Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 3 - Bureau of Acute Care Systems › Subpart 1 - Trauma System of Care › Chapter 1 - Mississippi Trauma Care System › Subchapter 3 - Financial Support for the Trauma Care System › Rule 15-3-1-1.3.5 - Trauma Care Trust Fund Ambulance Service Distribution

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
					 Fifteen percent (15%) of the amount remaining after the expenses noted in Rule
					 1.3.4 have been determined shall be distributed to the vendor for further
					 distribution. The vendor shall further distribute said funds 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. 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 Department.
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)