Announcement: FY 2011 Uncompensated Trauma Care Application - Due March 31, 2011

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On behalf of Parson, Manger, EMS/Trauma Systems Group:

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Office of EMS and

Trauma Systems Coordination (OEMS/TS) is pleased to announce that the

application needed to apply for the fiscal year (FY) 2011 Designated

Trauma Facilities and Emergency Medical Services (DTF/EMS) Account -

Hospital Allocation has been finalized and is posted under News/Features

on our website

(http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/emstraumasystems/default.shtm).

Additionally, the application was mailed to all designated and " in

active pursuit " hospitals with copies provided to the Trauma

Coordinator/Trauma Program Manager.

Please note: This year, an additional Excel document must be submitted

with the application (see link to a template for the Excel document at

the bottom of this webpage).

To be eligible for the FY11 allocation a hospital must be a designated

trauma facility by the application due date or meet " in active pursuit

of trauma designation " requirements by the application due date. The

application must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2011.

" In active pursuit " requirements:

* Submit a letter of intent to designate as a trauma facility

* Submit a " timely and sufficient " trauma designation application;

* Submit data to the State EMS/Trauma Registry;

* Participate in the appropriate Regional Advisory Council; and

* Provide evidence that a hospital trauma performance improvement

committee has been developed.

FY11 funds will again be distributed in the following manner:

* Fifteen percent of the total amount of funds available for the

Hospital Allocation will be divided equally among all eligible

applicants.

* The remaining 85% of the Hospital Allocation funds will be

distributed to eligible hospitals based on the percentage of

uncompensated trauma care a hospital provides in relation to the total

uncompensated care provided by all the eligible hospitals that apply for

the Hospital Allocation.

The trauma care funding program enacted by House Bill (HB) 3588, 78th

Texas Legislature, stipulates that 96% of the funds accumulated in the

DTF/EMS Account be distributed to eligible Texas hospitals to reimburse

a portion of their uncompensated trauma care. Since the inception of the

account in 2003, OEMS/TS distributed approximately $381,000,000 from the

DTF/EMS Account to approximately 250 eligible Texas hospitals to

reimburse a portion of their uncompensated trauma care provided. All

eligible hospitals that applied received a minimum of $11,686 in FY

2004, $29,596 in FY 2005, $34,132 in FY 2006, $28,853 in FY 2007,

$42,831 in FY 2008, $42,165 in FY 2009, and $40,362 in FY2010.

For questions or additional information regarding " in active pursuit of

trauma designation " requirements, please contact Parsons (512/

834-6794 or emily.parsons@...

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Parsons

Manager

EMS/Trauma Systems Group

Texas Department of State Health Services

emily.parsons@...