The assessment is an ongoing special tax which will continue permanently unless repealed by the voters of Los Angeles County.

For Fiscal Year 2023-24, a total budget of $386.7 million was allocated as follows: County hospitals, $208.5 million; Non-County hospitals and physicians, $87.8 million; Trauma Access through air transport, $4.4 million; County & City Public Health, $17.7 million; Emergency Medical Services Agency, $4.0 million; County and City Fire Departments, $0.2 million; Non-Hospital Private Entities, $37.3…

These funds help maintain and enhance pre-hospital and hospital care services provided in public and private trauma centers, acute care hospitals, other health care facilities, and trauma access through air transport for injuries and conditions such as those related to car accidents, drowning, heart attack, stroke, or exposure to a bioterrorist or chemical attack. In…

The direct assessment is a special tax that the voters of Los Angeles County approved on November 5, 2002, by a 73% to 27% margin, beginning in fiscal year 2003-2004. It provides funding for the County-wide system of trauma centers, emergency medical services, and bioterrorism response.