1. A. A hospital designated as a trauma or specialty referral center shall:

   1. (1) Comply with the applicable standards for trauma or specialty care as developed by MIEMSS and set forth in COMAR 30.08.05—30.08.12;
   2. (2) Receive all trauma or specialty patients, regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or ability to pay;
   3. (3) Upon MIEMSS' request, provide data to MIEMSS related to trauma or specialty care programs;

   4. (4) Allow MIEMSS to monitor compliance with applicable regulations and standards as set forth by MIEMSS, including providing MIEMSS with access to:

      1. (a) Patient discharge summaries,
      2. (b) Patient care logs,
      3. (c) Patient care records,
      4. (d) Hospital trauma or specialty care quality management program records, including minutes, and
      5. (e) Other documents that MIEMSS determines to be relevant; and

   5. (5) Require confidentiality of information relating to an individual patient, provider, and hospital care outcomes in accordance with:

      1. (a) Health Occupations Article, Title 1, Subtitle 4, Annotated Code of Maryland, and
      2. (b) General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. B. Emergency Standards.

   1. (1) MIEMSS may impose additional requirements on a trauma or specialty referral center if it determines that the requirements are necessary for the immediate protection of trauma or specialty patients.
   2. (2) MIEMSS shall provide the designated trauma or specialty referral center with advance written notice of an additional emergency standard.
   3. (3) The designated trauma or specialty referral center shall have reasonable time to comply with the emergency standard.

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

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

Regulations .01—.03 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 .01A amended effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1947); October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1265)