create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.

Establishes a new Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force under the Legislative Research Council to study EMS funding mechanisms and reimbursement standards.

Task force must meet no more than five times during the 2026 legislative interim and is dissolved upon delivering its final report.

Task force must examine ambulance service payment policies, including out-of-network reimbursement standards, and review Rural Health Transformation program expenditures for potential EMS funding integration.

Requires the task force to submit findings and recommendations to the executive board no later than November 1, 2026.

Defines task force membership to include committee chairs from health and human services and taxation committees, plus four House members and three Senate members appointed by the Executive Board, with minority party representation required.

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Created a new Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force with specific duties to examine funding mechanisms, seek stakeholder input, and submit a report with recommendations by November 1, 2026.

Defined the task force membership to include committee chairs from both chambers, four House members (one minority party), three Senate members (one minority party), and appointed representatives, with provisions for substituting members if chairs cannot serve.

Added a requirement for the task force to review the Rural Health Transformation program expenditures and evaluate opportunities to incorporate those funds into emergency medical services funding strategies.

Set a deadline of November 1, 2026 for the task force to deliver its report, and limited the task force to no more than five meetings during the 2026 interim session.