Montana Code 61-2-503. Emergency medical services grant program — eligibility — matching funds
61-2-503. Emergency medical services grant program — eligibility — matching funds. (1) The department shall provide competitive grants to emergency medical service providers for acquiring or leasing ambulances or emergency response vehicles or for purchasing equipment, other than routine medical supplies, for any of the following purposes:
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-2-503
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Department: means the department of transportation provided for in 2-15-2501. See Montana Code 61-2-502
- Emergency medical service: means an out-of-hospital treatment service or interfacility emergency medical transportation provided by an ambulance or nontransporting medical unit. See Montana Code 61-2-502
- Patient: means an individual who is sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. See Montana Code 61-2-502
(a)training;
(b)communications; or
(c)providing medical care to a patient.
(2)A licensed emergency medical service may apply for a grant if:
(a)it has been in operation at least 12 months;
(b)it bills for services at a level that is at least equivalent to the medicare billing level; and
(c)a majority of its active emergency care providers are volunteer emergency care providers.
(3)An emergency medical service is ineligible for grant funding if it is either a private business or a public agency, as defined in 7-1-4121, and employs the majority of its emergency care providers on a regular basis with a regular, hourly wage.
(4)An eligible emergency medical service applying for a grant under this section shall provide a 10% match for any grant funds received.
(5)The department shall award grants on an annual basis using the criteria contained in 61-2-504.
(6)Up to 5% of the annual appropriation for the program may be distributed for emergency purposes each year as provided in 61-2-507.