1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; amending membership of the Emergency Medical Services 
1.3 	Regulatory Board;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144E.01, 
1.4 	subdivisions 1, 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144E.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board 
1.8 	consists of the following members, all of whom must work in Minnesota, except for the 
1.9 	~~person~~ members listed in clause ~~(14)~~ (9):
1.10 	(1) an emergency physician certified by the American Board of Emergency ~~Physicians~~
1.11 	Medicine who meets the requirements of a medical director under section 144E.265, 
1.12 	subdivision 1;
1.13 	(2) a ~~representative of Minnesota hospitals~~ hospital administrator who does not have 
1.14 	direct oversight or management of a licensed ambulance service;
1.15 	(3) a representative of ~~fire chiefs~~ a licensed ambulance service that is operated by a fire 
1.16 	department;
1.17 	(4) a ~~full-time firefighter who serves as an emergency medical responder on or within~~ 
1.18 	~~a nontransporting or nonregistered agency and who is a member of a professional firefighter's~~ 
1.19 	~~union~~ representative of a licensed ambulance service operated by a hospital;
1.20 	(5) a ~~volunteer firefighter who serves as an emergency medical responder on or within~~ 
1.21 	~~a nontransporting or nonregistered agency~~ representative of a licensed ambulance service 
1.22 	operated by a municipality;
2.1 	(6) an ~~attendant~~ EMS provider currently practicing on a licensed ambulance service or 
2.2 	registered medical response unit as defined in section 144E.275 who is a paramedic ~~or~~, an 
2.3 	advanced emergency medical technician, an emergency medical technician, or an emergency 
2.4 	medical responder;
2.5 	(7) an ~~ambulance director for a licensed ambulance service~~ emergency medical technician 
2.6 	instructor who meets the requirements of section 144E.283 and is affiliated with an education 
2.7 	program approved by the board under section 144E.285;
2.8 	~~(8) a representative of sheriffs;~~
2.9 	~~(9) a member of a community health board to represent community health services;~~
2.10 	~~(10) two representatives of regional emergency medical services programs, one of whom~~ 
2.11 	~~must be from the metropolitan regional emergency medical services program;~~
2.12 	~~(11) a registered nurse currently practicing in a hospital emergency department;~~
2.13 	~~(12) a pediatrician, certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, with experience in~~ 
2.14 	~~emergency medical services;~~
2.15 	~~(13)~~ (8) a family practice physician who ~~is currently involved in emergency medical~~ 
2.16 	~~services~~ meets the requirements of a medical director under section 144E.265, subdivision 
2.17 	1;
2.18 	~~(14) a~~ (9) two public ~~member~~ members who ~~resides~~ reside in Minnesota; and
2.19 	~~(15) the commissioners of health and public safety or their designees~~ (10) a representative 
2.20 	of local government.
2.21 	(b) The governor shall appoint members under paragraph (a). Appointments under 
2.22 	paragraph (a)~~, clauses (1) to (9) and (11) to (13),~~ are subject to the advice and consent of 
2.23 	the senate. In making appointments under paragraph (a)~~, clauses (1) to (9) and (11) to (13)~~, 
2.24 	the governor shall consider recommendations of the American College of Emergency 
2.25 	Physicians, the Minnesota Hospital Association, the Minnesota and State Fire Chief's 
2.26 	Association, the Minnesota Ambulance Association, the Minnesota Emergency Medical 
2.27 	Services Association, ~~the Minnesota State Sheriff's Association,~~ the Association of Minnesota 
2.28 	Counties, the Minnesota Nurses Association, and the ~~Minnesota chapter of the Academy~~ 
2.29 	~~of Pediatrics~~ League of Minnesota Cities.
2.30 	(c) At least ~~seven~~ five members appointed under paragraph (a) must reside outside of 
2.31 	the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121.

2.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144E.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.2 		Subd. 2.Ex officio members. The speaker of the house and the Committee on Rules 
3.3 	and Administration of the senate shall appoint one representative and one senator to serve 
3.4 	as ex officio, nonvoting members. The commissioners of health and public safety shall 
3.5 	appoint one state employee from their agencies to serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. 
3.6 	The Medical Director Standing Advisory Committee of the board shall designate a 
3.7 	pediatrician who shall serve as an ex officio member to advise the board on matters pertaining 
3.8 	to pediatric care.

3.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.10 	Sec. 3. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES REGULATORY BOARD 
3.11 	MEMBERSHIP TRANSITION.
 3.12 	(a) Members serving on the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board on the 
3.13 	effective date of sections 1 and 2 that were appointed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2022, 
3.14 	section 144E.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (8) to (12), will serve until the 
3.15 	expiration of the member's term.
3.16 	(b) Members serving on the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board on the 
3.17 	effective date of sections 1 and 2 that were appointed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2022, 
3.18 	section 144E.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7), (13), and (14), will serve 
3.19 	until the expiration of the member's term and until a replacement member is appointed 
3.20 	consistent with the requirements of section 1.
3.21 	(c) The members serving on the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board on the 
3.22 	effective date of this act that were appointed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 
3.23 	144E.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (15), shall become ex officio members upon 
3.24 	the appointment of a second local government representative or 90 days after the date of 
3.25 	enactment, whichever is earlier.
3.26 	(d) The second public member appointed to the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory 
3.27 	Board as provided in section 1 may be appointed 30 days after final enactment.
3.28 	(e) Upon the expiration of term of the pediatrician serving on the Emergency Medical 
3.29 	Services Regulatory Board on the effective date of sections 1 and 2 that was appointed 
3.30 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144E.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause 
3.31 	(12), the Medical Director Standing Advisory Committee of the board shall designate a 
3.32 	pediatrician who shall serve as an ex officio member as provided in section 2.
4.1 	(f) All changes to membership of the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board 
4.2 	as provided in this section and section 1 must be completed no later than July 1, 2026.

4.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.