergency Medical Responders (EMR) and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). The bill replaces previous language focused on volunteer ambulance attendants with a more comprehensive approach, establishing new reimbursement limits: $1,200 for initial EMT education, $400 for EMT continuing education, $600 for initial EMR education, and $200 for EMR continuing education. To qualify for reimbursement, an ambulance service must have responded to 5,000 or fewer calls in the most recent calendar year, and the ambulance attendant must have successfully completed an approved education course and served as an active member of a licensed ambulance service for at least one year. The bill also includes a provision that allows the director to discontinue reimbursements if the state cannot meet its financial obligations, with affected services able to resubmit applications in the next fiscal year. Additionally, the bill appropriates $100,000 in both fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the general fund to the Office of Emergency Medical Services to support these reimbursement efforts.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1133&ssn=0&y=2025