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“There is so much not known about future funds for | EMS in Virginia,” Susan < McHenry, director of the State Division of Emergency 1 Medical Services (EMS), explained at the October 27 meeting of the Rap- i pahannock-Rapidan EMS | Council.
“Until 1982, we are guaranteed a 37 percent reduced amount of federal money as previously i allocated," said McHenry I who is also a member of the ; Ad Hoc Study Committee I that completed an EMS report for Governor John j Dalton earlier this year. i
“After that, some level of i funding will be continued < under the block grant program. The state will divide and administer these block grant funds. EMS could receive as little as $1.”
Before block grants began. Federal dollars were distributed to state and local levels to establish regional EMS systems and pay for training and purchase of equipment.
The Department of Transportation provided i funds for training of EMTs, !
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