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AMBULANCE SERVICES

See also AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Addresses, license applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Advanced ambulance services

Attendants, Minn. Rules 4690.2200

Communications equipment, see same under this topic

Drivers

Killed in the line of duty, death benefits, Minn. Rules 7521.0200

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Medical directors, see same under this topic

Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 4690.2200 to 4690.2700

Scheduled service, Minn. Rules 4690.0100, 4690.2800

Advanced life support

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Paramedic education programs, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.285

Who may perform, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Advertising, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4690.3200

Advertising, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Affidavits

Ambulance personnel, service, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.41, 2022 144E.45

Hearings, evidence, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.19

Agreements by

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Nonemergency telephone numbers, sharing, Minn. Rules 7580.0500

Air ambulance services

Air ambulances, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.121, 2022 360.653

Aviation fuel tax, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 296A.09

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.12

Rules, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.121

Air ambulance services

Air ambulances, Minn. Rules 4690.0100, 4690.3600

Medical assistance, Minn. Rules 9505.0315, 9505.0445

Ambulance service personnel

Air ambulance emergency medical personnel, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.121

Annual assessment, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.265

Attendants, see same under this topic

Directories, Minn. Statutes 2022 214.071

Education and training, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.121

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Interhospital and interfacility transfers, substitution, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.127

Representation, Trauma Advisory Council, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.608

Retirement, public employees defined contribution plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 353D.03

Ambulance service personnel

Attendants, see same under this topic

Drivers

Killed in the line of duty, death benefits, Minn. Rules 7521.0200

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Patients receiving intravenous therapy, basic ambulance services, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.31

Applications by, primary service areas, change, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.07

Approvals by, other services, expansion of primary service areas, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.07

Attendants

Bloodborne pathogens, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.7401

Certificates and certification, emergency care courses, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.58

Continuing education, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.52

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.7401

Emergency medical services personnel, see under EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Motor vehicles, red lamps, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.58

Retirement

Longevity award and incentive program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.40 to 2022 144E.48

Public employees defined contribution plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 353D.01 to 2022 353D.10

Termination, notice given, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.58

Volunteer personnel, see same under this topic

Attendants

Advanced ambulance services, minimum, Minn. Rules 4690.2200

Education and training, drugs and medicines, variances, Minn. Rules 4690.8300

Intravenous therapy, administering, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

Killed in the line of duty, death benefits, Minn. Rules 7521.0200

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Backup coverage, license applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Base of operations

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.001

Expansion procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.14, 2022 144E.15

Licenses, see same under this topic

Relocation, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.15

Base of operations

Change of base of operations, Minn. Rules 4690.0200, 4690.3400

Definitions, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Primary service areas, Minn. Rules 4690.3400

Basic ambulance services

Drugs, administering, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

Patient transport, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

Scheduled service, Minn. Rules 4690.0100, 4690.2800

Basic life support, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Billing, uniform forms, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 62J.52

Cessation of operations, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.58

Change in type of service

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Primary service areas, Minn. Rules 4690.3400

Change of base of operations

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Primary service areas, Minn. Rules 4690.3400

Change, defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Chief administrative officers, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.41, 2022 144E.45

Cities, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16, 2022 471.476

Claimant agencies, ambulance service defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 270A.03

Claims, revenue recapture, priority, Minn. Statutes 2022 270A.10

Collective bargaining, agreements, violation reporting, effect, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.305

Committees, defined as review organizations, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.32, 2022 145.61

Communications bases

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Communications equipment

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Performance and repair, Minn. Rules 4690.2000, 4690.2700

Complaints, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.125

Comprehensive health insurance plans, qualified plans, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2022 62E.06

Contempts, subpoenas, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30

Contested cases, licenses, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.19

Contracts and agreements, EMT training programs, clinical sites, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.285

Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.40 to 2022 144E.48

Cooperation, nonemergency telephone numbers, sharing, Minn. Rules 7580.0500

Counties

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.476

Regulation, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Crew members, see Attendants under this topic

Data, see GOVERNMENT DATA

Definitions, Health Department, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Definitions

Bloodborne pathogens, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.7401

Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.45

Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.001, 2022 144E.101

Floodwood Area Ambulance District, Minn. Statutes 2022 275.067

Health care information, review organizations, Minn. Statutes 2022 145.61

One call excavation notice system, Minn. Statutes 2022 216D.01

Pipeline Safety Office, Minn. Statutes 2022 299J.02

Denial of service, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Determination by, longevity award and incentive program, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.40

Disasters, services provided during, application of rules, Minn. Rules 4690.3100

Drivers

Certificates and certification, emergency care courses, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.58

Drivers' licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Emergency vehicle driving courses, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Headphones in vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.471

Hours of service, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.031

License classification, see Classification under DRIVERS LICENSES

Motor vehicles owned by, red lamps, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.58

Retirement

Longevity award and incentive program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.40 to 2022 144E.48

