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    Joint Task Force on Emergency Medical Services

    Also known as:
    Emergency Medical Services Task Force
    Active dates:2023 -2024
    Authority:
    Established by Representative Melissa Hortman, Speaker of the House, and Senator Kari Dziedzic, Senate Majority Leader
    Legislative Coordinating Commission Resolution LCC-11-3
    Function:

    The task force is charged with examining new ways the Legislature can strengthen the lifesaving services EMS personnel provide in communities across the state.

    History:

    In announcing the creation of the joint task force, Speaker Hortman and Majority Leader Dziedzic referenced a 2022 report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor, which "outlined a variety of concerns about the overall viability of EMS providers and the persistent funding and staffing challenges they've faced in recent years." After the announcement from legislative leaders about the formation of the joint task force, the Legislative Coordinating Commission formally established the group via resolution on November 15, 2023 (see LCC-11-3).

    The task force met several times in late 2023 and early 2024. They noted that their February 16, 2024 meeting concluded the formal business of the Task Force for the duration of the 2023-2024 legislative session.

    The Task Force will prepare and submit a report that includes recommendations for consideration by the legislature by August 15, 2024. The Task Force expires December 31, 2024.
    Related to:
    Office of Emergency Medical Services
    Task Force to Address Challenges to Emergency Medical Services Delivery and Sustainability
    Membership:

    The following members of the Legislature serve on the task force:

    • Representative John Huot, Co-Chair
    • Representative Jeff Brand
    • Representative Dave Lislegard
    • Representative Jeff Backer
    • Representative Natalie Zeleznikar
    • Representative Tina Liebling (ex-officio)
    • Senator Judy Seeberger, Co-Chair
    • Senator Grant Hauschild
    • Senator Robert Kupec
    • Senator Andrew Lang
    • Senator Jordan Rasmusson
    • Senator Melissa Wiklund (ex-officio)
    Internet resource:
    Emergency Medical Services Task Force, LCC
    Reports:
    Emergency Medical Services Task Force: Final Report to the Legislature (August 2024)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Documents/Articles:
    House OKs legislation creating statewide emergency medical services office. Session Daily, 5/7/2024.
    Concern over EMS in rural areas prompts task force. Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), 12/9/2023.
    LCC Resolution Providing Resources for the Task Force on Emergency Medical Services - LCC-11-3. Legislative Coordinating Commission, 11/15/2023.
    Letter from Speaker Hortman and Majority Leader Dziedzic announcing task force appointments, 11/2/2023.
    Speaker Hortman, Majority Leader Dziedzic announce formation of Joint Task Force on Emergency Medical Services. Rep. Melissa Hortman Press Release, 11/2/2023.
    Record last updated: 09/25/2024
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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