Florida Statutes 395.404 – Reporting of trauma data; report to National Trauma Data Bank
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 395.404
- Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 395.4001
- hospital: includes a medical office building located on the same premises as a hospital facility, provided the land on which the medical office building is constructed is zoned for use as a hospital; provided the premises were zoned for hospital purposes on January 1, 1992. See Florida Statutes 395.002
- Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or governmental unit. See Florida Statutes 395.002
- Trauma center: means a hospital that has been verified by the department to be in substantial compliance with the requirements in…. See Florida Statutes 395.4001
(1) Each trauma center shall participate in the National Trauma Data Bank, and the department shall solely use the National Trauma Data Bank for quality and assessment purposes.
(2) Each trauma center and acute care hospital shall report to the department all transfers of trauma patients and the outcomes for such patients.
(3) Each trauma center and acute care hospital shall report to the department’s brain and spinal cord injury central registry, consistent with the procedures and timeframes of s. 381.74, any person who has a moderate-to-severe brain or spinal cord injury, and shall include in the report the name, age, residence, and type of disability of the individual and any additional information that the department finds necessary.