Utah Code Ann. § 53-2d-301
Establishment of statewide trauma system.
Effective Jul 1, 2024Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session
The bureau shall establish and actively supervise a statewide trauma system to:
- (1) promote optimal care for trauma patients;
- (2) alleviate unnecessary death and disability from trauma and emergency illness;
- (3) inform health care providers about trauma system capabilities;
- (4) encourage the efficient and effective continuum of patient care, including prevention, prehospital care, hospital care, and rehabilitative care; and
- (5) minimize the overall cost of trauma care.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session