La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-6001

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-6001 - Mandatory Reporting Requirement

A. The purpose of this rule is to provide for the mandatory reporting of severe head injuries to the central registry for such injuries, located within the Disability Prevention Program of the Office of Public Health. The central registry will provide for the analysis and dissemination of collected date in an effort to develop appropriated prevention, care and support strategies for persons with severe head injuries.

B. Each licensed hospital or licensed physician in the course of his or her medical practice is required to report any case of severe head injury to the Office of Public Health.

C. The criteria for required reporting of a case of "severe head injury" are as follows:

1. acute, traumatic injury to the central nervous system within the portion of the skull enclosing the brain, excluding brain damage due to birth trauma, or to asphyxia or intoxications in the absence of trauma; and

2. at least one of the following clinical results:

a. death in the emergency room or during hospitalization;

b. coma for a duration of at least six hours during the first week after injury (not including unconsciousness due to anesthesia);

c. moderate disability (independent, but restricted in work and/or social activity) or more severe disability at hospital discharge or three months post-injury, whichever comes first;

d. surgical opening of the cranium.

D. The report form entitled "Confidential Report of Severe Traumatic Head injury" shall be used for all reports. Reports can be obtained from and are to be sent to: Disability Prevention Program, 325 Loyola Avenue, Room 307, New Orleans, LA 70112.

E. Confidentiality will be strictly maintained.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-6001

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Disability Prevention Program, LR17:199 (February 1991).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Act 215 of the 1990 Regular legislative Session.