This Minnesota Senate bill (S.F. No. 2538) proposes financial aid for certain licensed ambulance services. It establishes eligibility criteria, calculation methods for aid distribution, and reporting requirements for recipients. Key provisions include:

1. Definitions & Eligibility: The bill defines key terms, excluding specialized life support services from aid calculations. Ambulance services with a response density of 30 or fewer responses per square mile are eligible.

2. Calculation of Aid Payments: It outlines a formula for distributing the aid, with 20% of the total funds equally divided among all eligible services, 40% based on service area size (capped at 1,200 square miles), and 40% based on a points system reflecting emergency response volumes.

3. Use of Funds & Reporting: Recipients must spend funds exclusively on ambulance services within their service areas and must use the full amount within two years or return unspent funds. They must submit annual reports on fund usage to the director, who then compiles and submits a summary report to legislative committees.

4. Appropriation: The bill appropriates $15 million for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the general fund to the Office of Emergency Medical Services to support the aid program.

Overall, the bill aims to provide financial support to ambulance services operating in lower-density areas to ensure continued emergency medical care availability.