For purposes of this chapter:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23-46-01

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    “Emergency medical services funding area” means a geographic area eligible for state assistance and includes one or more licensed ambulance operations.

2.    “Minimum reasonable cost” means the cost of operating one transporting ambulance service or the sum of the cost to operate one transporting ambulance service and any combination of one substation and one quick response unit.

3.    “Required local matching funds” means revenue generated by the provision of emergency medical services, local mill levies, local sales tax, local donations, and in-kind donations of services.