147A.24 - TRAUMA SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED.
147A.24 TRAUMA SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED.
1. A trauma system advisory council is established. The
following organizations or officials may recommend a representative
to the council:
a. American academy of pediatrics.
b. American college of emergency physicians, Iowa chapter.
c. American college of surgeons, Iowa chapter.
d. Department of public health.
e. Governor's traffic safety bureau.
f. Iowa academy of family physicians.
g. Iowa emergency medical services association.
h. Iowa emergency nurses association.
i. Iowa hospital association representing rural hospitals.
j. Iowa hospital association representing urban hospitals.
k. Iowa medical society.
l. Iowa osteopathic medical society.
m. Iowa physician assistant society.
n. Iowa society of anesthesiologists.
o. Orthopedic system advisory council of the American academy
of orthopedic surgeons, Iowa representative.
p. Rehabilitation services delivery representative.
q. State emergency medical services medical director.
r. State medical examiner.
s. Trauma nurse coordinator representing a trauma registry
hospital.
t. University of Iowa, injury prevention research center.
2. The council shall be appointed by the director from the
recommendations of the organizations in subsection 1 for terms of two
years. Vacancies on the council shall be filled for the remainder of
the term of the original appointment. Members whose terms expire may
be reappointed.
3. The voting members of the council shall elect a chairperson
and a vice chairperson and other officers as the council deems
necessary. The officers shall serve until their successors are
elected and qualified.
4. The council shall do all of the following:
a. Advise the department on issues and strategies to achieve
optimal trauma care delivery throughout the state.
b. Assist the department in the implementation of an Iowa
trauma care plan.
c. Develop criteria for the categorization of all hospitals
and emergency care facilities according to their trauma care
capabilities. These categories shall be for levels I, II, III, and
IV, based on the most current guidelines published by the American
college of surgeons committee on trauma, the American college of
emergency physicians, and the model trauma care plan of the United
States department of health and human services' health resources and
services administration.
d. Develop a process for the verification of the trauma care
capacity of each facility and the issuance of a certificate of
verification.
e. Develop standards for medical direction, trauma care,
triage and transfer protocols, and trauma registries.
f. Promote public information and education activities for
injury prevention.
g. Review the rules adopted under this subchapter and make
recommendations to the director for changes to further promote
optimal trauma care. Section History: Recent Form
95 Acts, ch 40, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §19; 2001 Acts, ch 74, §6