Arizona Laws 36-2222. Trauma advisory board; membership; compensation; duties
A. The trauma advisory board is established and consists of the following members:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2222
- Advanced life support: means the level of assessment and care identified in the scope of practice approved by the director for the advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician I-99 and paramedic. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- Advanced life support base hospital: means a health care institution that offers general medical and surgical services, that is certified by the director as an advanced life support base hospital and that is affiliated by written agreement with a licensed ambulance service, municipal rescue service, fire department, fire district or health services district for medical direction, evaluation and control of emergency medical care technicians. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- Bureau: means the bureau of emergency medical services and trauma system in the department. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- Director: means the director of the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- Emergency medical services: means those services required following an accident or an emergency medical situation:
(a) For on-site emergency medical care. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Trauma center: means any acute care hospital that provides in-house twenty-four-hour daily dedicated trauma surgical services that is designated pursuant to section 36-2225. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- Trauma registry: means data collected by the department on trauma patients and on the incidence, causes, severity, outcomes and operation of a trauma system and its components. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- Trauma system: means an integrated and organized arrangement of health care resources having the specific capability to perform triage, transport and provide care. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. The medical director of the bureau of the emergency medical services and trauma system who shall chair the board.
2. The director of the department of public safety or the director’s designee.
3. Four members representing the four regional emergency medical services coordinating councils.
4. Two members from trauma centers in this state.
5. A representative from a statewide organization representing a national college of surgeons that is a recognized, authoritative body representing national trauma services standards.
6. A representative from a statewide fire district association.
7. A representative from a statewide hospital association.
8. A representative from a federal Indian health services organization.
9. A representative from a national organization of emergency physicians that is a recognized, authoritative body representing national emergency medicine standards.
10. A representative from a national association of retired persons.
11. A representative from a statewide rehabilitation facility.
12. A representative from an urban advanced life support base hospital that is not a trauma center.
13. A representative from a rural advanced life support base hospital that is not a trauma center.
14. A representative from a statewide ambulance association.
15. A representative from a fire department in a county with a population of five hundred thousand persons or more according to the most recent United States decennial census.
16. A representative of a tribal health organization.
17. A representative from a statewide neurosurgical society.
18. A representative from a statewide pediatric organization.
19. A representative from a society of trauma nurses.
20. A representative from a national association of orthopedic trauma.
B. Except for board members who serve under subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section, board members are appointed by the director and serve staggered three year terms.
C. The director shall accept recommendations for appointment of board members from organizations representing consumers, insurers and governmental agencies that have an interest in the development of a statewide trauma system, including statewide chapters of a national trauma society, a national emergency medical nurses association, a medical association and an aeromedical association. Wherever appropriate to the entity being represented, the director shall consider qualified licensed physicians with experience in trauma care in anesthesia, emergency medicine, neurosurgery, orthopedics and pediatrics, and licensed nurses with experience in prehospital emergency care or trauma care.
D. Board members are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses under Title 38, Chapter 4, Article 2.
E. The board shall:
1. Make recommendations on the initial and long-term processes for the verification and designation of trauma center levels, including the evaluation of trauma center criteria.
2. Make recommendations on the development and implementation of comprehensive regional emergency medical services and trauma system plans.
3. Make recommendations on the state emergency medical services and trauma system quality improvement processes, including the state trauma registry.
4. Submit a report to the director on or before October 1 of each year regarding the board’s accomplishments and recommendations.
F. The chairperson may appoint subcommittees to assist the board in meeting the requirements of subsection E of this section.