42 U.S.C. § 300d–31 — Definitions

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This section defines key terms used throughout this part of the law. A "designated trauma center" is one named under a State's approved plan, and "trauma" means injury from mechanical force or another outside agent like heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation. It also defines "State," "State plan," and "trauma care component."

For this part, and Parts A and B: (1) Designated trauma center. A trauma center named as such under the State plan changes described in section 300d–13. (2) State plan. A plan for a complete, organized system covering access, response, triage, field stabilization, transport, hospital stabilization, definitive care, and rehabilitation for emergency patients of all ages. (3) State. Each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. (4) Trauma. An injury from (A) a mechanical force, or (B) another outside cause, including one that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. (5) Trauma care component of State plan. The part of the State's emergency medical services plan covering a full health care system, in both rural and urban areas, for quickly recognizing, treating before the hospital, providing emergency and acute surgical and medical care, rehabilitating, and evaluating outcomes for seriously injured patients.

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For purposes of this part and parts A and B:

(1) Designated trauma center

The term “designated trauma center” means a trauma center designated in accordance with the modifications to the State plan described in section 300d–13 of this title.

(2) State plan regarding emergency medical services

The term “State plan”, with respect to the provision of emergency medical services, means a plan for a comprehensive, organized system to provide for the access, response, triage, field stabilization, transport, hospital stabilization, definitive care, and rehabilitation of patients of all ages with respect to emergency medical services.

(3) State

The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(4) Trauma

The term “trauma” means an injury resulting from exposure to—

(A)

a mechanical force; or

(B)

another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.

(5) Trauma care component of State plan

The term “trauma care component”, with respect to components of the State plan for the provision of emergency medical services, means a plan for a comprehensive health care system, within rural and urban areas of the State, for the prompt recognition, prehospital care, emergency medical care, acute surgical and medical care, rehabilitation, and outcome evaluation of seriously injured patients.

Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, § 1231, as added Pub. L. 101–590, § 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2926; amended Pub. L. 102–321, title VI, § 602(2), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 103–183, title VI, § 601(f)(4), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2239; Pub. L. 113–152, § 2(a), Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1825.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1944Enacted · Pub. L. 101-590 · 104 Stat. 2926
1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-321 · 106 Stat. 436
1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-183 · 107 Stat. 2239
2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-152 · 128 Stat. 1825

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