§ 23-01.2-01 — Trauma system established

North Dakota § 23-01.2-01

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-01.2: Trauma and Emergency Medical System

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The department of health and human services may establish and maintain a comprehensive
trauma system for the state. The trauma system may include standards for the following
components:
1. A system plan.
2. Prehospital emergency medical services.
3. Hospitals, for which the standards must include:
a. Standards for designation, redesignation, and dedesignation of trauma centers.
b. Standards for evaluation and quality improvement programs for designated
trauma centers. The standards must require each trauma center to collect quality
improvement data and to provide specified portions to the department for use in
state and regional trauma quality improvement programs.
c. Qualifications for trauma center personnel.
4. A trauma registry. Data in the trauma registry is not subject to subpoena or discovery
or introduction into evidence in any civil action. Designated trauma centers must
participate in the trauma registry. A hospital not designated as a trauma center must
provide to the registry a minimum set of data elements for all trauma patients.
5. A trauma quality improvement program to monitor the performance of the trauma
system. The proceedings and records of the program are not subject to subpoena or
discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action arising out of any matter that
is the subject of consideration by the program.