1. (a) Data submitted to the registry must include information that allows the state department to identify and evaluate the following:

   1. (1) Incidence, mechanism, type, severity, and outcome of traumatic injuries.
   2. (2) Criteria used to establish or refine triage and transport guidelines.
   3. (3) Geographic patterns of injury, including areas or regions of Indiana where improvements are needed in the delivery of trauma care.

2. (b) Data submitted to and maintained by the registry must be in a format that:

   1. (1) protects the identity of specific patients to whom medical care has been rendered;
   2. (2) identifies specific health care facilities by a code or other designation; and
   3. (3) avoids or minimizes duplication of entries.

As added by P.L.96-2026, SEC.24.