Plain English Breakdown
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Extending Deadlines for Emergency Medical Services Funding
This law extends the deadline for using specific funds to support children's emergency medical care and trauma centers from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2037.
What This Bill Does
- Extends until January 1, 2037, the requirement that 15% of the Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund supports pediatric trauma and emergency services.
- Extends until January 1, 2037, the rule allowing counties to add a $2 penalty for every $10 collected from criminal fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
- Extends until January 1, 2037, the requirement that 15% of money raised through these additional penalties goes toward funding pediatric trauma centers.
- Maintains current rules about paying administrative costs from the funds deposited into the EMS Fund.
Who It Names or Affects
- County boards of supervisors who manage local emergency medical services funds.
- Pediatric trauma and emergency service providers receiving state or county funding.
- Administrators of the Maddy Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fund.
Terms To Know
- Maddy Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fund
- A specific fund created by law to pay for costs related to emergency medical services, including care for children with injuries or emergencies.
- Pediatric trauma centers
- Hospitals or facilities that specialize in treating serious injuries and life-threatening conditions in children.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill only changes the expiration date of existing rules; it does not create new funding sources.
- Counties may choose whether to collect the additional penalty on criminal fines, as this is optional under current law.
- The text does not specify how much money will be collected or distributed after the extension.