Section 24-10A-2 - Purpose of act.

NM Stat § 24-10A-2 (2019) (N/A)
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The purpose of the Emergency Medical Services Fund Act is to make money available to municipalities and counties for use in the establishment and enhancement of local emergency medical services, statewide emergency medical services and trauma services in order to reduce injury and loss of life.

History: 1978 Comp., § 24-10A-2, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 178, § 2; 1987, ch. 246, § 2; 1994, ch. 61, § 1; 2001, ch. 258, § 1; 2001, ch. 273, § 1.

The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, deleted "in proportion to their needs" following "municipalities and counties" and inserted "statewide emergency medical services and trauma services".

Laws 2001, ch. 258, § 1 and Laws 2001, ch. 273, § 1 enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2001, ch. 273, § 1. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.

The 1994 amendment, effective July 1, 1994, deleted "It is" at the beginning, inserted "is" following "Act", substituted "money" for "funds", deleted "incorporated" before "municipalities", inserted "and" following "municipalities", deleted "and fire districts of the state" following "counties", deleted "of emergency medical services; the purchase, repair and maintenance of emergency medical service vehicles, equipment and supplies; and the training and licensing" following "establishment", inserted "and enhancement" before "of local", and deleted "personnel" following "services" near the end.