Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 12 - Bureau of Emergency Medical Services › Subpart 32 - Trauma System › Chapter 1 - Mississippi Trauma Care System › Subchapter 3 - Financial Support for the Trauma Care System › Rule 15-12-32-1.3.6 - Trauma Card Trust Fund Ambulance Service Distribution

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Fifteen percent (15%) of the amount
					 remaining after administrative expenses shall be distributed to the Trauma
					 Regions for further distribution to eligible licensed ambulance services.
					 Eligible licensed ambulance services shall be those basic or advanced life
					 support ambulance services licensed by the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
					 who are active participants in their local trauma region. In the event there is
					 more than one eligible licensed ambulance service active in one county, funding
					 for that county shall be distributed to both services based on call volume or
					 other appropriate criteria as determined by the Trauma Care Region.
2. For purposes of determining amounts to be
					 distributed to licensed ambulance services pursuant to this rule, the following
					 definitions shall apply:
a. Census - the most
					 recent decennial United States Census
b. Small Counties - those counties with a
					 population of less than 15,000 as identified in the most recent
					 Census.
c. Large Counties - those
					 counties with a population greater than or equal to 15,000 as identified in the
					 most recent Census.
d. Total Fund
					 Balance - that portion of the TCTF that is allocated to licensed ambulance
					 services.
e. Small County
					 Population Percentage - the sum of Small Counties population as a percent of
					 the total state population as reflected by the Census.
f. Per Capita Portion - the portion of a
					 Small County's disbursement that is calculated by multiplying that county's
					 Small County Population Percentage by the Total Fund Balance.
g. Dedicated Portion - the portion of a Small
					 County's disbursement that is calculated by subtracting an amount from the
					 Total Fund Balance and dividing among the Small Counties so that each Small
					 County receives an equal disbursement that is equal to or less than the Large
					 County with the lowest population.
h. Adjusted Population is determined by
					 adding the population from the Small Counties and subtracting that sum from the
					 state's total population.
i.
					 Adjusted Fund Balance - calculated by subtracting the amount dedicated for the
					 smaller counties from the total fund balance.
Per Capita Portion:
Multiply the Small Counties Population Percentage by the
						Total Fund Balance.
Per Capita portion = (Small Counties Population
						Percentage X Total Fund Balance)
Dedicated Portion:
The Dedicated Portion is calculated by subtracting an
						amount from the Total Fund Balance and adding it to the Per Capita Portion so
						that the sum of the Per Capita Portion plus the Dedicated Portion is divided by
						the number of Small Counties, AND the result is less than or equal to the
						Disbursement received by the Large County with the population closest to or
						equal to 15,000.
Dedicated Portion = [(Per Capita Disbursement + Dedicated
						Portion) / (Number of Small Counties)] < / = Disbursement of the Large
						County with lowest population
The Disbursement for small counties is calculated by
						adding the Per Capita and Dedicated Portions.
Disbursement (for Small Counties) = (Per Capita Portion)
						+ (Dedicated Portion)
The amount to be disbursed for each Large County is
						calculated as follows:
Disbursement = (census population) / (Adjusted
						population) X (Adjusted Fund Balance)