2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 6 - LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-601 — 25-3.5-607) › Section 25-3.5-605 - Improvement of county emergency medical and trauma services - eligibility for county funding - manner of distributing funds

(1)
Moneys in the emergency medical services account shall be apportioned pursuant to subsection (2.5) of this section.
(2)
In order to qualify for money under this section, a county must:
(a)
Comply with all provisions of part 3 of this article 3.5 regarding the authorization to operate ambulance services in the county;
(b)
Require all licensed ambulance services to utilize the statewide emergency medical and trauma services uniform prehospital care reporting system operated by the department;
(c)
Repealed.
(d)
Ensure that all money received under this section is expended on developing and updating the emergency medical and trauma services plan and other emergency medical and trauma services needs of the county such as:
(I)
Training and certification or licensure of emergency medical service providers;
(II)
Assisting local emergency medical and trauma providers in applying for grants under section
25-3.5-604
;
(III)
Improving the emergency medical and trauma services system on a county wide or regional basis and implementing the county emergency medical and trauma services plan;
(e)
Repealed.
(2.5)
(a)
On or before October 1, 2003, and on or before October 1 each year thereafter, each RETAC shall submit to the council an annual financial report that details the expenditure of moneys received. Such report shall be in a format specified by the council and the department. In instances where the council finds such report inadequate, the RETAC shall resubmit the report to the council by December 1 of the same year.
(b)
On or before July 1, 2003, and on or before July 1 each odd-numbered year thereafter, each RETAC shall submit to the council a biennial plan that details the RETAC's EMTS plan and any revisions pursuant to section
25-3.5-704(2)(c)(I)(B)
. If the RETAC includes a county that has been divided geographically pursuant to section
25-3.5-704(2)(c)(IV)
, the plan shall include an evaluation of such division. Such plan shall be in a format specified by the council and the department. In instances where the council finds such plan inadequate, the RETAC shall resubmit the plan to the council by September 14 of the same year.
(c)
On or before October 15, 2003, and on or before October 15 each odd-numbered year thereafter, the council shall submit to the department a plan for all RETACs in the state. On or before November 1, 2003, and on or before November 1 each odd-numbered year thereafter, the department, in consultation with the council, shall approve a plan for all RETACs in the state.
(3)
Funds distributed to counties and RETACs pursuant to this section shall be used in planning the improvement of existing county emergency medical and trauma service programs and shall not be used to supplant moneys already allocated by the county for emergency medical and trauma services.
(4)
(a)
Failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall render a county ineligible to receive moneys from the emergency medical services account until the following January.
(b)
At the end of any fiscal year, moneys which are not distributed to a county shall remain in the emergency medical services account until the following January.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 291, § 14, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 396, § 19, eff. 5/31/2019.
L. 89: Entire part added, p. 1151, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1145, § 4, effective May 29. L. 2002: (1), (2), and (3) amended and (2.5) added, p. 697, § 3, effective May 29. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 281, § 14, effective August 8. L. 2012: IP(2), IP(2)(d), and (2)(d)(1) amended, (HB 12-1059), ch. 1438, p. 1438, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2019: IP(2), IP(2)(d), and (2)(d)(I) amended, (SB 19-242), ch. 3530, p. 3530, § 19, effective May 31.
Subsection (2)(c)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (2)(c) and subsection (2)(e)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (2)(e), effective October 1, 2002. (See L. 2002, p. 697.)