Section 908 - Emergency medical services special fund(a)(1) The Emergency Medical Services Special Fund is established pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5 comprising revenues received by the Department from the Fire Safety Special Fund, pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 8557(a), that are designated for this Special Fund and public and private sources as gifts, grants, and donations together with additions and interest accruing to the Fund.(2)(A) The Commissioner of Health shall administer the Fund to the extent funds are available to support online and regional training programs, data collection and analysis, and other activities relating to the training of emergency medical personnel and delivery of emergency medical services and ambulance services in Vermont, as determined by the Commissioner, after consulting with the EMS Advisory Committee established under section 909 of this title. The Commissioner shall prioritize the use of funds to provide grants to programs that offer basic emergency medical services training at low cost or no cost to participants.(B) The Commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to award grants in a manner that supports geographic equity among the emergency medical services districts. The Commissioner shall also provide technical assistance to emergency medical services districts to ensure that grants are available to support emergency medical services training in districts that have historically experienced challenges in receiving grants from the Fund.(3) Any balance at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward in the Fund.(b) From the funds in the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund, the Commissioner of Health shall develop and implement by September 1, 2012 online training opportunities and offer regional classes to enable individuals to comply with the requirements of subdivision 906(10)(C) of this title.Amended by 2024, No. 157,§ 2, eff. 6/6/2024.Added 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), §38; amended 2013 , No. 73 , § 3, eff. 6/5/2013.