MN HF449

Amends Minnesota Statutes to define "medical resource communication center" as an entity that facilitates hospital-to-ambulance communications, integrates with the state's ARMER radio system, and serves as a communication resource for public safety entities, hospitals, and communities.

Creates Minnesota Statutes section 144E.53 requiring the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board to distribute annual grants on a contract basis to the two medical resource communication centers that were operating in the state prior to January 1, 2000.

Appropriates $1,683,000 in fiscal year 2024 ($1,633,000 for grants and $50,000 for administration) and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 ($970,000 for grants and $30,000 for administration) from the general fund to the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board for these grants.