- A. A designated trauma or specialty referral center shall have a hospital-wide quality management plan to reflect and demonstrate continuous quality improvement in the delivery of trauma and specialty care.
- B. The quality management program includes, but is not limited to, the requirements for trauma and specialty referral centers in COMAR 30.08.03.
- C. A designated trauma and specialty referral center shall have a system for continuous monitoring and trend analysis of trauma patient bypass status.
- D. Designated trauma and specialty referral centers shall participate in State trauma and specialty care quality management activities sponsored by MIEMSS.
- E. If appropriate for quality assurance purposes, designated trauma and specialty centers shall provide EMS providers licensed or certified by the EMS Board under Education Article §13-516, Annotated Code of Maryland, who have or have had a direct treatment relationship with a patient, follow-up data or information on that patient. Quality assurance information provided under this action is considered to be provided in accordance with COMAR 30.03.04.05.
Authority: Education Article, §13-509, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: March 24, 1997 (24:6 Md. R. 488)
Regulations .01—.04 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 932)
Regulation .01 amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972)
Regulation .02D amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972)
Regulation .03E adopted effective December 15, 2003 (30:24 Md. R. 1746)
Regulation .05 amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972)
Regulation .06 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 932); December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1947)