The bill establishes the Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force under the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council. The task force is tasked with examining funding mechanisms to support emergency medical services as an essential service, seeking input from relevant stakeholders, and providing a report with findings and recommendations for legislative proposals related to funding by November 1, 2026. Additionally, the task force will review planned expenditures of the Rural Health Transformation program to identify opportunities for integrating those funds into emergency medical services funding strategies. The task force is limited to five meetings during the 2026 interim and will be dissolved upon delivering its report.

The composition of the Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force includes the chairs of the health and human services and taxation committees from both the House of Representatives and the Senate, along with four members from the House (including one from the minority party) and three members from the Senate (also including one from the minority party), all appointed by the Executive Board. If a committee chair cannot serve, the Executive Board has the authority to appoint another committee member to take their place.

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 01/15/2026: 34-11-1