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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota establishes emergency medical services grants, uncompensated care pool, and telecom fees
Last action · February 17, 2025: Author added VirnigSponsors: John Huot and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota establishes new grant programs, an uncompensated care pool for rural ambulance services, and new monthly telecommunications and prepaid wireless fees to fund emergency medical services. The legislation appropriates tens of millions of dollars for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to support ambulance operational and capital readiness and local EMS modernization.
Rural and local ambulance services gain access to dedicated state funding pools and readiness grants, while wireless phone subscribers and prepaid retail consumers face a new monthly emergency medical services fee added to their bills.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Licensed ambulance services
Licensed ambulance services are eligible to apply for cost of readiness grants and rural uncompensated care pool payments to cover capital and operational expenses.
Political subdivisions
Counties, statutory or home rule charter cities, and towns are eligible to apply for emergency medical services improvement, modernization, and sustainability grants.
Wireless voice service subscribers
Subscribers must pay a monthly emergency medical services telecommunications fee for customer access lines.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the new emergency medical services special revenue account?
How are rural ambulance services compensated for unpaid responses under this measure?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 17, 2025HouseAuthor added Virnig
- Feb 13, 2025HouseAuthor added Curran
- Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
Version history
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Creation of Dedicated EMS Special Revenue Fund
The bill ties new telecom and prepaid wireless fees directly to an isolated special revenue account used exclusively to fund EMS grants and uncompensated care pools.
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Sources
www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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