WV HB2109

Expands the definition of "participating public employer" in the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System to include emergency medical services agencies licensed under §16-4C-6a that are designated by a county commission to provide emergency response through a county emergency dispatch center

Allows employees of these designated EMS agencies to participate in the EMS Retirement System, which provides retirement benefits including 2.6% of final average salary per year for the first 20 years of service

Currently, participating public employers are limited to county commissions, political subdivisions, county 911 public safety answering points, and county commissions employing county firefighters

The change enables private or non-governmental EMS agencies operating under county designation to offer their employees the same retirement benefits as government-employed EMS personnel