(a) Any moneys assessed for disbursement from the Arkansas Revenue Investment in Vital EMS Systems (ARRIVES) Fund by the Department of Health shall be disbursed to eligible emergency medical services agencies as described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) (1) Each county shall be designated a tier based on its population at the time of the most recent federal decennial census as follows:(A) A county having one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants or more is designated Tier 1;(B) A county having fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 2;(C) A county having twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 3;(D) A county having ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 4; and(E) A county having fewer than ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants is designated Tier 5.(2) The department shall disburse the moneys to the qualified emergency medical services agencies of a county in the following percentages based on the designated tier in which an emergency medical services agency is located:(A) Two and seventy-six hundredths percent (2.76%) to emergency medical services agencies in Tier 1 counties;(B) Three and forty-five hundredths percent (3.45%) to emergency medical services agencies in Tier 2 counties;(C) Twelve and forty-four hundredths percent (12.44%) in Tier 3 counties;(D) Sixty and sixty-two hundredths percent (60.62%) in Tier 4 counties; and(E) Twenty and seventy-three hundredths percent (20.73%) in Tier 5 counties.
(1) Each county shall be designated a tier based on its population at the time of the most recent federal decennial census as follows:(A) A county having one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants or more is designated Tier 1;(B) A county having fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 2;(C) A county having twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 3;(D) A county having ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 4; and(E) A county having fewer than ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants is designated Tier 5.
(A) A county having one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants or more is designated Tier 1;
(B) A county having fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 2;
(C) A county having twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 3;
(D) A county having ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants or more, but fewer than twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants, is designated Tier 4; and
(E) A county having fewer than ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants is designated Tier 5.
(2) The department shall disburse the moneys to the qualified emergency medical services agencies of a county in the following percentages based on the designated tier in which an emergency medical services agency is located:(A) Two and seventy-six hundredths percent (2.76%) to emergency medical services agencies in Tier 1 counties;(B) Three and forty-five hundredths percent (3.45%) to emergency medical services agencies in Tier 2 counties;(C) Twelve and forty-four hundredths percent (12.44%) in Tier 3 counties;(D) Sixty and sixty-two hundredths percent (60.62%) in Tier 4 counties; and(E) Twenty and seventy-three hundredths percent (20.73%) in Tier 5 counties.
(A) Two and seventy-six hundredths percent (2.76%) to emergency medical services agencies in Tier 1 counties;
(B) Three and forty-five hundredths percent (3.45%) to emergency medical services agencies in Tier 2 counties;
(C) Twelve and forty-four hundredths percent (12.44%) in Tier 3 counties;
(D) Sixty and sixty-two hundredths percent (60.62%) in Tier 4 counties; and
(E) Twenty and seventy-three hundredths percent (20.73%) in Tier 5 counties.