(30 ILCS 105/6z-53)
Sec. 6z-53. Downstate Emergency Response Fund.
(a) In this Section:
"Downstate county" means any county with a population of less than 250,000 with a level I trauma center.
"Trauma center" has the same meaning as in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
(b) The Downstate Emergency Response Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury.
(c) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:
(1) Moneys appropriated by the General Assembly.
(2) Fees or other amounts paid to the Department of
Transportation for the use of an emergency helicopter for the transportation of an individual to a trauma center located in a downstate county or for any other medical emergency response. The Department may adopt rules establishing reasonable fees and other amounts to be paid for the use of such helicopters and may collect those fees and other amounts.
(3) Gifts, grants, other appropriations, or any other
moneys designated for deposit into the Fund.
(d) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) By the Department of Transportation to purchase,
lease, maintain, and operate helicopters, including payment of any costs associated with personnel or other expenses necessary for the maintenance or operation of such helicopters, (A) for emergency response transportation of individuals to trauma centers located in downstate counties and (B) to support law enforcement, disaster response, and other medical emergency response. Moneys appropriated from the Fund for these purposes shall be in addition to any other moneys used for these purposes.
(2) By the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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