HB 1245 Summary

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to purchase one advanced life support ambulance and related equipment for central Maui, with specific funding amounts left blank in the bill text.

• Funds pay-related personnel costs for one state-certified emergency medical technician and one state-certified paramedic to staff the new ambulance.

• Appropriates additional funds to increase the predictability and stability of available air ambulance services across all islands in the State.

• Addresses population growth in central Maui by ensuring continued low emergency response times to 911 calls in the region.

• Takes effect on June 30, 3000 (note: effective date appears to contain a typographical error).