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Report signals that medevacs should remain under state control

By Gadi Dechter
The Baltimore Sun

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WASHINGTON — A House of Delegates study panel is moving closer to calling for continued state police control over Maryland’s medevac fleet, according to a draft report obtained yesterday by The Baltimore Sun.

The draft report also endorses replacing the state’s aging fleet with three new $20 million aircraft a year, starting next year.

House Speaker Michael E. Busch called the draft report “absolutely” premature yesterday and said it was an early step in a broad assessment of the state’s emergency medical services system.

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