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HF4622

Ambulance services required to report prehospital care data.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: SF3902

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • The bill requires ambulance services to collect and report prehospital care data to the state EMS director, and to maintain this data for every response. The goal is to standardize how prehospital information is gathered and shared, aligning Minnesota with national data standards.

Main Provisions

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 144E.123 subdivision 1 by adding a subdivision that creates a data collection and reporting requirement.
  • A licensee (ambulance service) must collect prehospital care data and provide it to the director in a manner prescribed by the director.
  • The minimum data to be collected includes:
    • the prehospital care data listed in subdivision 6 paragraph b, and
    • additional items identified by the director that are part of the National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set (NUEMSDS).
  • A licensee must maintain prehospital care data for every EMS response.

Significance and What Changes

  • Establishes a new mandatory data reporting and data maintenance obligation for ambulance services.
  • Introduces use of the National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set as part of the required data.
  • Ties data collection practices to the director’s specifications, giving the director authority to define exact data elements beyond the minimum.

Affected Parties

  • Ambulance services/licensees that respond to emergencies.
  • The state EMS director responsible for collecting and maintaining prehospital data.

Practical Implications

  • Ambulance services will need to adjust data collection processes to meet the director’s prescribed methods and NUEMSDS requirements.
  • Data collected will be maintained for every EMS response, potentially enabling statewide analysis and system improvements.

Potential Benefits

  • Improved quality and consistency of prehospital data.
  • Enhanced ability to monitor, evaluate, and improve emergency medical services.

Potential Considerations

  • Implementation timeline and training requirements for agencies.
  • Data privacy and security considerations for collected prehospital data.

Relevant Terms

  • prehospital care data
  • licensee
  • director
  • National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set (NUEMSDS)
  • Minnesota Statutes 144E.123
  • subdivision 1 / subdivision 6 paragraph b
  • data collection and maintenance
  • EMS response

Relevant Terms prehospital care data, licensee, director, National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set, NUEMSDS, Minnesota Statutes 144E.123, subdivision 6 paragraph b, data collection, data maintenance, EMS response

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 25, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toHealth Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Requires collection and reporting of prehospital care data to the director.",
        "Data must include the prehospital care data listed in subdivision 6, paragraph b and items part of the National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set.",
        "Licensees must maintain prehospital care data for every response."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minn. Stat. 144E.123, subd. 1 to require ambulance licensees to collect and provide prehospital care data to the director, including data specified in subdivision 6, paragraph b and items identified by the director that are part of the National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set; licensees must maintain such data for every response.",
      "modified": [
        "Amends existing subsection 1 to add detailed data collection and maintenance obligations."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "144E.123",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill references Minn. Stat. 144E.123, subd. 6, para. b, as the source of the data elements that constitute the National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "144E.123",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 6, paragraph b"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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