2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 211 - STATE HEALTH PROGRAMS 211.494 Statewide trauma care program -- Goals -- Advisory committee -- Components of trauma care system -- Coordination of activities -- Confidentiality of data -- Reports -- Administrative regulations.
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211.494 Statewide trauma care program -- Goals -- Advisory committee -Components of trauma care system -- Coordination of activities -Confidentiality of data -- Reports -- Administrative regulations.
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A comprehensive statewide trauma care program shall be established within
the Department for Public Health. The statewide trauma care program shall
consist of, at a minimum, a statewide trauma care director and a state trauma
registrar funded through available federal funds or, to the extent that funds are
available, by the trauma care system fund established in KRS 211.496. The
department may contract with outside entities to perform these functions.
The statewide trauma care system shall address, at a minimum, the following
goals:
(a) To reduce or prevent death and disability from trauma without regard to
the patient's insurance coverage or ability to pay for services;
(b) To provide optimal care for trauma victims by utilization of best practices
protocols and guidelines;
(c) To minimize the economic impact of lost wages and productivity for
trauma patients; and
(d) To contain costs of trauma care.
(a) The Department for Public Health shall establish an advisory committee
to assist in the development, implementation, and continuation of its
duties.
(b) The advisory committee shall consist of eighteen (18) members as
follows:
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Sixteen (16) of the members shall be appointed by the secretary of
the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and shall be composed
of representatives from the following agencies and organizations:
a.
The Department for Public Health;
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The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure;
c.
The Kentucky Board of Nursing;
d.
The Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services;
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The Kentucky Medical Association;
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The Kentucky Hospital Association;
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The Kentucky Committee on Trauma of the American College
of Surgeons;
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One (1) representative from each verified Level I trauma
center;
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One (1) hospital representative from a Level II verified trauma
center, one (1) hospital representative from a Level III verified
trauma center, and one (1) hospital representative from a Level
IV verified trauma center. The Kentucky Hospital Association
shall submit recommendations to the secretary for each of the
three (3) members appointed under this subdivision;
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The Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Emergency
Physicians;
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The Kentucky Chapter of the Emergency Nurses Association;
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; and
Two (2) members at large, one (1) of whom shall be a health
care consumer; and
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Two (2) members shall be appointed by the Governor as follows:
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One (1) representative with extensive experience in injury
prevention programs; and
b.
One (1) representative with pediatric trauma experience.
(c) Members of the advisory committee shall serve for a period of four (4)
years and shall serve until a successor is appointed, except that initial
terms shall be staggered and one-third (1/3) of the members shall be
appointed to four (4) year terms, one-third (1/3) of the members shall be
appointed to three (3) year terms, and one-third (1/3) of the members
shall be appointed for two (2) year terms.
(d) The advisory committee shall meet at least on a quarterly basis. The
committee shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary from among its
members and adopt rules of governance at the first meeting in each fiscal
year. The first meeting of the advisory committee shall occur before
September 30, 2008.
(e) Appointed members shall serve without compensation but may receive
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses relating to the duties
of the advisory committee in accordance with state regulations relating to
travel reimbursement.
(f) Expenses associated with the advisory committee shall be paid by the
trauma care system fund established in KRS 211.496, to the extent funds
are available.
The statewide trauma care director and the advisory committee shall develop
and implement a statewide trauma care system, integrated with the public
health system for injury prevention, that recognizes levels of care for the
appropriate delivery of a full range of medical services to all trauma patients in
the Commonwealth. The statewide trauma care system shall include but is not
limited to:
(a) Development and implementation of trauma prevention and education
initiatives;
(b) Facilitation of appropriate education and continuing education about
trauma care and procedures for physicians, nurses, and emergency
medical services personnel;
(c) Development and statewide distribution of guidelines and protocols for
the care and treatment of trauma victims that include the needs of special
populations and are fully integrated with all available resources, including
but not limited to emergency medical services, physicians, nurses, and
hospitals;
(d) Voluntary hospital trauma center verification through the American
College of Surgeons or the Department for Public Health;
(e) Local and regional triage and transport protocols for use by the Kentucky
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Board of Emergency Medical Services, emergency medical services
providers, and emergency rooms; and
(f) Continuing quality assurance and peer review programs.
The Department for Public Health or the statewide trauma care director and the
advisory committee established in this section shall coordinate activities related
to the care of trauma patients with other state agencies and boards that are
directly or indirectly involved with care of injured persons. Upon request of the
Department for Public Health or the statewide trauma care director, other state
agencies and boards shall assist and facilitate the development and
implementation of a statewide trauma care system.
Data obtained through a trauma registry or other data collected pursuant to
KRS 211.490 to 211.496 shall be confidential and for use solely by the
Department for Public Health, the statewide trauma care director, the advisory
committee, and persons or public or private entities that participate in data
collection for the trauma registry. Personal identifying information that is
collected for use in the trauma registry shall not be subject to discovery or
introduction into evidence in any civil action.
The statewide trauma care director shall report by December 1 of each year to
the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare on the status of the
development and implementation of the statewide trauma system.
The Department for Public Health may promulgate administrative regulations in
accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section.
Effective:July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 45, effective July 12, 2012. -Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2008.
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