147A.23 - TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
147A.23 TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
1. The department is designated as a lead agency in this state
responsible for the development of a statewide trauma care system.
2. The department, in consultation with the trauma system
advisory council, shall develop, coordinate, and monitor a statewide
trauma care system. This system shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
a. The categorization of all hospitals and emergency care
facilities by the department as to their capacity to provide trauma
care services. The categorization shall be determined by the
department from self-reported information provided to the department
by the hospital or emergency care facility. This categorization
shall not be construed to imply any guarantee on the part of the
department as to the level of trauma care services available at the
hospital or emergency care facility.
b. The issuance of a certificate of verification of all
categorized hospitals and emergency care facilities from the
department at the level preferred by the hospital or emergency care
facility. The standards and verification process shall be
established by rule and may vary as appropriate by level of trauma
care capability. To the extent possible, the standards and
verification process shall be coordinated with other applicable
accreditation and licensing standards.
c. Upon verification and the issuance of a certificate of
verification, a hospital or emergency care facility agrees to
maintain a level of commitment and resources sufficient to meet
responsibilities and standards as required by the trauma care
criteria established by rule under this subchapter. Verifications
are valid for a period of three years or as determined by the
department and are renewable. As part of the verification and
renewal process, the department may conduct periodic on-site reviews
of the services and facilities of the hospital or emergency care
facility.
d. The department is responsible for the funding of the
administrative costs of this subchapter. Any funds received by the
department for this purpose shall be deposited in the emergency
medical services fund established in section 135.25.
e. This section shall not be construed to limit the number
and distribution of level I, II, III, and IV categorized and verified
trauma care facilities in a community or region. Section History: Recent Form
95 Acts, ch 40, §4
Referred to in § 147A.21