53-2d-303. Department duties.
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Effective 7/1/2024
53-2d-303. Department duties.
In connection with the statewide trauma system established in Section 53-2d-301 , the bureau shall:
(1)establish a statewide trauma system plan that:
(a)identifies statewide trauma care needs, objectives, and priorities;
(b)identifies the equipment, facilities, personnel training, and other things necessary to create and maintain a statewide trauma system; and
(c)organizes and coordinates trauma care within defined geographic areas;
(2)support the statewide trauma system by:
(a)facilitating the coordination of prehospital, acute care, and rehabilitation services and providers through state regulation and oversight;
(b)facilitating the ongoing evaluation and refinement of the statewide trauma system;
(c)providing educational programs;
(d)encouraging cooperation between community organizations, health care facilities, public health officials, emergency medical service providers, and rehabilitation facilities for the development of a statewide trauma system;
(e)implementing a quality assurance program using information from the statewide trauma registry established pursuant to Section 53-2d-304 ;
(f)establishing trauma center designation requirements in accordance with Section 53-2d-305 ; and
(g)developing standards so that:
(i)trauma centers are categorized according to their capability to provide care;
(ii)trauma victims are triaged at the initial point of patient contact; and
(iii)trauma patients are sent to appropriate health care facilities.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307 , 2023 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 310 , 2023 General Session