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Legislative budget panel keeps Emergency Medical Services Board budget largely intact
Summary
Fiscal analysts told lawmakers the Emergency Medical Services Board requested $3.2 million for FY25, funded by a levy on fire insurance premiums and regulatory fees; the Legislative Budget Committee made no changes and the board warned of staffing shortages.
Megan Leopold, a fiscal analyst with the Kansas Legislative Research Department, told the Legislative Budget Subcommittee the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board requested $3,200,000 for fiscal year 2025 and that the Legislative Budget Committee (LBC) made no changes to the agency's recommendations.
Leopold said, "the EMS board does not have any SGF in their budget." She told the committee the EMS Board is funded by a levy on fire insurance premiums and by regulatory fees.
The FY25 request was $1,300,000 above the agency's actual 2024 expenditures and $145,000 above what the prior…
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