Okla. Admin. Code § 310:642-5-1 – OERSSIRF funding priority point system

Proposals shall be ranked based on the total number of points awarded by the Department consistent with this Chapter.

(1) The following formula shall be used to rank funding proposals: T Total Points (T) = S + M + D + H + E + AR + PM , where:
(A) S = Statutory purposes
(B) M = Multiple jurisdictions
(C) D = Population density
(D) H = Distance to the nearest level I or II trauma center
(E) E = Number of project-area EMTs
(F) AR = Amount of funding requested
(G) PM = Project matching
(2) Points may be awarded as described below:
(A) Statutory purposes (S): Points shall be awarded for each of the relevant statutory purposes of the proposal as follows:
(i) Funding assessment activities: 50 points
(ii) Stabilization and/or reorganization of at-risk emergency medical services: 100 points
(iii) Development of regional EMS: 50 points
(iv) Training for emergency medical directors: 50 points
(v) Access to training front line emergency medical services personnel: 100 points
(vi) Capital and equipment needs: 50 points
(B) Multiple jurisdictions (M): Points shall be awarded for projects addressing the EMS needs of multiple jurisdictions, as follows:
(i) Two cities or towns: 25 points
(ii) Three cities or towns: 50 points
(iii) County wide: 100 points
(iv) Multi-county: 150 points
(v) State wide: 200 points
(C) Population density (D): Points shall be awarded for projects encompassing areas of lowest per-mile population density as recorded by the United States Census Bureau, as follows:
(i) 5,000.0 to 8,968.1: 0 points
(ii) 1,000.0 to 4,999.9: 10 points
(iii) 200.0 to 999.9: 20 points
(iv) 79.6 to 199.9: 30 points
(v) 30.0 to 79.5: 40 points
(vi) 10.0 to 29.9: 50 points
(vii) Less than 10.0: 100 points
(D) Distance to trauma center (H): Points shall be awarded for project areas where the average distance between the furthest and closest points within the project area to a trauma center classified by the State of Oklahoma or the American College of Surgeons as level I or II, as follows:
(i) 0-25 miles: 0 points
(ii) 25-49 miles: 10 points
(iii) 50-74 miles: 20 points
(iv) 75-99 miles: 30 points
(v) 100-124 miles: 40 points
(vi) 125-149 miles: 50 points
(vii) 150 miles and over: 100 points
(E) EMTs (E): Points shall be awarded for proposals encompassing project areas with fewer resident licensed EMTs at any level of licensure as recorded by the Department as follows:
(i) 100 or more resident EMTs: 0 points
(ii) 50-99 resident EMTs: 20 points
(iii) 25-49 resident EMTs: 40 points
(iv) 0-24 resident EMTs: 60 points
(F) Amount of funding requested (AR): Points under this category for amount of funding requested are determined as follows:
(i) $400,001 to $500,000: -50 points
(ii) $300,001 to $400,000: -40 points
(iii) $200,001 to $300,000: -30 points
(iv) $100,001 to $200,000: -20 points
(v) $80,000 to $100,000: 10 points
(vi) $60,000 to $79,999: 20 points
(vii) $40,000 to $59,999: 30 points
(viii) $20,000 to $39,999: 50 points
(ix) Any AR greater than $500,000 shall be denied
(G) Project matching (PM). If the proposal proposes the use of matching funds, points shall be awarded consistent with the following formula:
(i) 90% of the requested funds: 90 points
(ii) 80% of the requested funds: 80 points
(iii) 70% of the requested funds: 70 points
(iv) 60% of the requested funds: 60 points
(v) 50% of the requested funds: 50 points
(vi) 40% of the requested funds: 40 points
(vii) 30% of the requested funds: 30 points
(viii) 20% of the requested funds: 20 points
(ix) 10% of the requested funds: 10 points

1This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency action enacting a new Section, the text of the Section is no longer effective. Therefore, on 7-15-10 (after the 7-14-10 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 310:642-5-1 was no longer effective, and remained as such until added again by permanent action on 7-25-10.

Added at 27 Ok Reg 697, eff 2-2-10 through 7-14-10 (emergency)1

Added at 27 Ok Reg 2536, eff 7-25-10

Revoked at 40 Ok Reg 643, eff 2-22-23

Amended at 40 Ok Reg 1576, eff 9-11-23

Amended at 41 Ok Reg, Number 22, effective 8-11-24