Public employees defined contribution plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 353D.01 to 2022 353D.10

Termination, notice given, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.58

Volunteer personnel, see same under this topic

Drivers

Killed in the line of duty, death benefits, Minn. Rules 7521.0200

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Drug overdoses, emergency medical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Drugs and medicine

Advanced life support, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101, 2022 144E.103

Operational procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.125

Drugs and medicine

Administering, basic ambulance services, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

Variances, Minn. Rules 4690.8300

Emergencies, suspension of requirements, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.266

Emergency calls and communications, see under EMERGENCIES

Emergency responders

Ambulance services defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 216D.01, 2022 299J.02

Retirement

Longevity award and incentive program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.40 to 2022 144E.48

Public employees defined contribution plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 353D.01 to 2022 353D.10

Variances, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Emergency telecommunications systems, generally, Minn. Rules 7580.0100 to 7580.1100

Emergency telecommunications systems, services, availability, Minn. Statutes 2022 403.03

Employees, see Ambulance service personnel under this topic

EMT-P training programs

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.285

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.33

Evidence

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.19

License applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.11

Fees, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Financial data, license applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Financial data, Minn. Statutes 2022 62J.49

Fines, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.31

Floodwood Area Ambulance District, Minn. Statutes 2022 275.065 to 2022 275.067

Freestanding outpatient surgical centers, availability, Minn. Rules 4675.0400

Funding, emergency medical services district tax proceeds, Minn. Statutes 2022 144F.01

Guidelines, triage, treatment, and transportation, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.265

Health care facilities, licenses, see Licenses under this topic

Health care information, review, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.32

Health care taxes, Minn. Statutes 2022 295.50 to 2022 295.59

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.19, 2022 144E.30

Hennepin County Medical Center, medical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2022 256B.196

Hennepin County

Drivers and attendants, drivers' licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 383B.56

Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.476

Hospital districts, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.476

Hours of service, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Infection control, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.125

Infectious waste management, Minn. Statutes 2022 116.78

Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30

Inspections, hindering, Minn. Rules 4690.3300

Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.11, 2022 144E.18

Interfacility transfers, ambulance personnel, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.127

Interhospital transfers, ambulance personnel, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.127

Investigations, cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30

Judicial review, license applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.11

Licensees

Advanced life support, medical control agreements, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Agreements by, mutual aid, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Approvals by, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.28

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.001

Directories, Minn. Statutes 2022 214.071

Emergency vehicle driving courses, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Fines, notice about, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.31

Hearing rights, licenses, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.19

Liability, mandatory reporting, immunity, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.305

Operational procedures, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.125

Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.305

Service of process on, temporary license suspension orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.19

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30

Licenses

Air ambulance services, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.12

Applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.11, 2022 144E.12, 2022 144E.19

Data about, collection, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.123

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.001

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.11, 2022 144E.16, 2022 144E.29

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.10, 2022 144E.11

Primary service areas, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.10, 2022 144E.11, 2022 144E.13

Revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.123, 2022 144E.19, 2022 144E.31

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Temporary licenses, issuance, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.13

Transfer, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.13

Licenses

Applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200, 4690.3400

Change, defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Generally, Minn. Rules 4690.7900

Renewal dates, Minn. Rules 4690.7900

Scheduled ambulance services, Minn. Rules 4690.2800

Local governments, shared service purchasing agreements, Municipal Contracting Law, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.345

Medical advisers

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Medical advisors, longevity award and incentive program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.40 to 2022 144E.48

Medical assistance

Coverage, Minn. Statutes 2022 256B.0625

Hennepin County Medical Center, Minn. Statutes 2022 256B.196

Medical assistance

Covered services, Minn. Rules 9505.0315

Payment rates, Minn. Rules 9505.0445

Medical control, advanced life support, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Medical directors

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101, 2022 144E.265

Longevity award and incentive program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.40 to 2022 144E.48

Recommendations by, EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.283

Statements by, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101, 2022 144E.121, 2022 144E.265

Medical directors

Advanced ambulance services, Minn. Rules 4690.2200

Drugs and medicine, variances, duties, Minn. Rules 4690.8300

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Training, Minn. Rules 4690.2200

Verification by, intermediate emergency care course program students, Minn. Rules 4690.5600

Medical treatment and procedures

Restrictions, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

Treatment, defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Medicare assignment, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 62J.25

Minnesota Ambulance Association, recommendations by, Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, member appointments, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.01

Mobile health care evaluation and screening providers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.077

Motor fuel taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 296A.07, 2022 296A.08

Municipal ambulance services, defined as claimant agencies, Minn. Statutes 2022 270A.03

Natural disasters, services during, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Nonmetropolitan areas

Basic life support ambulances, staffing, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Mutual aid, ambulance services in border states, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Obstructing, criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.50

Operational procedures, licensees, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.125

