Bill No.: SF0062                  Drafter:  JWL

LSO No.:  08LSO-0224              Effective Date:  7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:  <enrnum>

Chapter No.:       <chptnum>

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

Catch Title:       Emergency medical technicians.

Subject:  Creates emergency medical technicians pension fund.

Summary/Major Elements:

· This act:

· Creates the "Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician Pension Fund" administered by the Wyoming Retirement System director and the volunteer emergency medical technician pension board;

· Provides for annual auditing of the fund;

· Provides for contributions on behalf of participating members by the county, city, town or ambulance service for whom the EMT volunteers;

· Establishes retirement, surviving spouse's and children's benefit formulas;

· Provides for vesting of benefits and continuation in the plan after termination of active EMT service;

· Appropriates $978,200 from the general fund for the actuarial cost of the fund not covered by the statutory member contributions;

· Appropriates $148,000 from the general fund to Dept. of Health for continuing medical education training for ambulance attendants;

· Appropriates $90,000 from the general fund to Dept. of Health for grants to ambulance service companies providing EMT training classes;

· Appropriates $408,000 from the general fund to the Dept. of Health to provide continuing education training for physician medical directors of ambulance services and for $500/month stipends to physician medical directors;

· Appropriates $120,000 from the general fund to the Dept. of Health to provide assistance grants up to $10,000 for local ambulance services to conduct EMS continuing education conferences.

Comments:

· Final action on this bill was not taken at the time this summary was prepared.  Should changes be made to the bill upon final passage, an updated summary will be transmitted to all legislators.