Rule 15-3-1-1.3.12 - Play or Pay Non-Participation Fee1. Any hospital that chooses not to participate in the Trauma Care System as a Level I, II, or III Trauma Center, or participates at a level lower than the level at which it is capable of participating, as determined by the Department, or fails to maintain or becomes incapable of maintaining its designation as a Level I, II or III Trauma Center, or has its designation as a Level I, II, or III Trauma Center suspended by the Department, or becomes "non-designated" as a Level I, II, or III Trauma Center, shall be assessed and shall pay a non-participation fee as defined by this regulation.2. All fees are due and payable annually before January 1 of each year. Any event above, occurring during the calendar year shall result in the hospital owing a pro-rata portion of the fee. The fee assessed shall be pro-rated on a monthly basis. The fee shall be paid in full upon written notification from the Department.3. The fee schedule shall be reassessed and adjusted, as necessary, each year by the Mississippi Trauma Advisory Committee. 4. The fee schedule is as follows: Current Level | Projected Level | Fee for Non Participation |
Non Designated | Level II | $1,492,000.00 |
Non Designated | Level III | $ 758,000.00 |
Level III to | Level II | $ 423,500.00 |
Level IV to | Level II | $1,492,000.00 |
Level IV to | Level III | $ 758,000.00 |
15 Miss. Code. R. 3-1-1.3.12
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-75