§ 8107.3. Funding
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 Pa.C.S.A. Health and SafetyEffective: July 2, 2019
Effective: July 2, 2019
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8107.3
Formerly cited as PA ST 62 P.S. § 805-H
§ 8107.3. Funding
(a) Distribution.--Beginning fiscal year 2008-2009 and each year thereafter, the Department of Human Services shall distribute annually, from available funds appropriated for this purpose, a supplemental payment to each accredited Level I or Level II trauma center or each Level III trauma center or hospital seeking Level III accreditation as provided in section 8107.1(b) (relating to accreditation of trauma centers) for the purpose of improving access to readily available and coordinated trauma care for the citizens of this Commonwealth.
(ii) Ten percent shall be allocated to hospitals accredited as Level III trauma centers and hospitals seeking Level III accreditation for up to four years with documented evidence of progression toward accreditation and achievement of benchmarks as verified and established by the foundation in collaboration with the Department of Human Services. Funds not distributed under this subsection by the end of a fiscal year may be used for the funding of Level IV trauma centers in rural counties, as defined by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, in the next fiscal year utilizing the same formula as for the Level III trauma centers.
(ii) Fifty percent of the total amount available for Level I and Level II trauma centers shall be allocated on the basis of each trauma center's percentage of medical assistance and uninsured trauma cases and patient days compared to the Statewide total number of medical assistance and uninsured trauma cases and patient days for all Level I and Level II trauma centers.
(ii) Fifty percent of the total amount available for Level III trauma centers shall be allocated on the basis of each trauma center's percentage of medical assistance and uninsured trauma cases and patient days compared to the Statewide total number of medical assistance and uninsured trauma cases and patient days for all Level III trauma centers.
Credits
2019, July 2, P.L. 359, No. 54, § 3, imd. effective.
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8107.3, PA ST 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8107.3
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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