2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System
Section 8153 - Support of emergency medical services

     § 8153.  Support of emergency medical services.
        (a)  Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund.--There is
     established a special fund to be known as the Emergency Medical
     Services Operating Fund, which shall be administered by the
     department.
        (b)  Source.--The following are the sources of the Emergency
     Medical Services Operating Fund:
            (1)  Money collected under 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3121 (relating
        to EMS costs) and 3807(b)(1)(ix) (relating to Accelerated
        Rehabilitative Disposition).
            (2)  All fees, fines and civil penalties collected by the
        department under this chapter.
            (3)  Appropriations.
            (4)  Contributions.
        (c)  Purpose of fund.--Except as provided under subsection
     (d), 75% of the money from the Emergency Medical Services
     Operating Fund shall be disbursed by the department for only the
     following uses:
            (1)  To eligible EMS agencies for applicable purposes
        stated under section 8112(c) (relating to contracts and
        grants), with at least 10% of these funds to be allocated to
        provide additional financial assistance for those EMS systems
        serving rural areas.
            (2)  To the board for the performance of duties imposed
        upon it under this chapter.
            (3)  To regional EMS councils for the development,
        maintenance and improvement of EMS systems, including
        ambulance and communications equipment, and for training,
        education and EMS agency licensure purposes.
            (4)  To other contractors and grantees as authorized
        under section 8112(j).
        (d)  Allocation to Catastrophic Medical and Rehabilitation
     Fund.--Twenty-five percent of the money in the Emergency Medical
     Services Operating Fund shall be allocated to a Catastrophic
     Medical and Rehabilitation Fund for victims of trauma. After the
     exhaustion of all alternative financial resources, other than
     those excluded by the department from consideration, the
     catastrophic fund shall be available for the purchase of
     medical, rehabilitation and attendant care services for trauma
     victims and may be made available for the purchase of supportive
     services such as respite care and counseling services for the
     family or household members of trauma victims. The department
     may, by regulation, prioritize the distribution of funds by and
     within classification of traumatic injury.
        (e)  Audit.--The Auditor General shall review collections and
     expenditures made under this section and report its findings to
     the General Assembly annually. The audit shall include a review
     of the collections and expenditures of the regional EMS
     councils.