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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: March 2011 est

Description: 

Overview:

The legislature finds that the provision of prehospital emergency medical service is a critical component of Montana's health care system because these prehospital services can improve the medical outcomes for people suffering medical emergencies and may improve the safety of motorists on Montana roads by providing emergency response to vehicle crashes.

The department shall provide competitive grants to emergency medical service providers for acquiring or leasing ambulances or emergency response vehicles or for purchasing equipment, other than routine medical supplies for any of the following purposes:

     1) Training

     2) Communications

     3) Providing medical care to a patient

Eligibility:

A licensed emergency medical service may apply for a grant if:

     1) it has been in operation at least 12 months

     2) it bills for services at a level that is at least equivalent to the medicare billing level

     3) a majority of its active emergency medical technicians are volunteer emergency medical technicians

Matching Funds:

An eligible emergency medical service applying for a grant under this section shall provide a 10% match for any grant funds received.

Purposed Rules

Organization Information:
Organization: Montana Department of Transportation
Website: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Planning Division, Department of Transportation
Contact Email: dmcbroom@mt.gov
Contact Phone: (406) 444-7289

More Information:
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/ems/emsnews/news_docs/HB0085.pdf