1. A. The EMS Board shall:

   1. (1) Establish criteria for the number and level of trauma and specialty referral centers to be designated; and
   2. (2) For specialty referral centers that require a certificate of need from the Maryland Health Care Commission, establish the criteria for the number of specialty referral centers in coordination with the Maryland Health Care Commission.

2. B. For each region, the criteria shall address:

   1. (1) Access to trauma or specialty care;
   2. (2) Level of care;
   3. (3) Capacity to provide the care; and
   4. (4) Timeliness of care received.
3. C. MIEMSS may consult with appropriate State agencies in determining the need for trauma or specialty services for a hospital's geographic service area.
4. D. To be eligible for consideration by MIEMSS as a designated trauma or specialty referral center, a hospital shall meet the standards set forth for such a center in this subtitle.

Authority: Education Article, §13-509, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 24, 1997 (24:6 Md. R. 488)

Regulations .01—.10 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 932)

Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective June 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1276); amended permanently effective October 23. 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1678)

Regulation .02D amended as an emergency provision effective June 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1276); amended permanently effective October 23. 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1678)

Regulation .03D amended effective October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1205)

Regulation .03I amended effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1947); October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1265)

Regulation .04A amended effective October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1205)

Regulation .05B amended effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1947); October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1265)

Regulation .07C, G amended effective October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1205)

Regulation .10 amended effective October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1205); July 1, 2020 (47:5 Md. R. 313)