CHAPTER 23-01.2 TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM 4

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23-01.2-01. Trauma system established - Duties of health council

The health council, in conjunction with the state department of health, may establish and maintain a comprehensive trauma system for the state. The trauma system may include standards for the following components: A system plan

Prehospital emergency medical services

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3. Hospitals, for which the standards must include: a

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Standards for designation, redesignation, and dedesignation of trauma centers

Standards for evaluation and quality improvement programs for designated trauma centers. The standards must require each trauma center to collect quality improvement data and to provide specified portions to the department for use in state and regional trauma quality improvement programs

c. Qualifications for trauma center personnel

A trauma registry. Data in the trauma registry is not subject to subpoena or discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action. Designated trauma centers must participate in the trauma registry. A hospital not designated as a trauma center must provide to the registry a minimum set of data elements for all trauma patients as determined by the health council

A trauma quality improvement program to monitor the performance of the trauma system. The proceedings and records of the program are not subject to subpoena or discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action arising out of any matter that is the subject of consideration by the program

23-01.2-02. Physician immunity for voluntary medical direction

A physician is immune from liability while providing voluntary medical direction

23-01.2-03. Trauma center designation

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Effective January 1, 2011, a hospital that offers emergency services to the public shall meet trauma center designation standards and participate in the trauma system

The state health council shall adopt rules that allow provisional trauma designation status for a hospital that is partially compliant with trauma designation standards. When issuing a provisional trauma designation, the state health council shall allow a reasonable amount of time, determined by the department, for a hospital to fully meet all trauma designation standards

23-01.2-04. Medical director

The state health officer shall appoint an emergency medical services and trauma medical director to provide medical oversight and consultation in the development and administration of the state emergency medical services and trauma systems. The medical director must be a physician licensed in the state and must be contracted and paid by the state department of health

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