Section 5. Funding.
(a) Distribution.--Effective for fiscal year 2003-2004 and each year thereafter, the department shall distribute annually from available funds appropriated for this purpose a disproportionate share payment to each accredited Level I, Level II or Level III trauma center for the purpose of improving access to readily available and coordinated trauma care for the citizens of this Commonwealth.
(b) Funding.--The department shall seek to maximize any Federal funds, including funds obtained pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.) available for trauma care stabilization.
(c) Payment calculation.--
(1) Payment to qualified hospitals shall be allocated as follows:
(i) Ninety percent of available funds shall be allocated to hospitals accredited as Level I and Level II trauma centers.
(ii) The remaining 10% shall be allocated to hospitals accredited as Level III trauma centers.
(2) Payment to each qualifying hospital accredited as a Level I or Level II trauma center shall be calculated using data provided by the foundation as follows:
(i) Fifty percent of the total amount available for Level I and Level II trauma centers shall be allocated equally among Level I and Level II trauma centers.
(ii) Fifty percent of the total amount available for Level I and Level II trauma centers shall be allocated on the basis of each trauma center's percentage of medical assistance and uninsured trauma cases and patient days compared to the Statewide total number of medical assistance and uninsured trauma cases and patient days for all Level I and Level II trauma centers.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), payment to each qualifying hospital accredited as a Level III trauma center shall be calculated using the information and data provided by the foundation as follows:
(i) Fifty percent of the total amount available for Level III trauma centers shall be allocated equally among all Level III trauma centers.
(ii) Fifty percent of the total amount available for Level III trauma centers shall be allocated on the basis of each trauma center's percentage of medical assistance and uninsured trauma cases and patient days compared to the Statewide total number of medical assistance and uninsured trauma cases and patient days for all Level III trauma centers.
(4) Payment to each qualifying hospital accredited as a Level III may not be greater than 50% of the average Statewide annual payment to a Level II trauma center as determined in the methodology described in paragraph (2).