The Department may authorize and allocate the distribution of funds as directed by the General Assembly in the Appropriations Act to trauma centers, rehabilitation centers, physicians, Emergency Medical Services providers licensed by the Department, air ambulance providers licensed by the Department that always use a certified paramedic on all flights and maintain a licensed South Carolina medical director on staff, Regional Trauma Councils, and Regional EMS Councils. The Department, with the advice of the Trauma Advisory Council and its subcommittees and/or workgroups, shall determine the priority of distributions after Department operating expenses, as well as a distribution formula.
S.C. Code Regs. § 61-116.1200.1202