H.F. 2736 Summary

• Requires ambulance services to obtain permits from municipalities to provide services in designated primary service areas, with the board issuing permits for areas lacking municipal coverage.

• Mandates the board adopt rules modifying primary service area boundaries to align with special taxing districts or municipal boundaries rather than current geographic definitions.

• Establishes performance standards for ambulance services including quality assurance metrics, with licensees required to collect data and submit quarterly reports to municipalities on response times, call volumes, and service quality.

• Creates a two-year ambulance service license renewal process requiring submission of performance reports, with board review based on compliance with performance standards and recommendations from county and municipal officials.

• Most provisions effective July 1, 2025; repeals existing summary approval provisions for primary service area changes and modifies license transfer requirements to prohibit transfers without board approval based on regulatory compliance.