2025 Session Last amended: 2024 session

§ 144E.52 — Funding for Emergency Medical Services Regions

Plain-Language Summary

This section requires the director to distribute state general fund money equally among the eight emergency medical services regions to help pay for continuing education costs for EMS workers. Eligible personnel who can be reimbursed through these regional funds include dispatchers, emergency room physicians, emergency room nurses, EMRs, EMTs, and paramedics, for out-of-pocket continuing education costs that are not covered by any other source.

144E.52 FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES REGIONS.

The director shall distribute funds appropriated from the general fund equally among the emergency medical service regions. Each regional board may use this money to reimburse eligible emergency medical services personnel for continuing education costs related to emergency care that are personally incurred and are not reimbursed from other sources. Eligible emergency medical services personnel include, but are not limited to, dispatchers, emergency room physicians, emergency room nurses, emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics.

History:

1990 c 568 art 2 s 15; 1995 c 207 art 9 s 18; 1997 c 199 s 14; 2012 c 193 s 47; 2024 c 122 art 1 s 24; 2024 c 127 art 63 s 22

History: History: 1990 c 568 art 2 s 15; 1995 c 207 art 9 s 18; 1997 c 199 s 14; 2012 c 193 s 47; 2024 c 122 art 1 s 24; 2024 c 127 art 63 s 22

Practical Notes

EMS workers who pay out of pocket for continuing education courses may be eligible for reimbursement through their regional EMS board. Workers should contact their regional EMS board to learn about the application process and available funding in their region. The available funds are limited and shared equally among regions, so the amount available for individual reimbursements varies depending on demand and state appropriations.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes