(1) Develop and promote, in cooperation with state, regional, and local public and private organizations, a statewide program for the provision of trauma care and a comprehensive state trauma plan.

(3) Develop and implement a trauma system performance improvement plan.

(4) Support state level multi-disciplined disaster planning.

(5) Identify opportunities for, and promote the training of, trauma personnel and programs for the education of the general public in injury prevention and trauma care.

(6) Develop, in coordination with the state department, criteria for the awarding of trauma grant funds in the areas of:

(A) trauma system development;

(B) quality improvement;

(C) trauma and nontrauma center engagement; and

(D) injury prevention programming.

(7) Advise the state department on state trauma center designation.

(8) Not later than November 30 of each year, develop and make written recommendations to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to the legislative council concerning the results of the commission’s work under this section. The commission shall make the report submitted under this subdivision available to the public.

As added by P.L.164-2023, SEC.36.