Section R. 325.131 - Triage and transportRule 7.
(1) The department, with the advice and recommendations of the state trauma advisory subcommittee and emergency medical services coordination committee, shall develop recommendations, based on standards that are incorporated by reference in these rules, pursuant to R 325.129(1)(e), R 325.136, R 325.137, and R 325.138 for protocols which are established and adopted by local medical control, for the triage, transport, and inter-facility transfer of adult and pediatric trauma patients to appropriate trauma care facilities.(2) The standards that are incorporated by reference in these rules, pursuant to R 325.129(1)(e), R 325.136, R 325.137, and R 325.138 for the triage, transport, and the inter-facility transfer of trauma patients, provide recommended minimum standards of care for protocols which are established and adopted by local medical control that must be utilized during transport of trauma patients. On an annual basis, or as needed, the department shall review and update these recommended minimum standards with the advice and recommendations of the state trauma advisory subcommittee and emergency medical services coordination committee.(3) The department, with the advice and recommendations of the state trauma advisory subcommittee and emergency medical services coordination committee, shall create regional trauma networks that shall have the responsibility for developing triage and transport procedures within that geographical area. Both of the following apply: (a) Each regional trauma network shall be created within the emergency preparedness region currently established within the state.(b) Each trauma region may create its own triage and transport criteria and protocols, destination criteria and protocols, and inter-facility transfer criteria and protocols, which are established and adopted by local medical control, so long as they meet or exceed the standards that are incorporated by reference in these rules, pursuant to R 325.129(1)(e), R 325.129(1)(k), R 325.136, R 325.137, and R 325.138, and that they are reviewed by the quality assurance task force and approved by the department. This may include coordination of triage and transport criteria and protocols, which are established and adopted by local medical control, across geographic regions if in the best interest of providing optimal trauma care to patients.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.131
2007 AACS; 2017 MR 10, Eff. 5/31/2017