HI HB2173

Appropriates funds to purchase one advanced life support ambulance and related equipment for central Maui, where population growth has increased demand for emergency medical services

Funds personnel costs for one state-certified emergency medical technician and one state-certified paramedic to staff the new ambulance unit

Appropriates additional funds to improve predictability and stability of air ambulance services across all Hawaiian islands

Currently, Maui County operates nine ambulances through a private contract with American Medical Response, stationed throughout east Maui, Kahului, Wailuku, south Maui, west Maui, and upcountry Maui

Department of Health designated to administer all appropriated funds, with an effective date of July 1, 3000