(a) A qualified ambulance service person who has terminated active ambulance service, who has at least five years of credited ambulance service, who is at least 50 years old, and who is among the 400 persons with the greatest amount of credited ambulance service applying for a longevity award during that year, is entitled, upon application, to a Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance award. An applicant whose application is not approved because of the limit on the number of annual awards may apply in a subsequent year.
(b) If a qualified ambulance service person who meets the service requirements specified in paragraph (a) dies before applying for a longevity award, the estate of the decedent is entitled, upon application, to the decedent's Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance award, without reference to the limit on the number of annual awards.
(c) A Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance award is the total amount of the person's accumulations indicated in the person's separate record under section 144E.45 as of November 1 in the calendar year in which application is made. The amount is payable only in a lump sum.
(d) Applications for a Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance award must be received by the board or the board's designee under section 144E.40, subdivision 2, by October 1, annually. Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance awards are payable only as of the last business day in December annually.
1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 60; 1995 c 207 art 9 s 26; 1996 c 438 art 5 s 3; 1997 c 199 s 14; 2004 c 144 s 8; 2007 c 11 s 1
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.