Minnesota's Cooper/Sams Volunteer Ambulance Award recognizes and rewards volunteer ambulance service personnel and provides an incentive for volunteers to enter the EMS field.
Important Deadlines
Online submission of the Credit Submission Form by the Ambulance Service: June 1, 2019- August 1, 2019
Mailed submitted of the Volunteer Award Claim Application by the individual: October 1, 2019
Earning Service Credits
A service credit is earned for one year of service, and each service credit is valued at $447.19.
Personnel are eligible to earn an annual service credit if they received no more than $7,854.00 per year in compensation from their service.
Redeeming Credits
To qualify for the one-time payment, EMRs, EMTs, AEMTs, Paramedics, ambulance drivers, and ambulance service medical directors must: