1. (1) The department may designate a health care facility as belonging to one of the following levels of trauma facilities:

   1. (a) comprehensive trauma center;
   2. (b) regional trauma center;
   3. (c) area trauma hospital;
   4. (d) community trauma facility; or
   5. (e) trauma receiving facility.
2. (2) Requirements for each level are contained in the Montana Trauma Facility Designation Criteria.

Authorizing statute(s): 50-6-402, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 50-6-402, MCA

History: NEW, 2006 MAR p. 1896, Eff. 7/28/06; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2792, Eff. 1/1/15; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 1622, Eff. 1/1/24.