Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
January 31, 2024
The Honorable Carolyn McGinn, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Local Government
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 142-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator McGinn:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 384 by Senate Committee on Local Government
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 384 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 384 would amend the list of acceptable certifications for emergency medical service
vehicle operators to include any individual licensed by the Board of Healing Arts to practice
medicine and surgery. The bill would also prohibit the Emergency Medical Services Board from
requiring more than one staff member to be present on emergency medical service vehicles
operating in cities or counties with a population of less than 50,000.
Estimated State Fiscal Effect
FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Expenditures
State General Fund -- -- --
Fee Fund(s) -- $290,000 $280,000
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Expenditures -- $290,000 $280,000
Revenues
State General Fund -- -- --
Fee Fund(s) -- -- --
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Revenues -- -- --
FTE Positions -- 3.00 3.00
The Honorable Carolyn McGinn, Chairperson
Page 2—SB 384
The Emergency Medical Services Board indicates that enactment of the bill would result
in fee fund expenditures of $290,000 in FY 2025 and $280,000 in FY 2026 to support 3.00 new
FTE program analyst positions. The Board’s estimate includes $10,000 of one-time expenditures
in FY 2025 for computers, cell phones, and office supplies required for new positions. Because
every Kansas ambulance service is allowed to operate in every jurisdiction within the state, the
Board indicates that to comply with the provisions of the bill, it would need to manually track the
routing of all ambulances to determine which transports are eligible to operate with only one staff
member. The agency estimates that each new program analyst would review the eligibility of 40
transports per work hour for 2,080 hours each year. The Board of Healing Arts indicates that the
bill would not have a fiscal effect on its operations. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 384 is
not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
The League of Kansas Municipalities and the Kansas Association of Counties indicate that
the bill could reduce emergency medical service staffing costs for local governments.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Susan Gile, Board of Healing Arts
Joe House, Emergency Medical Services Board
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities