Report Title:
Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Appropriations
Description:
Makes an emergency appropriation for FY 2006 to pay for various costs relating to emergency medical services. (HB2376 HD1)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2376 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM BRANCH.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with article VII, section 9, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
SECTION 2. Although funds were appropriated to the department of health for emergency medical services for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006, a critical funding emergency now exists.
The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Appropriate funds for fiscal year 2005-2006 to pay for unexpected ambulance service contract collective bargaining costs, fuel and other ambulance service operating costs, and contract ambulance billing and collection costs. This emergency appropriation is necessary to comply with collective bargaining increases negotiated by ambulance service providers statewide, increases in fuel and other ambulance service operating costs, and increases in workload in contracted ambulance billing and collection services; and
(2) Request an increase in the emergency medical services special fund due to increase in costs in contract ambulance services in the counties of Maui and Kauai, and to pay certain administrative expenses of the special fund.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $4 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006 to be used as follows:
(1) $1 for the city and county of Honolulu;
(2) $1 for the county of Hawaii;
(3) $1 for the department of health for the purposes of payment to the American Medical Response-Maui; and
(4) $1 for the department of health for the purposes of payment to the American Medical Response-Kauai,
to pay for negotiated collective bargaining agreements, increases in fuel costs, and other ambulance service operating costs.
SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006 for emergency medical system contract ambulance billing and collection costs.
SECTION 5. There is appropriated an increase in the emergency medical services special fund the sum of $1 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006 to be used for increased costs in contract ambulance services for the counties of Maui and Kauai, and for payment of the central service assessment and department administrative expenses for fiscal year 2005-2006.
SECTION 6. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.