Operational standards, Minn. Rules 4900.2800

Orders, correction orders, Minn. Rules 4690.3300

Orders

Correction orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.31

Subpoenas, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30

Ownership, license applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Ownership, transfer, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.14

Part-time advanced life support, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Patient care, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101, 2022 144E.123

Patient transport, patients receiving intravenous therapy, basic ambulance services, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

Payments to

Health plan companies, Minn. Statutes 2022 62J.48

Public health response contingency fund, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.4199

Primary service areas

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.001, 2022 144E.06

Expansion, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.07, 2022 144E.14, 2022 144E.15

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.07

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.10, 2022 144E.11, 2022 144E.13

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.06

Rural areas, paramedic education programs, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.285

Service outside, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Primary service areas

Air ambulance services, application of rules, Minn. Rules 4690.3600

Declaration, Minn. Rules 4690.0200, 4690.3400

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Maximum area, Minn. Rules 4690.3400

Reasonableness, criteria, Minn. Rules 4690.3400

Requirements, Minn. Rules 4690.3400

Scheduled ambulance services, Minn. Rules 4690.2800

Public ambulance services, sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.67, 2022 297A.68

Public employees defined contribution plan, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

Recommendations by, ambulance services, license applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.11

Records and record keeping

Advanced life support, medical control agreements, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Air ambulance personnel, training completion, statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.121

Investigations, copies, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30

Mutual aid agreements, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Operational procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.125

Personnel files, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Records and record keeping

Ambulances, maintenance, Minn. Rules 4690.1800

Basic ambulance services, patients receiving intravenous therapy, physician's information, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

License applications, documentation, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Surveillance and integrity review program (health services), Minn. Rules 9505.2175

Variances, Minn. Rules 4690.8300

Regulation, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Reports about, primary services areas, change, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.07

Reports given

Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.123

Health care taxes, qualifying exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 295.53

Prehospital care, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.123

Trip reports, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.305

Representation, county 911 planning committees, Minn. Rules 7580.0300

Requests by, correction orders, reconsideration, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.31

Revenue recapture, see REVENUE RECAPTURE

Review organizations, ambulance services defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 145.61

Saint Louis County, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 383C.201

Scheduled ambulance services

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Generally, Minn. Rules 4690.2800

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30

Service utilization, license applications, information requirements, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Siren, Public Safety Department, see EMERGENCY VEHICLES

Special transportation services, see SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Special transportation services, Minn. Rules 8840.5400, 8840.5450, 8840.5800

Specialized life support, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) transport protocols, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Staffing, see Ambulance service personnel under this topic

Standards, local governments, establishing, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Standards, Scheduled ambulance services, Minn. Rules 4690.2800

Stroke transport protocols, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30

Substations

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Primary service areas, Minn. Rules 4690.3400

Supplies, purchasing, Municipal Contracting Law, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.345

Tax-exempt status, paramedic education programs, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.285

Telephone numbers

Emergency, Minn. Rules 7580.0100 to 7580.1100

License applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Nonemergency numbers, Minn. Rules 7580.0500

Tiller operators, see Classification under DRIVERS LICENSES

Towns, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.476

Transcripts, contested case hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.11

Trauma patients, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.604, 2022 144E.101

Treatment

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Restrictions, Minn. Rules 4690.0800

Triage, defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Types of service, licenses, applications, Minn. Rules 4690.0200

Types of service, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Unemployment insurance, charges against employers, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 268.047

Variances

Ambulance services personnel, certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.101

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Variances

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Drugs and medicines, Minn. Rules 4690.8300

Generally, Minn. Rules 4690.8200

Violations and penalties, generally, correction orders, Minn. Rules 4690.3300

Volunteer ambulance drivers, wages, frequency of payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 181.101

Volunteer ambulance services, Minn. Statutes 2022 295.52, 2022 471.88

Volunteer personnel

Attendants

Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.001, 2022 144E.41

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.001, 2022 176.011

Education costs, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.35

License plates, special plates, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.12

Longevity award and incentive program, salary, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.41

Bloodborne pathogens, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.7401

Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2022 268.051, 2022 268.085, 2022 353.01

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.7401, 2022 176.011, 2022 353.01

Drivers, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.58, 2022 176.011

Emergency medical services personnel, see under EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Liability, immunity, Minn. Statutes 2022 604A.01

License plates, special, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.12

Public employees, considered as, Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.47

Retirement

Longevity award and incentive program, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.40 to 2022 144E.48

Plan alternatives, Minn. Statutes 2022 353.86

Public employees defined contribution plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 353D.01 to 2022 353D.10

Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2022 353.01

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2022 353.01

Volunteers

Drivers, motor vehicle lighting devices, Minn. Rules 7425.2600

Intermediate emergency care course students, Minn. Rules 4690.5600

Waivers, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.16

Waivers

Defined, Minn. Rules 4690.0100

Generally, Minn. Rules 4690.8100

Witnesses, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 144E.30