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Committee advances amended ambulance funding formula, raises per‑run cap and phases in protections for smallest services
Summary
The House Human Services Committee approved amendments to the EMS grant formula in House Bill 1597: the run‑threshold was adjusted to 800, the maximum reimbursement per run was set at $2,023, and the smallest providers will be phased in with a minimum initial grant value to soften the transition. The panel voted to recommend the bill.
The House Human Services Committee approved amendments to House Bill 1597 that adjust the state’s emergency medical services grant formula, change the run‑threshold used to classify small and large operators, set a maximum per‑run reimbursement, and add a transition floor to protect very small providers in the first distribution year.
Sponsor Representative Figley said the amendments strike a balance by holding most services "harmless" while moving the formula toward an updated reimbursement approach. Bill Kolonik of the North Dakota EMS…
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