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registry data to the department at least quarterly of each year on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of that year. Data on all trauma patients discharged between January 1 and March 31 must be submitted to the department by June 30. Data on all trauma patients discharged between April 1 and June 30 must be submitted to the department by September 30. Data on all trauma patients discharged between July 1 and September 30 must be submitted to the department by December 31. Data on all trauma patients discharged between October 1 and December 31 must be submitted to the department by March 31 of the following year. (f) A hospital not certified as a trauma center under 7 AAC 26.710 — 7 AAC 26.745 may provide trauma registry data to the department at least semi-annually each year on June 30 and December 31. Data on all trauma patients discharged between July 1 and December 31 may be submitted to the department by June 30 of the following year. Data on all trauma patients discharged between January 1 and June 30 may be submitted to the department by December 31 of the same year. (g) The department will provide reports for quality review of trauma care under (b)(1) of this section to each acute care hospital or state certified emergency medical service within 30 days following the receipt of trauma registry data from that hospital or state certified emergency medical service. (h) A clinic in this state certified under 7 AAC 26.710 — 7 AAC 26.745 as a level V trauma center shall make available to the department clinic logs in the form prescribed by the department of all trauma patients who were transferred from the clinic to a hospital for treatment or declared dead in the clinic. (Eff. 4/7/96, Register 138; am 3/31/2011, Register 197; am 11/1/2018, Register 228) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.08.015 AS 18.08.080 AS 18.23.070 7 AAC 26.750. Requirements for payment from trauma care fund. (a) The commissioner will authorize payment from the trauma care fund (AS 18.08.085) to trauma centers as provided in (b) — (d) of this section. (b) To be eligible for payment under this section, a trauma center in this state must

(1) be certified under 7 AAC 26.720; and

(2) apply for money in writing to the department on a form obtained from the department.