ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Two Maryland state senators will propose legislation to change how Maryland's medevac system is managed, the senators said.
Republican Sen. E.J. Pipkin and Democratic Sen. John Astle said the changes are necessary to address maintenance and other safety issues raised by an August audit report and a medevac crash that killed four people in September.
The plan calls for splitting Maryland's existing helicopter program into two fleets. One fleet would focus on emergency medical services and would be operated by the Maryland State Police or private contractors. The other fleet would focus on law enforcement and homeland security.
The proposal would require the emergency medical services fleet to be certified under a nationally recognized accreditation program.
Copyright AP - Associated Press
