This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 11:21 AM by pflowers.
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions relating to emergency medical services.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ establishes the Emergency Medical Services System Account to be administered by
13 the Department of Health (department) for certain purposes related to emergency
14 medical services;
15 ▸ modifies the expenditure requirements for certain funds transferred to the
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18 liaisons to serve the needs of certain rural counties;
19 ▸ requires the department to submit a report to the Health and Human Services
20 Interim Committee;
21 ▸ establishes a repeal date for the reporting requirement; and
22 ▸ provides that the department may use money in the Tourism Marketing Performance
23 Account for certain purposes related to emergency medical services.
24 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
25 This bill appropriates in Fiscal Year 2021:
26 ▸ to the Department of Health -- Family Health and Preparedness -- Emergency
27 Medical Services and Preparedness, as an ongoing appropriation:
28 • From the Emergency Medical Services System Account, $4,000,000;
29 ▸ to the Emergency Medical Services System Account -- Emergency Medical
30 Services System Account, as an ongoing appropriation:
31 • From the Tourism Marketing Performance Account, $4,000,000.
32 Other Special Clauses:
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34 Utah Code Sections Affected:
35 AMENDS:
36 26-8a-207, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 297 and 303
37 63I-2-226, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 262, 393, 405 and last
38 amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 246
39 63N-7-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 136 and 237
40 ENACTS:
41 26-8a-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
42 26-8a-210, Utah Code Annotated 1953
43 26-8a-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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45 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
46 Section 1. Section 26-8a-108 is enacted to read:
47 26-8a-108. Emergency Medical Services System Account.
48 (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the
49 Emergency Medical Services System Account.
50 (2) The account consists of:
51 (a) interest earned on the account; and
52 (b) appropriations made by the Legislature.
53 (3) The department shall use:
54 (a) an amount equal to 25% of the money in the account for administrative costs
55 related to this chapter; and
56 (b) an amount equal to 75% of the money in the account for grants awarded in
57 accordance with Subsection 26-8a-207(3).
58 Section 2. Section 26-8a-207 is amended to read:
59 26-8a-207. Emergency medical services grant program.
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62 Finance from funds generated by the surcharge imposed under Title 51, Chapter 9, Part 4,
63 Criminal Conviction Surcharge Allocation.
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69 (2) From the funds transferred to the department under Subsection (1), the department
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71 (a) an amount equal to 50% of the funds:
72 (i) to provide staff support; and
73 (ii) for other expenses incurred in:
74 (A) administration of grant funds; and
75 (B) other department administrative costs under this chapter[
76 (b) an amount equal to 50% of the funds to provide emergency medical services grants
77 in accordance with Subsection (3).
78 (3) (a) A recipient of a grant under this section shall actively provide emergency
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87 (b) (i) Subject to Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the department shall award per capita block
88 grants for use specifically related to the provision of emergency medical services to nonprofit
89 prehospital emergency medical services providers that are either licensed or designated and to
90 emergency medical services that are the primary emergency medical services for a service area.
91 The department shall determine the grant amounts by prorating available funds on a per capita
92 basis by county as described in department rule.
93 (ii) From the funds used to provide grants under Subsection (2)(b), the department
94 shall use the following amount for per capita block grants described in Subsection (3)(b)(i):
95 (A) in a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, and before July 1, 2022, an
96 amount equal to 17% of the funds; and
97 (B) in a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2022, an amount equal to 25% of the
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102 (c) Subject to Subsections (3)(d) through (f), the committee shall use any remaining
103 grant funds to award competitive grants to licensed emergency medical services providers that
104 provide emergency medical services within counties of the third through sixth class, in
105 accordance with rules made by the committee.
106 (d) A grant awarded under Subsection (3)(c) shall be used:
107 (i) for the purchase of equipment, subject to Subsection (3)(e); or
108 (ii) for the recruitment, training, or retention of licensed emergency medical services
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110 (e) A recipient of a grant under Subsection (3)(c) may not use more than $100,000 in
111 grant proceeds for the purchase of vehicles.
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113 period of up to three years.
114 Section 3. Section 26-8a-210 is enacted to read:
115 26-8a-210. Regional Emergency Medical Services Liaisons -- Qualifications --
116 Duties.
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120 (b) "Rural county" means a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class.
