1. Application due date April 20, 2025.

For more information visit the DSHS Uncompensated Trauma Care (UCC) funding, page at: dshs.texas.gov/dshs-ems-trauma-systems/ems-trauma-system-Uncompensated-Trauma-Care-Application.

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Texas Health and Safety Code §780.004 directs DSHS to use 94% of funds in the Designated Trauma Facility/Emergency Medical Services (DTF/EMS) Account (Fund 5111) to fund a portion of uncompensated trauma care provided at hospitals designated as state trauma facilities and facilities that are in active pursuit of trauma designation.

Texas Health and Safety Code §773.122 directs DSHS to use 27% of funds in the Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Facilities, and Trauma Care Systems Account (Fund 5108) and 27% of funds in the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems Account (Fund 5007) to fund a portion of uncompensated trauma care provided at hospitals designated as state trauma facilities.
 
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