The department of health and human services shall establish and update biennially a plan for integrated emergency medical services in this state. The plan must identify ambulance operations areas, emergency medical services funding areas that require state financial assistance to operate a minimally reasonable level of emergency medical services, and a minimum reasonable cost for an emergency medical services operation. The department shall designate emergency medical services funding areas based on criteria adopted by rule of the department of health and human services.
23-46-04. State financial assistance for emergency medical services - Confidential information - Annual allocation. Emergency medical services operations that request financial assistance from the state must provide requested fiscal information to the department of health and human services for use in financial assistance determinations. All information provided to the department under this section is confidential. The department of health and human services shall determine annually the allocation amount of state financial assistance for each emergency medical services funding
area based on the department's determination of the minimum annual funding necessary to operate the emergency medical services operation or service designated to operate in the ambulance funding area, based on the financial needs unique to each emergency medical services funding area. For emergency medical service operations subject to section 23-27-07, after June 30, 2025, financial assistance provided by this section must be distributed to the political subdivision having ownership of the licensed ambulance service or the political subdivision responsible for the emergency medical service program for the service area.
23-46-05. State financial assistance for emergency medical services - Distribution limit. Repealed by S.L. 2013, ch. 35, § 10.