(a) The advisory council shall submit an annual report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate, including, but not limited to, the incidence and status of traumatic injuries in the state, based on the definitions of trauma patient and trauma services codes provided in § 68-59-102, the administration of the office of the coordinator, and recommendations for improving the collection and distribution of funds designated for trauma centers, comprehensive regional pediatric centers, and other acute care hospitals functioning as a part of the trauma system as defined under § 68-59-102.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-59-103

  • Advisory council: means the Tennessee trauma care advisory council, formerly known as the trauma task force. See Tennessee Code 68-59-102
  • Coordinator: means the person designated by the commissioner pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 68-59-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trauma patient: means a patient who is on the state trauma registry or the National Trauma Registry of the American College of Surgeons. See Tennessee Code 68-59-102
  • Trauma system: means :
    (A) All designated Level I, II, III, IV trauma centers. See Tennessee Code 68-59-102
(b) The advisory council shall evaluate and recommend criteria concerning the development of the state trauma system and trauma centers.
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