A. The "local emergency medical services funding program" is created. The program shall provide for the:

(1) establishment or enhancement of local emergency medical services, including the use of advanced technology equipment;

(2) operational costs other than salaries and benefits of local emergency medical services personnel;

(3) purchase, repair and maintenance of emergency medical services vehicles, equipment and supplies, including the use of advanced technology equipment; and

(4) training and licensing of local emergency medical services personnel.

B. Annually on or before June 1, the bureau shall consider and determine, in accordance with the formula adopted by rule of the department, the amount of distribution to municipalities and counties that have applied for money from the fund. In making its determination, the bureau shall ensure that no municipality or county receives money from the fund for the purpose of accumulation as defined by rule of the department, except as waived by the bureau in writing for good cause shown. The bureau shall also ensure that each local recipient is in compliance with the rules of the department.

History: 1978 Comp., § 24-10A-4, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 178, § 4; 1979, ch. 141, § 1; 1987, ch. 246, § 4; 1994, ch. 61, § 4; 2000, ch. 16, § 1; 2001, ch. 258, § 4; 2001, ch. 273, § 4.

The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, in Subsection B, substituted "except as waived by the bureau in writing for good cause shown" for the provision that a municipality or county may accumulate balances only for the purpose of purchasing vehicles or equipment with bureau approval.

Laws 2001, ch. 258, § 4 and Laws 2001, ch. 273, § 4 enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2001, ch. 273, § 4. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.

The 2000 amendment, effective May 17, 2000, in Subsection B, substituted "rule" for "regulation" in both the first and second sentence; added the proviso in the second sentence; and substituted "rules" for "regulations" in the last sentence.

The 1994 amendment, effective July 1, 1994, inserted "Funding program; purpose" in the catchline, added Subsection A, and rewrote and designated the formerly undesignated provisions as Subsection B.