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Committee refers bill on distressed ambulance services back to subcommittee amid funding and implementation questions
Summary
Senate Bill 2,033, which would give state authority and tools to manage distressed ambulance services, was referred back to the HR subcommittee after lawmakers and sponsors debated an FTE, consultant role, continuing appropriation language and who would pay implementation costs.
The Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted to send Senate Bill 2,033 back to the Human Resources (HR) subcommittee for further work after members raised concerns about the bill’s fiscal note and how the program would be implemented.
Why it matters: The bill aims to give the department more authority to require distressed ambulance services to work with the state on performance improvement plans and to provide a consultant mechanism to help with transitions. Committee members said definitions and protections in the…
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