SF3902 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Certain prehospital care data reporting by ambulance services requirement provision
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Purpose
This bill requires ambulance services to collect and report prehospital care data to the state EMS director. The goal is to improve data collection and reporting across emergency medical services.
Main Provisions
- Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 144E.123 subdivision 1 to add a new requirement about data reporting.
- A licensee (ambulance service) must collect and provide prehospital care data to the director in a manner prescribed by the director.
- At a minimum, the data must include:
- the prehospital care data listed in subdivision 6 paragraph b, and
- 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.
How Data Is Collected and Maintained
- The director will prescribe how data should be collected and reported.
- Data must be kept for every EMS response, ensuring ongoing records are maintained.
Scope and Entities Affected
- Applies to ambulance services licensed under Minnesota statute 144E.123.
- The director oversees collection, reporting requirements, and data standards.
Significance and Changes to Law
- Introduces a new subdivision requiring systematic collection and reporting of prehospital care data.
- Aligns Minnesota’s EMS data requirements with the National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set (NUEMSDS).
Practical Impact
- EMS providers will need to adjust data collection practices to meet the director’s prescribed methods.
- State records will include standardized prehospital care data for every emergency response.
Relevant Terms
- prehospital care data
- director
- licensee
- National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set
- National Uniform Emergency Medical Services Data Set (NUEMSDS)
- subdivision 6 paragraph b
- Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 144E.123
- data collection
- data maintenance
- EMS response
- ambulance services
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Past committee meetings
- Health and Human Services on: March 17, 2026 08:30
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Action | Introduction and first reading | ||
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Action | Referred to | Health and Human Services |
Citations
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]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee