CHAPTER 23-40
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ALLOCATIONS
23-40-01. Eligibility. To be eligible to apply for funds under this chapter, an applicant
must be the licenseholder of an emergency medical services operation that has been licensed<br>under chapter 23-27 for a period of at least twelve months before the filing of the application<br>under section 23-40-02, must bill for services at a level at least equivalent to the medicare billing<br>level, and must meet any additional requirements set by rule adopted by the state health council.
23-40-02. Application. Before November first of each year, the licenseholder of an
emergency medical services operation shall file a complete application with the state department<br>of health on a form provided by the department. The application must include an affirmation of<br>the operation's billing levels, documentation of the availability of local matching funds, and other<br>information as may be required by the department.
23-40-03. Strategic plan. The state department of health shall establish and update
regularly a strategic plan for an integrated emergency medical services program in this state<br>which includes a comprehensive statewide emergency medical services system. The strategic<br>plan may include consideration of transportation distances to hospitals, the size of service areas,<br>the distance between emergency medical services operations, the age of emergency medical<br>services personnel, the use of and the willingness to use first responders, the feasibility of<br>consolidation of emergency medical services operations, the types of calls received, and call<br>volume.
23-40-04.
Eligibility for distribution of funds.
The state health officer shall make
eligibility determinations, level of local matching funds determinations, and distribution amount<br>determinations under this chapter in accordance with the department's strategic plan for<br>providing emergency medical services in this state. The department shall establish a sliding<br>percent formula for determining the percentage of an applicant's local matching fund obligation.<br>The sliding percent formula must be based on the department's strategic plan and must include<br>consideration of how the applicant fits into the strategic plan and consideration of the needs of<br>emergency medical services operations in the applicant's neighboring service areas. Eligibility<br>for funds under this chapter is not an entitlement. The state health officer may not distribute<br>funds to an applicant unless the applicant has verified the existence of local matching funds at<br>the level determined by the state health officer, but which must be at least ten percent but not<br>more than ninety percent of the proposed distribution amount.
23-40-05. Allocation for distribution of funds. During the first year of the biennium,
the state health officer may not distribute more than one-half of the biennial legislative<br>appropriation and during the second year of the biennium the state health officer may distribute<br>the remainder of the biennial legislative appropriation.
23-40-06. Use of funds. A recipient of funds under this chapter shall use the funds in a
manner consistent with rules adopted by the state health council. A recipient of funds may not<br>use funds for capital expenses such as emergency vehicles and emergency medical services<br>equipment.
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