Utah Code 53-2d-303. Department duties
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In connection with the statewide trauma system established in Section 53-2d-301, the bureau shall:
(1) establish a statewide trauma system plan that:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2d-303
- Bureau: means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section
53-2d-102 . See Utah Code 53-2d-101 - Emergency medical service providers: means :(14)(a) licensed ambulance providers and paramedic providers;(14)(b) a facility or provider that is required to be designated under Subsection
53-2d-403 (1)(a); and(14)(c) emergency medical service personnel. See Utah Code 53-2d-101- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section
26B-4-119 . See Utah Code 53-2d-101- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Trauma: means an injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
- Trauma system: means a single, statewide system that:
(28)(a) organizes and coordinates the delivery of trauma care within defined geographic areas from the time of injury through transport and rehabilitative care; and(28)(b) is inclusive of all prehospital providers, hospitals, and rehabilitative facilities in delivering care for trauma patients, regardless of severity. See Utah Code 53-2d-101(1)(a) identifies statewide trauma care needs, objectives, and priorities;(1)(b) identifies the equipment, facilities, personnel training, and other things necessary to create and maintain a statewide trauma system; and(1)(c) organizes and coordinates trauma care within defined geographic areas;(2) support the statewide trauma system by:(2)(a) facilitating the coordination of prehospital, acute care, and rehabilitation services and providers through state regulation and oversight;(2)(b) facilitating the ongoing evaluation and refinement of the statewide trauma system;(2)(c) providing educational programs;(2)(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;(2)(e) implementing a quality assurance program using information from the statewide trauma registry established pursuant to Section 53-2d-304;(2)(f) establishing trauma center designation requirements in accordance with Section 53-2d-305; and(2)(g) developing standards so that:(2)(g)(i) trauma centers are categorized according to their capability to provide care;(2)(g)(ii) trauma victims are triaged at the initial point of patient contact; and(2)(g)(iii) trauma patients are sent to appropriate health care facilities.