| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to emergency medical services; amending s. |
| 3 | 401.107, F.S.; defining the term "youth athletic |
| 4 | organization"; amending s. 401.111, F.S.; providing for |
| 5 | grants to local agencies, emergency medical services |
| 6 | organizations, and youth athletic organizations for the |
| 7 | procurement of automated external defibrillators; amending |
| 8 | s. 401.113, F.S.; providing for disbursement of funds from |
| 9 | the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund; providing an |
| 10 | effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 401.107, |
| 15 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 16 | 401.107 Definitions.--As used in this part, the term: |
| 17 | (6) "Youth athletic organization" means a private |
| 18 | not-for-profit organization that promotes and provides organized |
| 19 | athletic activities to youth. |
| 20 | Section 2. Section 401.111, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 21 | to read: |
| 22 | 401.111 Emergency medical services grant program; |
| 23 | authority.--The department is hereby authorized to make grants |
| 24 | to local agencies, and emergency medical services organizations, |
| 25 | and youth athletic organizations for the procurement of |
| 26 | automated external defibrillators in accordance with any |
| 27 | agreement entered into pursuant to this part. These grants shall |
| 28 | be designed to assist local said agencies, emergency medical |
| 29 | services organizations, and youth athletic and organizations in |
| 30 | providing emergency medical services, including emergency |
| 31 | medical dispatch, through the use of automated external |
| 32 | defibrillators. The cost of administering this program shall be |
| 33 | paid by the department from funds appropriated to it. |
| 34 | Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of |
| 35 | section 401.113, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 36 | 401.113 Department; powers and duties.-- |
| 37 | (2) The department shall annually dispense funds contained |
| 38 | in the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund as follows: |
| 39 | (a) Forty-five percent of such moneys must be divided |
| 40 | among the counties according to the proportion of the combined |
| 41 | amount deposited in the trust fund from the county. These funds |
| 42 | may not be used to match grant funds as identified in paragraph |
| 43 | (b). An individual board of county commissioners may distribute |
| 44 | these funds as it deems appropriate to emergency medical service |
| 45 | organizations and youth athletic organizations within the |
| 46 | county, as provided in this part it deems appropriate. |
| 47 | (b) Forty percent of such moneys must be used by the |
| 48 | department for making matching grants to local agencies, |
| 49 | municipalities, and emergency medical services organizations, |
| 50 | and youth athletic organizations for the purpose of conducting |
| 51 | research, increasing existing levels of emergency medical |
| 52 | services, evaluation, community education, injury-prevention |
| 53 | programs, and training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and |
| 54 | other lifesaving and first aid techniques. |
| 55 | 1. At least 90 percent of these moneys must be made |
| 56 | available on a cash matching basis. A grant made under this |
| 57 | subparagraph must be contingent upon the recipient providing a |
| 58 | cash sum equal to 25 percent of the total department-approved |
| 59 | grant amount. |
| 60 | 2. No more than 10 percent of these moneys must be made |
| 61 | available to rural emergency medical services, and |
| 62 | notwithstanding the restrictions specified in subsection (1), |
| 63 | these moneys may be used for improvement, expansion, or |
| 64 | continuation of services provided. A grant made under this |
| 65 | subparagraph must be contingent upon the recipient providing a |
| 66 | cash sum equal to no more than 10 percent of the total |
| 67 | department-approved grant amount. |
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| 69 | The department shall develop procedures and standards for grant |
| 70 | disbursement under this paragraph based on the need for |
| 71 | emergency medical services, the requirements of the population |
| 72 | to be served, and the objectives of the state emergency medical |
| 73 | services plan. |
| 74 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |