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35 PA Cons Stat § 7923 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79 - Disaster Emergency Assistance|Section 7923 - Application for and issuance of grant

§ 7923. Application for and issuance of grant. (a) Application.--The procedure for applying for a grant under this subchapter shall be as follows:  (1) A political subdivision or municipal authority must apply for a grant on a form furnished by the agency, setting forth the facts establishing eligibility and certifying that if approved all funds received will be used for purposes approved by the agency. An application under this paragraph is subject to 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities). The application must be submitted within 60 days following the declaration of a disaster emergency.  (2) The agency shall investigate the application to determine eligibility. (3) Within 30 days of receipt of the application, the agency shall make an eligibility determination. An eligibility determination under this paragraph is a final order of the agency subject to review under 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action).  (b) Issuance.--For each political subdivision or municipal authority determined to be eligible under subsection (a)(3), the agency shall verify the adjusted loss. The maximum grant allowed under the program is 50% of the adjusted loss.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7924 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79 - Disaster Emergency Assistance|Section 7924 - Grant funds

§ 7924. Grant funds. Grants under this subchapter shall be made from funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the program and from other Federal or State funds the agency may receive for the program. The agency may use up to 3% of available program funds for the administration of the program.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7925 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79 - Disaster Emergency Assistance|Section 7925 - Use of grant funds

§ 7925. Use of grant funds. Grant funds issued under the program may be used to assist in the repair or replacement of public facilities due to disaster-related damages. Funds may also be used for disaster-related debris removal or to demolish a public facility if the facility was made unsafe by the disaster.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7926 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79 - Disaster Emergency Assistance|Section 7926 - Limitations

§ 7926. Limitations. No grant under this subchapter shall be for an amount in excess of 25% of available program funds. If the amount of approved grant applications exceeds available program funds, grants shall be awarded on a pro rata basis.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7931 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79 - Disaster Emergency Assistance|Section 7931 - Powers and duties of agency

§ 7931. Powers and duties of agency. The agency shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (1) Administer this chapter. (2) Promulgate any regulations necessary to implement and administer this chapter which include:  (i) Development of additional procedures or requirements for the submission of grant applications. (ii) Development of procedures to verify adjusted loss. (iii) Development of criteria for the determination of the amount of assistance to be given to a political subdivision or municipal authority.  (iv) Development of a methodology to prioritize projects based on the potential impact to the health and safety of the citizens of the affected community.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A01 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A01 - Scope of chapter

§ 79A01. Scope of chapter. This chapter relates to incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A02 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A02 - Purpose

§ 79A02. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to authorize municipalities to enact a tax credit against an active volunteer's tax liability as a financial incentive to:  (1) Acknowledge the value and the absence of any public cost for volunteer fire protection and nonprofit emergency medical services provided by active volunteers.  (2) Encourage individuals to volunteer or for former volunteers to consider rejoining as active volunteers in a volunteer fire company or nonprofit emergency medical services agency.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A03 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A03 - Definitions

§ 79A03. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Active volunteer." A volunteer for a volunteer fire company or nonprofit emergency medical services agency who has complied with the requirements of the volunteer service credit program and who is certified under section 79A23 (relating to certification).  "Commissioner." The State Fire Commissioner of the Commonwealth.  "Earned income tax." A tax on earned income and net profits levied under Chapter 3 of the Local Tax Enabling Act.  "Governing body." A governing body of a county, city council, borough council, incorporated town council, board of township commissioners, board of township supervisors, governing body of a school district, governing council of a home rule municipality or optional plan municipality or a governing council of any similar purpose government which may be created by statute after the effective date of this section and which has adopted a tax credit under this chapter.  "Individual." A volunteer.  "Local Tax Enabling Act." The act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act.  "Municipality." Any county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, home rule municipality, optional plan municipality, optional charter municipality, similar general purpose unit of government which may be created or authorized by statute or any school district.  "Nonprofit emergency medical services agency." An emergency medical services agency as defined in section 8103 (relating to definitions) and chartered as a nonprofit corporation.  "Tax credit." The tax credit granted under section 79A11 (relating to program authorization) or 79A13 (relating to real property tax credit).  "Volunteer." A member of a volunteer fire company or a nonprofit emergency medical services agency.  "Volunteer fire company." A nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth that provides fire protection services and may offer other voluntary emergency services within this Commonwealth.  "Volunteer service credit program." The program established under section 79A21 (relating to volunteer service credit program) to determine the active status of a volunteer.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 amended the defs. of "governing body" and "municipality."
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A11 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A11 - Program authorization

