410 Ind. Admin. Code 34-5-1

Current through November 6, 2024

Section 410 IAC 34-5-1 - Submission of data

Authority: IC 16-19-3-28

Affected: IC 16-19-3-28

Sec. 1.

(a) The department shall establish and use the registry to collect and analyze data that is necessary to evaluate the delivery of trauma care within the state as follows:

(1) Data collected by the department for the registry shall include, but not be limited to, data of such a nature as to allow the department to identify and evaluate the following:

(A) Incidence, mechanism, type, severity, and outcome of traumatic injuries.

(B) Criteria used to establish or refine, or both, triage and transport guidelines.

(C) Geographic patterns of injury, including, but not limited to, areas or regions of the state where improvements are needed in the delivery of trauma care.

(2) Data submitted to and maintained by the registry shall be in such a format that:

(A) protects the identity of specific patients to whom medical care has been rendered;

(B) identifies specific health care facilities by a code or other designation; and

(C) avoids or minimizes duplication of entries.

(b) Data required to be provided to the registry under this article shall be submitted by direct data entry or by electronic data transfer using an xml format and data scheme that is based on the Indiana Trauma Registry Data Dictionary.

(c) Hospitals must submit data to the registry using the criteria in the Indiana Trauma Registry Data Dictionary. Rehabilitation hospitals must submit data to the registry using the Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital Registry Data Dictionary.

(d) EMS providers must submit data to the registry using the most current version of the NEMSIS data elements and the criteria in the Indiana EMS Data Dictionary.

410 IAC 34-5-1

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 34-5-1; filed Oct 25, 2013, 2:39 p.m.: 20131120-IR-410120617FRA

Readopted filed 11/13/2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA