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WV SB767
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mark Maynard
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AI Summary
- Requires the West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services to conduct a statewide needs-based assessment of EMS departments every two years, with the first assessment due within one year of passage
- Assessment criteria include call volume, response times, ambulance and personnel availability, financial stability, geographic challenges, mutual aid agreements, and equipment/training deficiencies
- Establishes a funding distribution formula that prioritizes EMS agencies with high call volumes, slow response times, financial instability, personnel shortages, insufficient equipment, and rural/underserved coverage gaps
- Mandates biennial reports to the Legislature detailing assessment results, funding allocations, service improvements and deficiencies, and policy recommendations
- Prohibits reducing funding to any EMS provider unless justified by assessment findings and alternative funding availability
Legislative Description
Creating needs-based assessment for EMS
Health
Last Action
To Health and Human Resources
2/5/2026
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Resources2/5/2026
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