Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-2-2-.06

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 420-2-2-.06 - Regional Trauma Advisory Councils

(1) Creation. Regional councils are established to advise, consult with, and accommodate specific regional needs. Each regional council shall provide data required by the Department or the Council to assess the effectiveness of the statewide trauma system

(2) Membership. Each regional council shall have a minimum of 10 members. The membership of the regional councils shall be appointed in the same manner as the Council is appointed and shall be composed of representatives of the same groups. The chair of each regional council shall be elected by its members to serve for four year term. The members shall represent the demographic composition of the region served and include representation for any out-of-state trauma center participating in the region, as far as practicable. Regional trauma advisory council members shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as the same rate as state employees.

(3) Responsibilities. The regional trauma council is responsible for direct oversight and management of its specific regional trauma system. The regional council shall review the entire regional trauma program activities for appropriateness, quality, and quantity to include pre-hospital and hospital care. The regional trauma council shall decide the appropriate secondary patient care triage criteria for their specific region to ensure patients are routed to the closest and most appropriate hospital according to their injuries.

In addition, the regional council shall fulfill the responsibilities as listed below:

1. Maintain standards;

2. Collect data;

3. Evaluate data-determine audit filters;

4. Re-evaluate to determine effectiveness of corrective action;

5. Participate on Regional Trauma QI Committee;

6. Devise plan of corrective action for QI issues;

(4) Committees.

1. QA/QI Committees. The regional trauma advisory councils shall document the effectiveness of hospital and emergency medical service QA/QI evaluations through routine reports of these QA/QI activities provided by each trauma system entity in their specific region. The regional trauma council will routinely perform focused review of specific QA/QI items of pre-hospital and hospital trauma care activities as determined appropriate by the regional trauma council. Recommendations for action will be developed by the committee based on analysis of data/information evaluated during committee function. The regional trauma council will submit quarterly compliance reports to the Office of EMS and Trauma for review to ensure the system process is followed.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-2-2-.06

New Rule: Filed May 21, 2008, Effective June 25, 2008. Repealed and Replaced: Filed February 18, 2009; effective March 25, 2009. Amended: Filed September 20, 2012; effective October 25, 2012.

Authors: John Campbell, M.D., and Choona Lang

Statutory Authority: Alabama Legislature, Act 299, Regular Session, 2007 Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-11D-1, et. seq.