- A. The trauma center shall have a hospital emergency preparedness or disaster plan described in the hospital’s policy and procedure manual or equivalent.
- B. The hospital disaster plan shall have a hazards vulnerability analysis to guide the response plan.
- C. Hospital Incident Command System shall be used as a management system for incident command, planning, logistics, operations, and finance/administrative functions.
- D. A tiered approach depending on the magnitude of the event and alternatives for care shall be identified.
- E. The trauma center shall be represented on the hospital’s emergency preparedness or disaster committee.
F. The trauma center hospital shall:
- (1) Participate in local, state, or national disaster management meetings, plans, and exercises;
- (2) Conduct hospital drills that test the hospital’s disaster plan at least twice a year, including actual plan activations that can substitute for drills; and
- (3) Have a written plan for supporting trauma center.
Authority: Education Article, §13-509, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1439)
Regulation .01B amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulation .03E amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972)
Regulation .06C amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulation .16A amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulation .16 amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 972)
Regulation .18A amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 933)
Regulations .01—.20 repealed and new regulations .01 — .22 adopted effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)
Regulation .02B amended effective July 21, 2025 (52:14 Md. R. 714)