Utah Code 26B-4-111. Establishment of statewide trauma system

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Superseded 7/1/2024
26B-4-111. Establishment of statewide trauma system.
The department shall establish and actively supervise a statewide trauma system to:

(1)	promote optimal care for trauma patients;

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-111

Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section 26B-4-119. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
Trauma: means an injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
Trauma system: means a single, statewide system that:

(a)	organizes and coordinates the delivery of trauma care within defined geographic areas from the time of injury through transport and rehabilitative care; and

(b)	is inclusive of all prehospital providers, hospitals, and rehabilitative facilities in delivering care for trauma patients, regardless of severity. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
(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

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