Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program is established. The program is intended to recognize the service rendered to state and local government and the citizens of Minnesota by qualified ambulance service personnel, and to reward qualified ambulance service personnel for significant contributions to state and local government and to the public. The purpose of the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust is to accumulate resources to allow for the payment of longevity awards to qualified ambulance service personnel upon the completion of a substantial ambulance service career.
Subd. 2. Administration. (a) Unless paragraph (c) applies, consistent with the responsibilities of the State Board of Investment and the various ambulance services, the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program must be administered by the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board. The administrative responsibilities of the board for the program relate solely to the record keeping, award application, and award payment functions. The State Board of Investment is responsible for the investment of the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust. The applicable ambulance service is responsible for determining, consistent with this chapter, who is a qualified ambulance service person, what constitutes a year of credited ambulance service, what constitutes sufficient documentation of a year of prior service, and for submission of all necessary data to the board in a manner consistent with this chapter. Determinations of an ambulance service are final.
(b) The board may administer its assigned responsibilities regarding the program directly or may retain a qualified governmental or nongovernmental plan administrator under contract to administer those responsibilities regarding the program. A contract with a qualified plan administrator must be the result of an open competitive bidding process and must be reopened for competitive bidding at least once during every five-year period after July 1, 1993.
(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall review the options within state government for the most appropriate administration of pension plans or similar arrangements for emergency service personnel and recommend to the governor the most appropriate future pension plan or nonpension plan administrative arrangement for this chapter. If the governor concurs in the recommendation, the governor shall transfer the future administrative responsibilities relating to this chapter to that administrative agency.
1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 54; 1995 c 207 art 9 s 23; 1997 c 199 s 14; 2007 c 11 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 68
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 144E — Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
Section 144E.001 — Definitions.
Section 144E.01 — Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board.
Section 144E.05 — General Authority.
Section 144E.06 — Primary Service Areas.
Section 144E.07 — Summary Approval.
Section 144E.10 — Ambulance Service Licensing.
Section 144E.101 — Ambulance Service Requirements.
Section 144E.11 — Ambulance Service Application Procedure.
Section 144E.12 — Licensure Of Air Ambulance Services.
Section 144E.121 — Air Ambulance Service Requirements.
Section 144E.123 — Prehospital Care Data.
Section 144E.125 — Operational Procedures.
Section 144E.127 — Interhospital And Interfacility Transfers.
Section 144E.13 — Temporary License.
Section 144E.14 — Transfer Of License Or Ownership.
Section 144E.15 — Relocation Of Base Of Operations.
Section 144E.16 — Rules; Local Standards.
Section 144E.18 — Inspections.
Section 144E.19 — Disciplinary Action.
Section 144E.265 — Medical Director.
Section 144E.266 — Emergency Suspension Of Ambulance Service Requirement.
Section 144E.27 — Education Programs; Board Approval.
Section 144E.275 — Medical Response Unit Registration.
Section 144E.28 — Certification Of Emt, Aemt, And Paramedic.
Section 144E.283 — Instructor Qualifications.
Section 144E.285 — Education Programs.
Section 144E.286 — Examiner Qualifications For Emergency Medical Technician Testing.
Section 144E.287 — Diversion Program.
Section 144E.30 — Cooperation; Board Powers.
Section 144E.305 — Reporting Misconduct.
Section 144E.31 — Correction Order And Fines.
Section 144E.32 — Review Organization.
Section 144E.35 — Reimbursement To Nonprofit Ambulance Services.
Section 144E.40 — Cooper/sams Volunteer Ambulance Program.
Section 144E.41 — Program Eligibility; Qualified Ambulance Service Personnel.
Section 144E.42 — Cooper/sams Volunteer Ambulance Trust; Trust Account.
Section 144E.43 — Distributions From Account.
Section 144E.44 — Trust Account Investment.
Section 144E.45 — Crediting Qualified Ambulance Personnel Service.
Section 144E.46 — Cooper/sams Volunteer Ambulance Award.
Section 144E.47 — Effect Of Changes.
Section 144E.48 — Scope Of Administrative Duties.
Section 144E.50 — Emergency Medical Services Fund.
Section 144E.52 — Funding For Emergency Medical Services Regions.