§ 8107. Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 Pa.C.S.A. Health and SafetyEffective: July 2, 2019
Effective: July 2, 2019
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8107
§ 8107. Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation
(1) Establish standards for the operation of trauma centers that receive or seek to receive Commonwealth funds, adopting, at a minimum, current guidelines for trauma centers defined by the American College of Surgeons. Additionally, Level III trauma centers shall meet accreditation criteria for Level III trauma centers imposed by the act of March 24, 2004, (P.L. 148, No. 15),1 known as the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Stabilization Act. For the purpose of reaccreditation, the standards shall require, at a minimum, that each adult Level I and Level II trauma center treat at least 600 severe and urgent injury cases per year.
(3) Issue certificates of accreditation to hospitals that meet the accreditation standards. Certificates of accreditation shall be valid for a period not to exceed three years. Certificates of accreditation may be revoked by the foundation if it is determined that the trauma center no longer meets accreditation standards as set forth in this chapter.
(d) Board of directors.--The board of directors of the foundation shall consist of the following voting members: five representatives of State organizations representing physicians; five representatives of State organizations representing hospitals; three representatives of State organizations representing registered professional nurses; two representatives of other Statewide EMS organizations having expertise in the delivery of trauma services; the chairman and minority chairman of the Public Health and Welfare Committee of the Senate or designees chosen from among the members of the committee; the chairman and minority chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee of the House of Representatives or designees chosen from among the members of the committee; and the Secretary of Health or a designee. The bylaws of the foundation shall identify a method to select members to achieve professional and geographic balance on the board of directors. Terms of office shall be limited to three years.
Credits
2009, Aug. 18, P.L. 308, No. 37, § 1, effective in 180 days [Feb. 16, 2010]. Amended 2019, July 2, P.L. 359, No. 54, § 2, imd. effective.
Footnotes
35 P.S. § 6943.1 et seq. (repealed); see 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8107.1 et seq.
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8107, PA ST 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8107
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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