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MS HB274
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Blaine Eaton
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AI Summary
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Creates the Rural County Ambulance Service Grant Fund administered by the Mississippi Development Authority to help counties with populations of 17,000 or less that lack a county-owned hospital contract for ambulance services
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Requires minimum annual funding of $600,000 from the Health Care Expendable Fund, with unexpended amounts and interest earnings remaining in the fund rather than lapsing to the General Fund
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Limits individual county grants to a maximum of $100,000, with funds distributed through regional planning and development districts
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Grants must supplement existing county funds for ambulance service contracts, not replace them
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Effective date of July 1, 2013
Legislative Description
Ambulance service; establish grant program for certain rural counties to assist in contracting for.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2013