Each hospital, licensed by the Department of Public Health as a short-term general hospital, out-patient surgical facility and out-patient clinic shall include in the record of each trauma patient, the international code for external cause of injuries known as an E-code. Each such facility shall include the E-code on records of inpatients. The Office of Injury Prevention established pursuant to section 19a-4i shall work with such facilities to provide training for medical records personnel concerning the proper use of E-codes.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490e

  • Hospital: means an establishment for the lodging, care and treatment of persons suffering from disease or other abnormal physical or mental conditions and includes inpatient psychiatric services in general hospitals. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490