Section 7 AAC 26.750 - Requirements for payment from trauma care fund(a) The commissioner will authorize payment from the trauma care fund (AS 18.08.085 ) to trauma centers as provided in (b) - (d) of this section.(b) To be eligible for payment under this section, a trauma center in this state must (1) be certified under 7 AAC 26.720; and(2) apply for money in writing to the department on a form obtained from the department.(c) The commissioner will pay a trauma center certified under 7 AAC 26.720 an amount according to its designated level, with each certified trauma center that is designated at that level to receive the same amount of money, as follows: (1) the commissioner will pay the highest amount to each trauma center that the department certified with a Level I special designation upon evidence, received as provided under 7 AAC 26.720(a) (1), of verification as a Level I trauma center by the Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons;(2) the commissioner will pay the second highest amount to each trauma center that the department certified with a Level II special designation upon evidence, received as provided under 7 AAC 26.720(b) (1), of verification as a Level II trauma center by the Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons;(3) the commissioner will pay the third highest amount to each trauma center that the department certified with a Level III special designation upon evidence, received as provided under 7 AAC 26.720(c) (1), of verification as a Level III trauma center by the Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons;(4) the commissioner will pay the fourth highest amount to each trauma center that the department certified with a Level IV special designation upon evidence, received as provided under 7 AAC 26.720(d) (1), and verified with any site visit that the department determined necessary under 7 AAC 26.720(d) (2), that the organization met the criteria listed for a Level IV trauma center by the Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons in the materials adopted by reference in 7 AAC 26.720(d) (1).(d) Each year, the commissioner will set the amounts described in (b) of this section, (1) subject to the availability of appropriations;(2) consistent with the requirements of AS 18.08.085; and(3) after considering recommendations received from the trauma system review committee established under 7 AAC 26.745(a).(e) A trauma center that has received money from the trauma care fund (AS 18.08.085 ) shall submit an annual report to the department on July 1 of each year, documenting and verifying the use of the money.Eff. 3/31/2011, Register 197Authority:AS 18.08.010
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