HB190 Summary

• Declares emergency medical services (EMS) and ambulance services delivered by both public and private sectors as essential services for public welfare and safety in Alabama.

• Establishes legislative findings that EMS are integral to the state's health care delivery system and should serve all persons requiring immediate medical care, transportation to health care providers, or medical assessment during transport.

• Requires the EMS system to be capable of quickly adapting to meet residents' needs for emergency and urgent medical care and to provide community-based health promotion services integrated with overall health care.

• Specifies that eligible funding for EMS should be available without distinction between public and private sector providers.

• Clarifies that nothing in the act requires county commissions to fund or provide emergency medical services or ambulance services.