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Senators debate design, funding for proposed distressed ambulance service program; no action taken
Summary
Lawmakers discussed Senate Bill 2033, which would create a program to identify and assist ambulance services in financial or operational distress. Senators split on whether the bill should include one‑time funding to contract consultants to design the program or defer funding decisions to the human services budget.
Senate members engaged in extended discussion of Senate Bill 2033, a bill to establish a distressed ambulance service program aimed at identifying struggling emergency medical services and helping them stabilize operations. The subcommittee did not act on the bill and set it aside for further information gathering.
Senator Mather said the program was vetted in interim work and described it as a way to create a formal process for areas losing ambulance coverage; she said the program is intended to ensure consistent standards and help communities maintain emergency…
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