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122 medical services liaisons to:
123 (a) serve the needs of rural counties in providing emergency medical services in
124 accordance with this chapter;
125 (b) act as a liaison between the department and individuals or entities responsible for
126 emergency medical services in rural counties, including:
127 (i) emergency medical services providers;
128 (ii) local officials; and
129 (iii) local health departments or agencies;
130 (c) provide support and training to emergency medical services providers in rural
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132 (d) assist rural counties in utilizing state and federal grant programs for financing
133 emergency medical services; and
134 (e) serve as emergency medical service personnel to assist licensed providers with
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138 (b) shall be licensed as an advanced emergency medical technician as defined in
139 Section 26-8c-102; and
140 (c) may hold one or more licenses in addition to the license described in Subsection
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142 (4) The department shall provide each liaison with a vehicle and other equipment in
143 accordance with rules established by the department.
144 Section 4. Section 26-8a-211 is enacted to read:
145 26-8a-211. Report.
146 The department shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee
147 before November 30, 2022, regarding:
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150 (2) the efficacy of the emergency medical services grant program established in Section
151 26-8a-207, including grant distribution;
152 (3) the condition of emergency medical services within the state, including emergency
153 medical services provider response times and personnel numbers; and
154 (4) the financial condition of the department, including department operational costs
155 under this chapter.
156 Section 5. Section 63I-2-226 is amended to read:
157 63I-2-226. Repeal dates -- Title 26.
158 (1) Subsection 26-7-8(3) is repealed January 1, 2027.
159 (2) Section 26-8a-107 is repealed July 1, 2024.
160 (3) Subsection 26-8a-203(3)(a)(i) is repealed January 1, 2023.
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179 Section 6. Section 63N-7-301 is amended to read:
180 63N-7-301. Tourism Marketing Performance Account.
181 (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the Tourism
182 Marketing Performance Account.
183 (2) The account shall be administered by GOED for the purposes listed in Subsection
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185 (3) (a) The account shall earn interest.
186 (b) All interest earned on account money shall be deposited into the account.
187 (4) The account shall be funded by appropriations made to the account by the
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192 (5) Money in the account shall be used:
193 (a) by the executive director of GOED's Office of Tourism to pay for the statewide
194 advertising, marketing, and branding campaign for promotion of the state as conducted by
195 GOED; or
196 (b) by the Department of Health to pay for emergency medical services in accordance
197 with Section 26-8a-108.
197a Ĥ→ (6) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, GOED shall annually allocate
197b 5% of the account money appropriated to GOED to the Department of Health to pay for
197c emergency medical services in accordance with Section 26-8a-108. ←Ĥ
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199 allocate 10% of the account money appropriated to GOED to a sports organization for
200 advertising, marketing, branding, and promoting Utah in attracting sporting events into the
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202 (b) The sports organization shall:
203 (i) provide an annual written report to GOED that gives an accounting of the use of
204 funds the sports organization receives under this Subsection (6); and
205 (ii) promote the state and encourage economic growth in the state.
206 (c) For purposes of this Subsection (6), "sports organization" means an organization
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208 (i) is exempt from federal income taxation in accordance with Section 501(c)(3),
209 Internal Revenue Code;
210 (ii) maintains its principal location in the state;
211 (iii) has a minimum of 15 years experience in the state hosting, fostering, and attracting
212 major summer and winter sporting events statewide; and
213 (iv) was created to foster state, regional, national, and international sports competitions
214 in the state, to drive the state's Olympic and sports legacy, including competitions related to
215 Olympic sports, and to promote and encourage sports tourism throughout the state, including
216 advertising, marketing, branding, and promoting the state for the purpose of attracting sporting
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219 cumulative sales and use tax revenue increases described in Subsection (8), plus any additional
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222 revenues determined under this Subsection (8) shall be certified by the State Tax Commission
223 as a set-aside for the account, and the State Tax Commission shall report the amount of the
224 set-aside to the office, the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst, and the Division of Finance,
225 which shall set aside the certified amount for appropriation to the account.
