PIERRE, (KCCR) — A legislative task force looking at the funding of ambulance service in South Dakota met in Pierre Monday. The Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force is starting to consider where any proposed legislation is going. Regionalization of E-M-S has been discussed at length and Representative Drew Peterson wants to make sure the state can move in that direction…
Senator Tim Reed says whatever the state does to help ambulance services, additional costs can’t fall back locally…
Representative John Hughes says the state’s major healthcare systems benefit from ambulances services and should pay their fair share…
Two more meetings remain for the Task Force.
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