Alaska § 18.08.085 - Trauma care fund; creation.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 18.08.085 — Trauma care fund; creation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18.08.085. Trauma care fund; creation.
(a) The trauma care fund is created. The purpose of the fund is to compensate certified trauma centers in the state that receive a special designation under AS 18.08.082 (c) and that achieve or maintain the highest appropriate level of trauma care designation.
(b) The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including donations, recoveries of or reimbursements for awards made from the fund, income from the fund, and other program receipts from activities under this chapter. Appropriations to the fund do not lapse.
(c) The commissioner shall administer the fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner shall spend money from the trauma care fund for the purpose established in (a) of this section.
(d) The commissioner shall establish compensation standards under this section. The standards must include funding priorities for trauma centers receiving a special designation under AS 18.08.082 (c). The commissioner may seek the advice of a special committee for review of statewide trauma care and compensation standards.
(e) The commissioner may not provide more than 25 percent of the total assets, including earnings, of the fund in a fiscal year to one trauma center.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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