Minnesota Statutes Health (Ch. 144-159) § 144E.43. Distributions from account

Subdivision 1. Award payments. (a) The director or the director's designee undersection 144E.40, subdivision 2, shall pay Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance awards to qualified ambulance service personnel determined to be entitled to an award undersection 144E.46by the director based on the submissions by the various ambulance services. Amounts necessary to pay the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance award are appropriated from the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust account to the director.

(b) If the state of Minnesota is unable to meet its financial obligations as they become due, the director shall undertake all necessary steps to discontinue paying Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance awards until the state of Minnesota is again able to meet its financial obligations as they become due.