(a) Within the limits of appropriations therefor, the board of emergency medical services shall develop and maintain a statewide data collection system to collect and analyze emergency medical services information, including, but not limited to, dispatch, demographics, patient data, assessment, treatment, disposition, financial and any other pertinent information that will assist the board in improving the quality of emergency medical services.

(b) Each operator of an ambulance service shall collect and report to the board emergency medical services information pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board. The board shall adopt rules and regulations which use the most efficient, least intrusive means for collecting emergency medical services information consistent with ensuring the quality, timeliness, completeness and confidentiality of the system.