COMAR 10.25.10.10. Trauma Equipment Grants

A. Eligibility.

(1) The Commission, in consultation with the Health Services Cost Review Commission and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, shall develop a process for the award of grants to Level I, Level II and Level III trauma centers to be used in the delivery of trauma care.

(2) The process developed by the Commission for the award of grants shall include:

(a) Grant applications and review and selection criteria for the award of grants;

(b) Review by the Commission, if necessary, for any project that exceeds Certificate of Need thresholds; and

(c) Any other procedure determined necessary by the Commission.

B. The Commission may issue grants from any balance carried over to the Fund from prior fiscal years.

C. The total amount of grants awarded in a fiscal year may not reduce the balance remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year to less than 15 percent of the revenue collected in that fiscal year.

D. Before awarding grants under this regulation in a fiscal year, the Commission shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on the process that the Commission has developed for awarding grants in that fiscal year.