Allocation of Department Funding to Regional EMS Councils

(A) All five Regional EMS Councils shall be awarded on an equal basis a baseline annual appropriation to carry out their core duties and functions pursuant to 105 CMR 170.104 and their contracts with the Department. (B) The Department may allocate additional funds to selective Regional EMS Councils, on the basis of factors indicating their different resource requirements and volume of duties including, but not limited to, the following: (1) number of cities and towns; (2) number of service zones; (3) number of ambulance services; or (4) unmet communications needs.