Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 202 - INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES › Chapter 7 - Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services › Section 202 KAR 7:520 - Allocation of block grant funding assistance for emergency medical services

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				311A.010,
				311A.030(2),
				311A.035,
				311A.050,
				311A.055,
				311A.060,
				311A.155,
				311A.190,
				2 C.F.R. 215-225
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				311A.155(3) requires the
				Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services to administer the emergency
				medical services grant program, and authorizes the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations concerning the implementation and operation of the
				emergency medical services grant program.
				KRS
				311A.155(1) requires the
				board to maintain a block grant fund program for the purpose of assisting units
				of local government in the provision of emergency medical services. This
				administrative regulation establishes standards and criteria governing the
				allocation of emergency medical services funding assistance to eligible
				applicants.
Section 1. Eligibility to
			 Receive EMS Grant Funding.
(1) A county in
			 the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be eligible to apply for and may receive
			 emergency medical services (EMS) grant funding if the applicant county meets
			 the requirements in this administrative regulation.
(2) A merged government shall not lose
			 eligibility pursuant to this administrative regulation and may apply for and
			 receive EMS grant funding if the applicant meets all requirements of this
			 administrative regulation.
(3) This
			 administrative regulation shall not be construed to grant an agency licensed
			 pursuant to 202 KAR Chapter 7 the authority to apply for or receive EMS grant
			 funding independent of the county.
(4) A county or merged government that
			 applies for EMS grant funding shall maintain, within its boundaries and for the
			 benefit of its inhabitants, one (1) or more agencies that provide primary EMS
			 911 response and transport service.
(5) A county or merged government shall be
			 considered to maintain EMS 911 level of service by:
(a) Holding the license for and operating a
			 county-owned Class I ground ambulance service;
(b) Holding the license for a Class I ground
			 ambulance service, but contracting with a licensed service to operate within
			 the county;
(c) Allowing an agency
			 or multiple agencies to operate within the county to provide EMS 911 level of
			 service for the benefit of the inhabitants of that area; or
(d) Not holding the license for, but bearing
			 the responsibility of, operating or allowing the operation of, an agency or
			 multiple agencies within the county to provide EMS 911 level of service for the
			 benefit of the inhabitants of that area.
(6) A county or merged government shall be
			 eligible to receive EMS grant funding only for agencies licensed as Class I.
			 Other classes of service shall not be eligible.
(7) A county or merged government shall not
			 disperse funds to a licensed agency that cannot provide evidence of compliance
			 with KBEMS' data collection requirements pursuant to
			 KRS
			 311A.190 and
			 202
			 KAR 7:540.
(8) An agency that is not compliant with data
			 collection requirements in
			 KRS
			 311A.190 and
			 202
			 KAR 7:540 may submit a plan of correction for approval
			 by the executive director. A plan shall include at least:
(a) A detailed outline of measures that shall
			 be taken to achieve compliance;
(b)
			 Proof of equipment and software necessary to achieve compliance; and
(c) A stipulation that an agreed percentage
			 of awarded grant funds shall be used in taking measures that shall achieve
			 compliance with data collection requirements in
			 KRS
			 311A.190 and
			 202
			 KAR 7:540.
(9) An agency that is following an approved
			 plan of correction for data collection compliance pursuant to
			 KRS
			 311A.190 and
			 202
			 KAR 7:540 may be eligible to obtain block grant funds
			 from an applicant county or merged government.
(10) An agency undergoing disciplinary action
			 pursuant to
			 KRS
			 311A.060 shall be eligible to receive funds
			 if in compliance with board-recommended disciplinary action.
(11)
(a)
			 All distributions of grant funding shall be conducted by direct deposit to a
			 bank account of the applicant county or merged government.
(b) The applicant county or merged government
			 shall ensure that an updated W-9 form is submitted to the office of the board
			 upon a change in bank routing information.