The Emergency Medical Services Stabilization and Sustainability Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established within the department, to be administered by Maine Emergency Medical Services in consultation with the board and the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide financial assistance to emergency medical services entities based in the State that are facing immediate risk of failure, to increase the sustainability, efficiency and resiliency of emergency medical services throughout the State and to help ensure that all residents of the State continue to have access to high-quality, out-of-hospital clinical care provided by the emergency medical services system.
1.Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the followin
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The Emergency Medical Services Stabilization and Sustainability Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established within the department, to be administered by Maine Emergency Medical Services in consultation with the board and the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide financial assistance to emergency medical services entities based in the State that are facing immediate risk of failure, to increase the sustainability, efficiency and resiliency of emergency medical services throughout the State and to help ensure that all residents of the State continue to have access to high-quality, out-of-hospital clinical care provided by the emergency medical services system.
1.
Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
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Purpose and use of funding.
The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance, in accordance with subsection 3, to emergency medical services entities at immediate risk of failing and leaving their communities without access to adequate emergency medical services and to provide grants to assist emergency medical services entities with long-term sustainability and resiliency planning and programming within the emergency medical services system in accordance with subsection 4.
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Funding requirements.
This subsection provides requirements for financial assistance to emergency medical services entities at immediate risk of failing and leaving their communities without access to adequate emergency medical services. Financial assistance under this subsection must be provided through the program.
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Sustainability grant requirements.
This subsection provides requirements for grants to emergency medical services entities to increase support and develop a plan for sustainability, collaboration and enhancement of efficiency in the delivery of emergency medical services in the State. The board shall adopt rules establishing requirements for grants under this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.