Colorado § 25-3.5-604 - EMTS grant program - EMS account - role of council and department - rules - awards.
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§ 25-3.5-604. EMTS grant program - EMS account - role of council and department - rules - awards.
(1) (a) The council shall make recommendations to the department concerning the application for and distribution of moneys from the EMS account for the development, maintenance, and improvement of emergency medical and trauma services in Colorado and for the establishment of priorities for emergency medical and trauma services grants.
(b) Any rules that relate to the distribution of grants shall provide that awards shall be made on the basis of a substantiated need and that priority shall be given to those applicants that have underdeveloped or aged emergency medical and trauma services equipment or systems.
(c) The department, upon recommendations from the council, shall allocate moneys pursuant to section 25-3.5-603.
(2) (a) Applications for grants shall be made to the department commencing January, 2001, and each January thereafter, except as otherwise provided in section 25-3.5-603 (3).
(b) The department shall review each application and make awards in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(c) Grants awarded under this section shall require local matching funds, unless such requirement is waived by the council upon demonstration that local sources of matching funds are not available.
(3) Grants shall be awarded July 1 of each year.
(4) The council shall review the adequacy of funding for each RETAC for the period beginning July 1, 2002. The review shall be completed by December 31, 2005. The council may recommend any necessary changes to the department as a result of the review conducted pursuant to this subsection (4).
Source: L. 89: Entire part added, p. 1150, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1145, § 3, effective May 29. L. 2000: (1), (2)(a), and (2)(b) amended and (4) added, p. 535, § 13, effective July 1.
Editor's note: "EMS account" referenced in subsection (1) refers to the "emergency medical services account" created in § 25-3.5-603.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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