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34 Tex. Admin. Code § 16.502 — Comptroller Review
(a)
The comptroller must review the application for completeness. The comptroller may require the applicant to submit additional information. The applicant must submit the required information within 14 calendar days of the request.
(b)
The comptroller may reject an application without further consideration if:
(1) the application is incomplete or does not comply with this subchapter;
(2) the applicant fails to submit any additional information required under subsection (a) of this section within 14 calendar days of the request; or
(3) the application does not comply with this subchapter.
(c)
The comptroller must evaluate the applicant's ability to otherwise obtain the money necessary to provide adequate ground ambulance services by using the following formula:
(1) the sum of the following:
(A) the Statewide Unemployment Rate, divided by the Qualified County Unemployment Rate, divided by 100;
(B) the Qualified County Per Capital Taxable Value, divided by the State Per Capital Taxable Value, divided by 100; and
(C) the Qualified County Per Capita Personal Income, divided by the State Per Capita Income, divided by 100;
(2) divided by 3.
(d)
If the applicant submits more than one qualified rural ambulance service provider in its application, the comptroller will, upon any award, approve a single qualified rural ambulance service provider from the application.
(e)
When making award decisions, the comptroller must consider:
(1) whether an applicant received a grant under this grant program in previous years;
(2) the applicant's ability to otherwise obtain the money necessary to provide adequate ground ambulance services as calculated under subsection (c) with priority given to lower scoring applications;
(3) whether all rural ambulance service providers identified in the application will receive other grant funds under this grant program during the same fiscal year; and
(4) the applicant's demonstrated compliance with other applicable laws or other state grant programs.
(f)
Award and funding decisions are in the comptroller's sole discretion and are not appealable or subject to protest.
Source Note: The provisions of this §16.502 adopted to be
effective March 18, 2026, 51 TexReg 1715.
Source: official text