1. Uncompensated Trauma Care (UCC) Info
Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination

2. What is UCC? UCC stands for Uncompensated Trauma Care
Trauma care funding program enacted by House Bill (HB) 3588, 78th Texas Legislature
Partial reimbursement to hospitals that incur bad debt/charitable care and cannot obtain reimbursement for care provided
Available for hospitals that are designated or “in active pursuit” before the application deadline
11/18/2018

3. UCC Application Application usually released in the Fall (October)
Released for at least 90 days
3 parts to the application
Part A (Word Version or PDF)
Part B (PDF, JPG, GIFF, etc)
Part C (Excel)
all 3 parts to:
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4. Where UCC Funds Come From
Also known as “HB 3588” funds
Also known as 1131 funds
Also known as 911 funds
Funds come from DRP and State Traffic Fine
Funds come from DWI/DUI conviction charges
Funds come from 911 Equalization Surcharge
96% approp.
27% approp
27% approp.
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5. What is SDA and Add-On?
Standard Dollar Amount (SDA)-A standardized payment amount calculated by HHSC for the costs incurred by prospectively-paid hospitals in Texas for furnishing covered inpatient hospital services
Add-On: An amount that is added to the base SDA to reflect high-cost functions and services or regional cost differences
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6. SDA Trauma Add-On
Senate Bill 7 from the 82nd Texas Special Legislative Session S(1)
Transfer funds to HHSC to maximize the receipt of federal funds that HHSC receives under the medical assistance program
Create a “trauma add on” for designated trauma facilities that qualify for Standard Dollar Amount (SDA) payments from HHSC
Statute requires hospitals to be held harmless and receive at a minimum the amount disbursed using the DSHS funding methodology
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7. SDA Trauma Add-On Amount
To determine the trauma add-on amount, HHSC multiplies the base SDA:
by 28.3 percent for hospitals with Level 1 trauma designation;
by 18.1 percent for hospitals with Level 2 trauma designation;
by 3.1 percent for hospitals with Level 3 trauma designation; or
by 2.0 percent for hospitals with Level 4 trauma designation.
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8. UCC End of Year Info
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