Chapter 144E — Comprehensive Advanced Life Support

144.6062 Comprehensive Advanced Life Support This section requires the Commissioner of Health to create a comprehensive advanced life support training program aimed … 144E.001 Definitions This section defines key terms used throughout Minnesota's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) law. It explains what words … 144E.01 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. The content that was previously here has been removed from … 144E.011 Office of Emergency Medical Services This section creates the Office of Emergency Medical Services in Minnesota. The governor appoints a director to run the … 144E.015 Medical Services Division This section creates a Medical Services Division within the Office of Emergency Medical Services. A deputy director who … 144E.016 Ambulance Services Division This section creates an Ambulance Services Division within the Office of Emergency Medical Services. A deputy director … 144E.017 Emergency Medical Service Providers Division This section creates an Emergency Medical Service Providers Division within the Office of Emergency Medical Services. A … 144E.03 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council This section creates the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, a group of people from different backgrounds who … 144E.035 Emergency Medical Services Physician Advisory Council This section creates the Emergency Medical Services Physician Advisory Council. The council is made up of physicians who … 144E.04 Labor and Emergency Medical Service Providers Advisory Council This section creates the Labor and Emergency Medical Service Providers Advisory Council. This council focuses on the … 144E.05 General Authority This section gives the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services the power to accept grants, gifts, and … 144E.06 Primary Service Areas This section requires the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services to create rules that define primary … 144E.07 Summary Approval This section explains how an ambulance service can request changes to its primary service area through a simpler … 144E.10 Ambulance Service Licensing This section requires anyone who wants to operate an ambulance service in Minnesota to have a valid license from the … 144E.101 Ambulance Service Requirements This section sets the detailed requirements for running an ambulance service in Minnesota. It covers staffing rules for … 144E.103 Equipment This section lists the equipment that every ambulance in Minnesota must carry. Required items include oxygen, airway … 144E.11 Ambulance Service Application Procedure This section explains how to apply for an ambulance service license in Minnesota. The application goes through a public … 144E.12 Licensure of Air Ambulance Services This section covers licensing for air ambulance services (helicopter and fixed-wing). Air ambulance services follow a … 144E.121 Air Ambulance Service Requirements This section sets specific requirements for air ambulance services. Air ambulances must comply with Federal Aviation … 144E.123 Prehospital Care Data This section requires ambulance services to collect and report data about every emergency response to the director. The … 144E.125 Operational Procedures This section requires every licensed ambulance service to create and follow written procedures for handling complaints, … 144E.127 Interhospital and Interfacility Transfers This section allows ambulance services to use substitute medical staff when transferring patients between hospitals or … 144E.13 Temporary License This section allows the director to issue a temporary ambulance service license when an area would otherwise have no … 144E.14 Transfer of License or Ownership This section covers how to transfer an ambulance service license or ownership to a new person or organization. The … 144E.15 Relocation of Base of Operations This section explains how an ambulance service can move its base of operations to a different city or township within … 144E.16 Rules; Local Standards This section gives the director authority to adopt rules for ambulance services covering many areas, including … 144E.17 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. The content that was previously here has been removed from … 144E.18 Inspections This section gives the director the power to inspect ambulance services as often as needed to make sure they follow the … 144E.19 Disciplinary Action This section gives the director the power to discipline ambulance services by suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew … 144E.25 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. The content that was previously here has been removed from … 144E.265 Medical Director This section sets the requirements for medical directors of ambulance services. A medical director must be a licensed … 144E.266 Emergency Suspension of Ambulance Service Requirement This section automatically suspends many ambulance service requirements during declared emergencies. During a national … 144E.27 Education Programs; Director Approval This section covers registration, renewal, and discipline for emergency medical responders (EMRs) and ambulance drivers. … 144E.275 Medical Response Unit Registration This section allows local governments to register 'medical response units' — groups of trained first responders who … 144E.28 Certification of Emt, Aemt, and Paramedic This section sets the rules for becoming and remaining certified as an EMT, AEMT, or paramedic in Minnesota. Initial … 144E.283 Instructor Qualifications This section sets the qualifications required to be an instructor in EMT or emergency medical responder training … 144E.285 Education Programs This section requires all EMR, EMT, AEMT, and paramedic training programs in Minnesota to be approved by the director of … 144E.286 Examiner Qualifications for Emergency Medical Technician Testing This section sets the qualifications for people who test EMT, AEMT, and paramedic practical skills during certification … 144E.287 Diversion Program This section requires the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services to either run a health professionals … 144E.29 Fees This section sets the fees that ambulance services and training programs must pay to the Office of Emergency Medical … 144E.30 Cooperation; Director Powers This section gives the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services broad powers to investigate EMS license … 144E.305 Reporting Misconduct This section establishes a reporting system for misconduct by EMS workers. Anyone may voluntarily report suspected … 144E.31 Correction Order and Fines This section describes how the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services can issue correction orders and … 144E.32 Review Organization This section defines ambulance service and emergency medical responder quality review committees as 'review … 144E.33 Penalty This section makes it a misdemeanor to violate any provision of the Minnesota EMS law (sections 144E.001 through … 144E.35 Reimbursement to Ambulance Services for Education Costs This section allows smaller ambulance services — those with 5,000 or fewer calls per year — to get reimbursed from the … 144E.37 This statute section was renumbered and is now found at section 144.6062, which requires the Commissioner of Health to … 144E.40 Cooper/sams Volunteer Ambulance Program This section establishes the Cooper/Sams Volunteer Ambulance Program, a state program that rewards volunteer ambulance … 144E.41 Program Eligibility; Qualified Ambulance Service Personnel This section defines who qualifies as 'qualified ambulance service personnel' eligible for the Cooper/Sams longevity … 144E.42 Cooper/sams Volunteer Ambulance Trust; Trust Account This section establishes the financial structure of the Cooper/Sams Volunteer Ambulance Trust, which holds the funds … 144E.43 Distributions From Account This section provides the legal authority for paying Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance longevity awards to qualifying … 144E.44 Trust Account Investment This section directs the State Board of Investment to invest the Cooper/Sams Volunteer Ambulance Trust Account in … 144E.45 Crediting Qualified Ambulance Personnel Service This section describes how accumulated credits are calculated and tracked for each Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance … 144E.46 Cooper/sams Volunteer Ambulance Award This section sets the eligibility requirements for receiving a Cooper/Sams longevity award. A volunteer must have at … 144E.47 Effect of Changes This section clarifies the legal nature of the Cooper/Sams Volunteer Ambulance Program. The program is a state gratuity … 144E.48 Scope of Administrative Duties This section limits the director's role in the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance award program to purely administrative … 144E.50 Emergency Medical Services Fund This section, called the 'Minnesota Emergency Medical Services System Support Act,' establishes a state fund to develop … 144E.52 Funding for Emergency Medical Services Regions This section requires the director to distribute state general fund money equally among the eight emergency medical … 144E.53 Medical Resource Communication Center Grants This section requires the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services to distribute annual grants to the two … 144E.55 Rural Ems Uncompensated Care Pool Payment Program This section establishes a new rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program to help rural ambulance services get …