§ 79A11. Program authorization. (a) Establishment.--A municipality that levies an earned income tax may establish by ordinance or resolution a tax credit against an individual's liability imposed under Chapter 3 of the Local Tax Enabling Act for active service as a volunteer.  (b) Amount.--A municipality shall set forth in the ordinance or resolution the total amount of the tax credit that will be offered to an individual. If an individual's earned income tax liability is less than the amount of the tax credit offered, the individual's tax credit must equal the individual's tax liability.  (c) Public notice.--At least 30 days prior to adoption of the ordinance or resolution, the governing body shall give public notice of its intent to adopt an ordinance or resolution to establish a tax credit and conduct at least one public hearing on the issue.  (d) Specific notice.--A municipality that establishes a tax credit under this chapter shall notify the commissioner in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).  Cross References. Section 79A11 is referred to in section 79A03 of this title.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A12 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A12 - Claim

§ 79A12. Claim. (a) Eligibility.--An individual who satisfies all of the following criteria may claim a tax credit established under this chapter:  (1) The individual is subject to a tax of a municipality that has established a tax credit under this chapter.  (2) The individual is certified under section 79A23 (relating to certification). (b) Return.--An active volunteer may claim a tax credit provided for under this chapter when filing a joint return. The tax return form shall provide a mechanism for separating the liability of an individual for any earned income tax imposed by the school district of residence from the liability of an individual for any earned income tax imposed by the municipality.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A13 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A13 - Real property tax credit

§ 79A13. Real property tax credit. The governing body of a municipality may provide, by ordinance or resolution, for a tax credit against real property tax to be granted to an active volunteer. The tax credit shall apply to tax levied on residential real property owned and occupied by an active volunteer who is certified under section 79A23 (relating to certification). The amount of the tax credit authorized by an ordinance or resolution may not exceed 100% of the tax liability of the active volunteer.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   Cross References. Section 79A13 is referred to in section 79A03 of this title.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A14 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A14 - Limitations

§ 79A14. Limitations. A tax credit established under this chapter may be used against the active volunteer's tax liability for the current taxable year and every year thereafter. The tax credit established under this chapter shall remain in effect until the governing body of the municipality repeals the tax credit.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A21 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A21 - Volunteer service credit program

§ 79A21. Volunteer service credit program. (a) Establishment.--The governing body may establish a volunteer service credit program that establishes the annual requirements for the certification of a volunteer in active service at a volunteer fire company or a nonprofit emergency medical services agency.  (b) Activities.--The volunteer service credit program shall consider the following activities in determining credit toward a certification of active service:  (1) The number of emergency calls to which a volunteer responds. (2) The level of training and participation in formal training and drills for a volunteer. (3) The total amount of time expended by a volunteer on administrative and other support services, including fundraising and facility or equipment maintenance.  (4) The involvement in other events or projects that aid the financial viability, emergency response or operational readiness of a volunteer fire company or a nonprofit emergency medical services agency.  (c) Guidelines.--The governing body shall, with the advice of the chief of a volunteer fire company and the supervisor or chief of a nonprofit emergency medical services agency or their designees, adopt guidelines, including forms and applications, necessary to implement this section.  (d) Eligibility list.--A notarized list of eligible active volunteers shall be submitted to the governing body, no later than 45 days before tax notices are to be distributed, by the following:  (1) The chief of a volunteer fire company, where applicable. (2) The supervisor or chief of a nonprofit emergency medical services agency, where applicable.   Cross References. Section 79A21 is referred to in section 79A03 of this title.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A22 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A22 - Service record

§ 79A22. Service record. (a) Log.--The chief of a volunteer fire company or the supervisor or chief of a nonprofit emergency medical services agency or their designees shall establish and maintain a service log that documents the activities of each volunteer that qualify for credit toward active service under the volunteer service credit program and the calculation of the total credits earned for each volunteer in the volunteer fire company or nonprofit emergency medical services agency.  (b) Review.--Service logs established and maintained by volunteer fire companies or nonprofit emergency medical services agencies shall be subject to periodic review by the commissioner, the Auditor General, the governing body where the volunteer fire company or nonprofit emergency medical services agency is located and the governing body where the volunteer fire company or nonprofit emergency medical services agency provides services.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A23 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A23 - Certification

§ 79A23. Certification. (a) Self-certification.--The active volunteer shall sign and submit an application for certification to the chief of the volunteer fire company or the supervisor or chief of the nonprofit emergency medical services agency where the volunteer serves.  (b) Injured volunteer.--An active volunteer who was injured during a response to an emergency call and can no longer serve as an active volunteer because of the injury and who would otherwise be eligible for a tax credit shall be eligible for the tax credit for the succeeding five tax years.  (c) Local sign-off.--The chief and another officer of the volunteer fire company and the supervisor or chief and another officer of the nonprofit emergency medical services agency shall sign the application attesting to the individual's status as an active volunteer or that the individual can no longer serve as an active volunteer due to injury. The application shall then be forwarded to the municipality, as appropriate, for final review and processing.    Cross References. Section 79A23 is referred to in sections 79A03, 79A12, 79A13 of this title.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A24 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A24 - Rejection and appeal

