6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1015-3-3-1
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1015-3-3-1 - Purpose and Authority For Rules1.1 The authority and requirement for data collection is provided in § 25-3.5-501(1), C.R.S., which states, "Each ambulance service shall prepare and transmit copies of uniform and standardized records, as specified by regulation adopted by the Department, concerning the transportation and treatment of patients in order to evaluate the performance of the emergency medical services system and to plan systematically for improvements in said system at all levels." Additional authority for data collection and analysis is provided in § 25-3.5-307, C.R.S., requiring data collection and reporting by air ambulance agencies, § 25-3.-5-308(1)(e), C.R.S., requiring data collection and reporting by a ground ambulance service, and § 25-3.5-704(2)(h), C.R.S., requiring the establishment of a continuous quality improvement system to evaluate the statewide emergency medical and trauma services system.
1.2 This section consists of rules for the collection and reporting of essential data related to the performance, needs, and quality assessment of the statewide emergency medical and trauma services system. These rules focus primarily on the data that ambulance agencies are required to collect and provide to the Department. Rules regarding the collection of data by designated trauma facilities can be found in 6 CCR 1015-4, Chapter 1.37 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 5/21/201437 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 7/15/201437 CR 22, November 25, 2014, effective 12/15/201438 CR 24, December 25, 2015, effective 1/14/201640 CR 10, May 25, 2017, effective 7/1/201740 CR 20, October 25, 2017, effective 1/1/201840 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 1/1/201841 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/14/201943 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 1/1/202144 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/202145 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/14/2022