226 (b) For fiscal years 2016 through 2019, the State Tax Commission shall calculate the
227 set-aside under this Subsection (8) in each fiscal year by applying one of the following
228 formulas: if the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
229 Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
230 Labor, for the fiscal year two years before the fiscal year in which the set-aside is to be made is:
231 (i) greater than 3%, and if the annual percentage change in the state sales and use tax
232 revenues attributable to the retail sales of tourist-oriented goods and services from the fiscal
233 year three years before the fiscal year in which the set-aside is to be made to the fiscal year two
234 years before the fiscal year in which the set-aside is to be made is greater than the annual
235 percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the fiscal year two years before the fiscal
236 year in which the set-aside is to be made, then the difference between the annual percentage
237 change in the state sales and use tax revenues attributable to the retail sales of tourist-oriented
238 goods and services and the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index shall be
239 multiplied by an amount equal to the state sales and use tax revenues attributable to the retail
240 sales of tourist-oriented goods and services from the fiscal year three years before the fiscal
241 year in which the set-aside is to be made; or
242 (ii) 3% or less, and if the annual percentage change in the state sales and use tax
243 revenues attributable to the retail sales of tourist-oriented goods and services from the fiscal
244 year three years before the fiscal year in which the set-aside is to be made to the fiscal year two
245 years before the fiscal year in which the set-aside is to be made is greater than 3%, then the
246 difference between the annual percentage change in the state sales and use tax revenues
247 attributable to the retail sales of tourist-oriented goods and services and 3% shall be multiplied
248 by an amount equal to the state sales and use tax revenues attributable to the retail sales of
249 tourist-oriented goods and services from the fiscal year three years before the fiscal year in
250 which the set-aside is to be made.
251 (c) The total money appropriated to the account in a fiscal year under Subsections
252 (8)(a) and (b) may not exceed the amount appropriated to the account in the preceding fiscal
253 year by more than $3,000,000.
254 (d) As used in this Subsection (8), "state sales and use tax revenues" are revenues
255 collected under Subsections 59-12-103(2)(a)(i)(A) and 59-12-103(2)(c)(i).
256 (e) As used in this Subsection (8), "retail sales of tourist-oriented goods and services"
257 are calculated by adding the following percentages of sales from each business registered with
258 the State Tax Commission under one of the following codes of the 2012 North American
259 Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
260 Management and Budget:
261 (i) 80% of the sales from each business under NAICS Codes:
262 (A) 532111 Passenger Car Rental;
263 (B) 53212 Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing;
264 (C) 5615 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services;
265 (D) 7211 Traveler Accommodation; and
266 (E) 7212 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps;
267 (ii) 25% of the sales from each business under NAICS Codes:
268 (A) 51213 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition;
269 (B) 532292 Recreational Goods Rental;
270 (C) 711 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries;
271 (D) 712 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; and
272 (E) 713 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries;
273 (iii) 20% of the sales from each business under NAICS Code 722 Food Services and
274 Drinking Places;
275 (iv) 18% of the sales from each business under NAICS Codes:
276 (A) 447 Gasoline Stations; and
277 (B) 81293 Parking Lots and Garages;
278 (v) 14% of the sales from each business under NAICS Code 8111 Automotive Repair
279 and Maintenance; and
280 (vi) 5% of the sales from each business under NAICS Codes:
281 (A) 445 Food and Beverage Stores;
282 (B) 446 Health and Personal Care Stores;
283 (C) 448 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores;
284 (D) 451 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores;
285 (E) 452 General Merchandise Stores; and
286 (F) 453 Miscellaneous Store Retailers.
287 Section 7. Appropriation.
288 The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
289 2020, and ending June 30, 2021. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
290 fiscal year 2021. The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the
291 following amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and
292 outlays from the funds or accounts to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an
293 appropriation.
294 ITEM 1
295 To Department of Health -- Family Health and Preparedness
296 From Emergency Medical Services System Account
$4,000,000
297 Schedule of Programs:
298 Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness $4,000,000
299 ITEM 2
300 To Emergency Medical Services System Account
301 From Tourism Marketing Performance Account
$4,000,000
302 Schedule of Programs:
303 Emergency Medical Services System Account $4,000,000