§ 79A24. Rejection and appeal. (a) General rule.--A governing body that establishes a tax credit under this chapter shall adopt, by ordinance, a process for rejecting a claim by an active volunteer who does not satisfy all of the criteria established under this chapter for each type of tax credit provided under this chapter.  (b) Appeal.--An active volunteer shall have the right to appeal a claim that has been rejected by a governing body. The governing body shall establish, by ordinance or resolution, the procedure by which a rejected claim can be appealed.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 amended subsec. (b).  Cross References. Section 79A24 is referred to in section 79A32 of this title.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A31 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A31 - Penalties for false reporting

§ 79A31. Penalties for false reporting. The following shall apply: (1) Any person who knowingly makes or conspires to make a false service record report under this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the first degree punishable by a fine of $2,500.  (2) Any person who knowingly provides or conspires to provide false information that is used to compile a service record report under this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the first degree punishable by a fine of $2,500.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A32 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A32 - Intergovernmental cooperation

§ 79A32. Intergovernmental cooperation. A council of governments, consortium or other similar entity of which the municipality is a member may provide for the joint creation and administration of a volunteer service credit program and tax credits adopted by its members. A governing body may, by ordinance or resolution, delegate to the entity its powers and duties under Subchapter C (relating to volunteer service credit), including the process of rejecting and appealing claims under section 79A24 (relating to rejection and appeal).  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 added section 79A32.
35 PA Cons Stat § 79A33 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 79A - Incentives for Municipal Volunteers of Fire Companies and Nonprofit Emergency Medical Services Agencies|Section 79A33 - Duties of State Fire Commissioner

§ 79A33. Duties of State Fire Commissioner. The State Fire Commissioner shall: (1) Establish guidelines for municipalities, volunteer fire companies and nonprofit EMS agencies regarding the tax credit and post the guidelines online.  (2) Require municipalities and entities under this section to notify the State Fire Commissioner of the adoption of a tax credit.  (3) Provide an annual report on the tax credit authorized under this chapter to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate and the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of Representatives which shall include:  (i) Each municipality that provides the tax credit. (ii) The amount of the tax credit. (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 added section 79A33.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8101 - Short title of chapter

§ 8101. Short title of chapter. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services System Act.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8102 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8102 - Declaration of policy

§ 8102. Declaration of policy. The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:  (1) Emergency medical services are an essential public service and frequently the health care safety net for many Commonwealth residents.  (2) It is in the public interest to assure that there are high quality and coordinated emergency and urgent medical services readily available to the residents of this Commonwealth to prevent premature death and reduce suffering and disability which arise from severe illness and injury.  (3) The public interest under paragraph (2) is best achieved through a regulated and coordinated emergency medical services system.  (4) Transportation of both emergency and nonemergency patients is an integral part of the health care delivery system in this Commonwealth, and it is in the public interest that the emergency medical services system serve all persons in this Commonwealth who:  (i) require medical care to address illness or injury;  (ii) need transportation to a hospital or other health care facility to receive that care; and  (iii) require medical assessment, monitoring, assistance, treatment or observation during transportation.  (5) It serves the public interest if the emergency medical services system is able to quickly adapt and evolve to meet the needs of the residents of this Commonwealth for emergency and urgent medical care and to reduce their illness and injury risks.  (6) It serves the public interest if the emergency medical services system provides community-based health promotion services that are integrated with the overall health care system.  (7) Emergency medical services should be acknowledged, promoted and supported as an essential public service.  (8) This chapter shall be liberally construed to establish and maintain an effective and efficient emergency medical services system which is accessible on a uniform basis to residents of this Commonwealth and to visitors to this Commonwealth.  (9) Residents of this Commonwealth and visitors to this Commonwealth should have prompt and unimpeded access to urgent and emergency medical care throughout this Commonwealth.  (10) The Department of Health should continually assess and, as needed, revise the functions of emergency medical services agencies and providers and other components of the emergency medical services system that it regulates under this chapter to:  (i) improve the quality of emergency medical services provided in this Commonwealth;  (ii) have the emergency medical services system adapt to changing needs of the residents of this Commonwealth; and  (iii) promote the recruitment and retention of persons willing and qualified to serve as emergency medical services providers in this Commonwealth.  (11) The emergency medical services system should be fully integrated with the overall health care system, and in particular with the public health system, to identify, modify and manage illness and injury and illness and injury risks.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8107.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8107.2 - Submission of list

§ 8107.2. Submission of list. The foundation shall annually submit to the Department of Human Services its list of accredited Level I, II, III and IV trauma centers with updates as necessary. The list shall include all Level I and Level II trauma centers as specified under this chapter.  (July 2, 2019, P.L.359, No.54, eff. imd.)   2019 Amendment. Act 54 added section 8107.2. See section 5 of Act 54 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.