Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 87-A – Trauma care system
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1. Trauma care system development. Maine Emergency Medical Services shall develop a statewide trauma care system plan with the advice of the State Trauma Prevention and Control Advisory Committee.
[PL 2007, c. 274, §16 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 87-A
- Ambulance: means any vehicle, whether an air, ground or water vehicle, that is designed, constructed or routinely used or intended to be used for the transportation of ill or injured persons. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Board: means the Emergency Medical Services' Board established pursuant to section 88. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Director: means the Director of Maine Emergency Medical Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Trauma: means a single or multisystem life-threatening or limb-threatening injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention or treatment to prevent death or permanent disability. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Trauma care system: means a subsystem within the emergency medical services system, consisting of an organized arrangement of personnel, equipment and facilities, designed to manage the treatment of the trauma patient. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
2. State Trauma Prevention and Control Advisory Committee. The State Trauma Prevention and Control Advisory Committee, as established in Title 5, section 12004?I, subsection 74?I, is appointed by the board to advise the board on all matters related to trauma care system development. The committee’s members must be broadly representative of trauma prevention and care providers as a whole, must be as geographically diverse as possible and must include, without limitation:
A. A representative of the board; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
B. Four surgeons representing trauma-related subspecialties; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
C. Two emergency physicians; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
D. The director; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
E. An emergency nurse; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
F. A critical care nurse; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
G. A trauma rehabilitation specialist; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
H. A representative of the regional councils; [PL 2007, c. 274, §17 (RPR).]
I. A representative of air ambulance services; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
J. Two representatives of prehospital care providers; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
K. Three hospital administrators, one from a small hospital, one from a medium hospital and one from a large hospital; [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
L. A representative of the Maine Hospital Association; and [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
M. A representative of trauma care system users. [PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 30, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 311, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 274, §§16, 17 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 30, §3 (AMD).