1

Equipment required to meet basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS) ambulance service licensure as specified:

1.       AEDs for currently licensed BLS vehicles or recognized QRS vehicles lacking one

2.       AEDs for currently licensed BLS vehicles or recognized QRS vehicles with a documented service issue which can render the unit unreliable

3.       Fire Extinguishers to meeting 2011 equipment requirements

2

EMS personnel protective respiratory equipment approved by the Department to protect the EMS

practitioner from communicable diseases transmitted from person to person through airborne mechanisms

3

Funding will be provided for the additional cost of reflective chevron markings on back of a new ambulance purchased by an ambulance service.

4

Development or improvement of an organizational risk management program safety measures, hazard

recognition/mitigation and the necessary organizational structure and support processes) proposed by an ambulance service. Proposals for funding must be comprehensive and include safe vehicle operations.

As a part of risk management and safety the following equipment will be considered at this priority:

1. Large Patient Moving/Carrying Device
2. Global Positioning System Receiver 1 per licensed Ambulance or recognized QRS vehicle
3. Vehicle Safety Monitoring Systems

5

Software/computer equipment to enable services to collect and transmit EMS patient care reports electronically.

6

Quality assurance/improvement program

1.       A written plan by the service is required with expected goals and outcomes

2.       Plan shall include a formal reporting requirement to the Council

7

Recruitment and retention programs, including scholarships/tuition reimbursement for first responder (FR), emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic training in areas with high prehospital personnel vacancy rates as determined by the regional EMS council and approved by the Department.

1.       A written plan by the service is required with expected goals and outcomes

2.       Plan shall include a formal reporting requirement to the Council

8

Capnography equipment (especially wave-form end-tidal CO2 monitors).

1.        

9

Equipment required to meet basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS) ambulance service licensure.

1.        

10

Costs associated with investigating a potential merger or consolidation of services. These costs include but are not limited to consulting fees, studies, legal fees and statistical analysis.[1]

1.        

11

An ambulance for ambulance services that is older than 10 years or has more than 200,000 miles on it. Limit to one per FY.

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Total available funding for 09-10

$40,205.00