1.    Effective January 1, 2011, a hospital that offers emergency services to the public shall meet trauma center designation standards and participate in the trauma system.

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2.    The department of health and human services shall adopt rules that allow provisional trauma designation status for a hospital that is partially compliant with trauma designation standards. When issuing a provisional trauma designation, the department of health and human services shall allow a reasonable amount of time, determined by the department, for a hospital to fully meet all trauma designation standards.