(a) The administering agency may establish an EMS Fund advisory committee. The committee shall include emergency physicians and emergency department oncall backup panel physicians. The committee shall advise the administering agency regarding distribution of funds pursuant to this section.
(b) If the administering agency establishes a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) and the committee, upon an affirmative vote by every member of the committee, recommends that the administering agency adopt a special fee schedule and claims submission criteria for reimbursement for services rendered to uninsured trauma patients, the administering agency may adopt the special fee schedule and claims submission criteria.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in addition to reimbursement for trauma service rendered in the initial day and the following two calendar days, the administering agency may reimburse pursuant to this section for services rendered to uninsured trauma patients beyond the calendar day on which emergency medical services are first provided and the immediately following two calendar days.
(d) Only up to 15 percent of the tobacco tax revenues allocated to the county’s EMS Fund may be distributed through this special fee schedule.
(e) All providers who render services to uninsured trauma patients may submit claims for reimbursement under this section. No provider’s claim shall be initially reimbursed pursuant to this section at greater than 50 percent of losses.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 671, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2006.)