Rule 15-3-1-1.3.5 - Trauma Care Trust Fund Ambulance Service Distribution1. 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 Censusb. 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)
15 Miss. Code. R. 3-1-1.3.5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-75