This bill addresses emergency medical services.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- establishes that 911 ambulance services are essential services;
- addresses the respective duties of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Safety, and the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (bureau);
- where applicable, indicates the proper government agency or division, where an incorrect entity or agency is indicated;
- creates the Emergency Medical Services Critical Needs Account;
- for an emergency medical services grant in a rural county, increases the maximum allowable amount that the grant recipient may receive for use toward the purchase of vehicles;
- directs available but undistributed grant funds at the end of the year to be deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Critical Needs Account created under Section 53-2d-109;
- requires the bureau to establish designation requirements for training centers;
- modifies a notice requirement to require the bureau to provide a class A notice;
- subjects training centers to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the bureau;
- subjects an issuance of a notice of violation or order under the Emergency Medical Services Act to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act; and
- makes technical and conforming corrections.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 11-48-103, 26B-1-202, 26B-3-804, 26B-4-301, 26B-4-501, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-609, 26B-7-301, 53-10-405, 58-67-305, 58-68-305, 58-71-305, 63G-4-102, 72-10-502, 77-23-213
Amended 2/13/2025 10:02:182: 11-48-103, 26B-1-202, 26B-3-804, 26B-4-301, 26B-4-501, 26B-5-331, 26B-5-609, 26B-7-301, 53-10-405, 58-67-305, 58-68-305, 58-71-305, 63G-4-102, 72-10-502, 77-23-213