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(a)
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(1) The Department of Health shall develop a trauma data collection and evaluation system known as the “Trauma Registry”.
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(2) The Trauma Registry shall be designed to study both the individual and collective care and treatment given to patients of the trauma system.
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(b)
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(1) The department may collect data and information regarding patients treated and transported from the field and admitted to a facility through the emergency department, through a trauma center, or directly to a special care unit or post-hospitalization facility.
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(2) Data and information shall be collected in a manner which protects and maintains the confidential nature of patient records.
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(c) Records and reports made pursuant to this subchapter shall be held confidential within the hospital and department and shall not be available to the public.
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(d) The department shall require all recipients of sustaining grants under this subchapter to participate in the state-specified Trauma Registry.
