Cooper/Sams Volunteer Ambulance Award Program

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 $7,993.00 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:

• be at least 50 years of age;
• have accrued at least five service credits;
• have resigned from active volunteer service on ambulance; and
• have completed the Claim form and submitted to the EMSRB postmarked by October 1, 2020 - FORMS FOR 2019 are no longer being accepted

• EMS Personnel Claiming the Award: Cooper/Sams Longevity Award Claim Instructions
• Ambulance Services: Cooper/Sams Claim Credit Application Instructions
• Ambulance Services: Cooper/Sams Application How-To Video and Updating your Personnel Roster

• Cooper/Sams Volunteer Ambulance Award Claim Application - Forms for 2019 are no longer being accepted.