Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.126

Current through Vol. 24-10, June 15, 2024
Section R. 325.126 - Definitions; E to O

Rule 2.

As used in this part:

(a) "Health care facility" means a health care facility licensed under MCL 333.20801 and 333.21501 that operates a service for treating emergency patients, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(b) "Hold itself out" means the agency, health care facility, or trauma facility advertises, announces, or charges specifically for providing trauma care as defined in the code.
(c) "Inter-facility trauma transfer" means identifying the group of trauma patients that require additional trauma resources with the goal of providing optimal care to these patients by the timely transfer of that patient to an appropriate level of care to optimize outcome.
(d) "Medical control" means the supervision and coordination of emergency medical services through a medical control authority, as prescribed, adopted, and enforced through department-approved protocols, within an emergency medical services system.
(e) "Medical Control Authority or "MCA" means an organization designated by the department to provide medical control as defined in the code.
(f) "Medical control authority board" means a board appointed by the participating organizations to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the medical control authority.
(g) "Medical control authority region" means the geographic area comprised of a county, group of counties, or parts of an individual county, as designated by the department.
(h) "Non-designated health care facility" means a health care facility that has chosen not to be a part of Michigan's trauma care system, or a health care facility that the department has not designated as a trauma facility.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.126

2007 AACS; 2017 MR 10, Eff. 5/31/2017