Senate Bill sb2112
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Florida Senate - 2005 SB 2112
By Senator Rich
34-1557A-05 See HB
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to emergency medical services;
3 amending s. 401.107, F.S.; defining the terms
4 "youth athletic organization" and "automated
5 external defibrillator device"; amending s.
6 401.111, F.S.; providing for grants to local
7 agencies, emergency medical services
8 organizations, and youth athletic organizations
9 to expand the use of automated external
10 defibrillator devices; amending s. 401.113,
11 F.S.; providing for disbursement of funds from
12 the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund;
13 providing an effective date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Subsections (6) and (7) are added to
18 section 401.107, Florida Statutes, to read:
19 401.107 Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
20 (6) "Youth athletic organization" means a private
21 not-for-profit organization that promotes and provides
22 organized athletic activities to youth.
23 (7) "Automated external defibrillator device" means a
24 device as defined in s. 768.1325(2)(b).
25 Section 2. Section 401.111, Florida Statutes, is
26 amended to read:
27 401.111 Emergency medical services grant program;
28 authority.--The department is hereby authorized to make grants
29 to local agencies, and emergency medical services
30 organizations, and youth athletic organizations in accordance
31 with any agreement entered into pursuant to this part. These
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1 grants shall be designed to assist local said agencies and
2 emergency medical services organizations in providing
3 emergency medical services, including emergency medical
4 dispatch, and to assist youth athletic organizations that work
5 in conjunction with local emergency medical services
6 organizations to expand the use of automated external
7 defibrillator devices in the community. The cost of
8 administering this program shall be paid by the department
9 from funds appropriated to it.
10 Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of
11 section 401.113, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
12 401.113 Department; powers and duties.--
13 (2) The department shall annually dispense funds
14 contained in the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund as
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16 (a) Forty-five percent of such moneys must be divided
17 among the counties according to the proportion of the combined
18 amount deposited in the trust fund from the county. These
19 funds may not be used to match grant funds as identified in
20 paragraph (b). An individual board of county commissioners may
21 distribute these funds to emergency medical service
22 organizations and youth athletic organizations within the
23 county, as it deems appropriate.
24 (b) Forty percent of such moneys must be used by the
25 department for making matching grants to local agencies,
26 municipalities, and emergency medical services organizations,
27 and youth athletic organizations for the purpose of conducting
28 research, increasing existing levels of emergency medical
29 services, evaluation, community education, injury-prevention
30 programs, and training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and
31 other lifesaving and first aid techniques.
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1 1. At least 90 percent of these moneys must be made
2 available on a cash matching basis. A grant made under this
3 subparagraph must be contingent upon the recipient providing a
4 cash sum equal to 25 percent of the total department-approved
5 grant amount.
6 2. No more than 10 percent of these moneys must be
7 made available to rural emergency medical services, and
8 notwithstanding the restrictions specified in subsection (1),
9 these moneys may be used for improvement, expansion, or
10 continuation of services provided. A grant made under this
11 subparagraph must be contingent upon the recipient providing a
12 cash sum equal to no more than 10 percent of the total
13 department-approved grant amount.
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15 The department shall develop procedures and standards for
16 grant disbursement under this paragraph based on the need for
17 emergency medical services, the requirements of the population
18 to be served, and the objectives of the state emergency
19 medical services plan.
20 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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