3060 – Short Title.
§ 3060. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “emergency medical, trauma care, and disaster preparedness act”.
3061 – Declaration of Purpose.
§ 3061. Declaration of purpose. Trauma is the leading cause of death and disability during the first four decades of life. In the aftermath of the events of September eleventh, two thousand one, the medical response to natural and man-made disasters is also recognized as a public concern of the highest order. The furnishing of […]
3062 – Definitions.
§ 3062. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Emergency medical care” means the initial management, treatment, and transfer of suddenly ill or injured patients. 2. “Trauma care” means health care provided to patients at high risk of death or disability from multiple and severe injuries. 3. “Emergency patient” means any patient making an unscheduled […]
3063 – State Emergency Medical Advisory Committee.
§ 3063. State emergency medical advisory committee. 1. The state emergency medical advisory committee, in addition to the powers and responsibilities described in section three thousand two-a of this chapter, shall advise the department and the commissioner regarding emergency medical care, and assist the department and the commissioner in the development, periodic revision, and application […]
3064 – State Trauma Advisory Committee.
§ 3064. State trauma advisory committee. 1. There is hereby continued in the department the state trauma advisory committee. It shall consist of trauma surgeons, trauma nurses, emergency physicians, emergency nurses, and other emergency medical and trauma care professionals appointed by the commissioner. It shall be representative of each geographic area of the state and […]
3065 – Regional Trauma Advisory Committees.
§ 3065. Regional trauma advisory committees. 1. There are hereby continued or established in the department regional trauma advisory committees in each geographic area of the state. They shall consist of trauma surgeons, trauma nurses, emergency physicians, emergency nurses, and other emergency and trauma care professionals from trauma centers, emergency departments, and emergency services designated […]
3066 – Powers and Duties of the Department.
§ 3066. Powers and duties of the department. 1. The department shall continue facilitation, development, and periodic revision of appropriateness review standards for emergency medical and trauma care, including appropriateness review standards for emergency departments and services and trauma centers and stations under article twenty-eight of this chapter, by the state emergency medical advisory committee […]