PRINTER'S NO. 2477
No. 1878 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY WILSON, DININNI AND HUTCHINSON, NOVEMBER 18, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, NOVEMBER 18, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 3, 1985 (P.L.164, No.45), entitled "An
2 act relating to the prevention and reduction of premature
3 death and disability in this Commonwealth; providing for
4 assistance, coordination and support of the development and
5 maintenance of a comprehensive emergency medical services
6 system and for qualifications, eligibility and certification
7 of emergency medical services personnel and licensing
8 ambulance services; imposing powers and duties on the
9 Department of Health; and making repeals," further providing
10 for the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund; and making
11 an appropriation.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 14 of the act of July 3, 1985 (P.L.164,
15 No.45), known as the Emergency Medical Services Act, is amended
16 to read:
17 Section 14. [Support of emergency medical services] Emergency
18 Medical Services Operating Fund.
19 [(a) Fine.--A $10 fine shall be levied on all moving traffic
20 violations. These fines shall be in addition to other fines
21 imposed at the discretion of the court.
22 (b) Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund.--Money
1 collected shall be paid to the court imposing the fine which
2 shall forward it to the State Treasurer for deposit into a
3 special revolving fund to be known as the Emergency Medical
4 Services Operating Fund.
5 (c) Purpose of fund.--All money from the Emergency Medical
6 Services Operating Fund] (a) Establishment and purpose.--There
7 is hereby established a separate account in the State Treasury
8 to be known as the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund.
9 This fund shall be administered by the department. All moneys in
10 the fund shall be disbursed by the department for the
11 initiation, expansion, maintenance and improvement of emergency
12 medical services, and emergency medical services training of
13 emergency service personnel.
14 [(d)] (b) Allocation to Catastrophic Medical and
15 Rehabilitation Fund.--Twenty-five percent of the fund shall be
16 allocated to a Catastrophic Medical and Rehabilitation Fund for
17 victims of trauma. The catastrophic fund shall be available to
18 trauma victims to purchase medical, rehabilitation and attendant
19 care services when all alternative financial resources have been
20 exhausted.
21 Section 2. The sum of $6,000,000, or as much thereof as may
22 be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to
23 the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund for the fiscal
24 year July 1, 1986, to June 30, 1987.
25 Section 3. (a) Section 2 of this act shall take effect July
26 1, 1986.
27 (b) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60 days.
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