PENNSYLVANIA, April 14 - (b.1) Eligibility.--To receive grant funds under this

chapter, an EMS company must be designated by a municipality as

the municipality's primary EMS provider.

(c) Time for filing application and department action.--

(1) By September 8 of each year, the commissioner shall

provide applications and written instructions for grants

under this chapter to the president or lead officer of every

EMS company in this Commonwealth.

(2) EMS companies seeking grants under this chapter

shall submit completed applications to the commissioner. The

application period shall remain open for 45 days each year.

The commissioner shall act to approve or disapprove

applications within 60 days of the application submission

deadline each year. Applications which have not been approved

or disapproved by the commissioner within 60 days after the

close of the application period each year shall be deemed

approved.

§ 7832. Emergency Medical Services Company Grant Program.

The sum of $3,000,000 of the amount appropriated to the

commissioner for EMS company grants under section 1799-E of the

act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal

Code, shall be expended for the purpose of making grants to

eligible EMS companies under Subchapter C (relating to emergency

medical services grant program).]

Section 6. Section 7833 of Title 35, amended October 29,

2020 (P.L.739, No.91), is amended to read:

§ 7833. Allocation of appropriated funds.

(a) Administration.--

(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), no money

from the appropriation for grants shall be used for expenses

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