Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/612

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104 STAT. 2928 PUBLIC LAW 101-590 —NOV. 16, 1990 State of the requirement established in subsection (b) of section 1211. A State granted such a waiver may expend payments under subsection (a) of such section to provide reimbursements to 1 or more designated trauma centers described in subsection (c) for such portion of the uncompensated trauma care expenditures of such centers as the State considers appropriate. Such reimbursements may include reimbursments for expenditures for uncompensated professional services for trauma care. "(b) EuGiBLE STATES. —The State referred to in subsection (a) is any State that meets the requirements under part B for receiving payments under subsection (a) of section 1211 for the fiscal year involved, and that— "(1) with respect to the State plan for the provision of emergency medical services, has fully implemented the portions of the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b) of such section; and "(2) contains no rural area described in section 1214(c)(l). "(c) EuGiBLE TRAUMA CENTERS.—The designated trauma center referred to in subsection (a) is such a center that— "(A) meets the standards and requirements established under section 1213 by the State for trauma centers; "(B) serves an area in which the trauma care system meets the standards and requirements established under such section by the State for trauma care systems; and "(C) maintains its designation as a designated trauma center throughout the fiscal year for which reimbursement is provided under this section.". SEC. 4. COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES. Section 1905(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300w- 4(c)) is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (5); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(7) agrees to provide the officer of the State government responsible for the administration of the State highway safety program with an opportunity to— "(A) participate in the development of any plan by the State relating to emergency medical services, as such plan relates to highway safety; and "(B) review and comment on any proposal by any State agency to use any Federal grant or Federal payment received by the State for the provision of emergency medical services as such proposal relates to highway safety.". SEC. 5. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN. Section 1910 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300w-9) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)— (A) by striking out "not more that four grants in any fiscal year" and inserting in lieu thereof "grants"; and (B) by striking out "in such States"; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking out "fiscal year 1991" and inserting in lieu thereof "each of the fiscal years 1991 and 1992".