Minnesota HF696 establishes a rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program and appropriates $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.

Minnesota HF696 creates a rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program to compensate eligible ambulance service providers for uncompensated care. Eligible responses must be initiated by a request for emergency medical services received by a public safety answering point, an ambulance must respond, and the ambulance must not be canceled or transport a person. Payments are calculated based on the number of eligible responses, with different point values for responses ranging from one to 200.

Minnesota HF696 establishes a rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program and appropriates $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.

Minnesota HF696 creates a rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program to compensate eligible ambulance service providers for uncompensated care. Eligible responses must be initiated by a request for emergency medical services received by a public safety answering point, an ambulance must respond, and the ambulance must not be canceled or transport a person. Payments are calculated based on the number of eligible responses, with different point values for responses ranging from one to 200.