1. (a) The commissioner shall only approve grants for applicants who are eligible to be grantees pursuant to section 19a-178b of the Connecticut General Statutes, and sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
2. (b) All emergency medical service providers licensed or certified by the department under section 19a-180 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be eligible to apply for and receive grants under section 19a-178b of the Connecticut General Statutes, and sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, if they operate on a nonprofit basis exclusively for the benefit of the general public or are municipal entities.
3. (c) In reviewing applications for grants, priority shall be given to those applicants which have underdeveloped or aged emergency medical equipment or systems.
4. (d) Grant funds shall not be used to replace, decrease or reallocate the existing, budgeted moneys of or provided to the emergency medical services provider by local governmental bodies.
5. (e) An eligible grantee shall comply with all applicable provisions of sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(Adopted effective August 15, 2000)