(h) "Regional trauma advisory council or “RTAC" means a committee established by a
regional trauma network and comprised of MCA personnel, emergency medical services
(EMS) personnel, life support agency
representatives,
health care
facility
representatives, physicians, nurses, and consumers. The functions of the RTAC are to
provide leadership and direction in matters related to trauma systems development in
their region, and monitor the performance of the trauma agencies and health care
facilities within the region, including, but not limited to, the review of trauma deaths
and preventable complications.
(i) "Regional trauma network" means an organized group comprised of the local
MCAs within a region, which integrates into existing regional emergency
preparedness, and is responsible for appointing a regional trauma advisory council and
creating a regional trauma plan.
(j) "Regional trauma plan" means a written plan prepared by a RTAC, and submitted by
the regional trauma network and approved by the department, that is based on minimum
criteria established by the department.
(k) "Statewide Trauma Care Advisory Subcommittee or “STAC," as used in these
rules, means the statewide trauma care advisory subcommittee as defined in MCL
333.20917a, 333.20908, and 333.20910, that acts as the department's subject matter
experts with regard to the clinical and operational components of trauma care.
(l) "Statewide trauma care system" means a comprehensive and integrated arrangement
of emergency services personnel, facilities, equipment, services, communications,
medical control authorities, and organizations necessary to provide trauma care to all
patients within a particular geographic region.
(m) "Statewide trauma registry" means a system for collecting data which the
department manages and analyzes the data and disseminates results.
(n) "Trauma" means bodily injury caused by the application of external forces.
(o) "Trauma bypass" means to forego delivery of a patient to the nearest health care
facility for another health care facility whose resources are more appropriate to the
patient's injury pursuant to direction given to a pre-hospital emergency medical
service by online medical direction or predetermined triage criteria as established
by department-approved protocols. However, trauma care still must be provided to
patients as necessary pursuant to 42 USC §1395dd or other applicable laws.
(p) "Trauma diversion” means the re-routing of a trauma patient from a trauma care
facility that has 1 or more of its essential resources currently functioning at maximum
capacity, or is otherwise unavailable, to an alternate trauma care facility in order to serve
the best interests of the trauma patient.
(q) “Trauma facility" means a health care facility designated by the department as
having met the criteria set forth in the code as being either a level I regional trauma
research facility, level II regional trauma facility, level III community trauma facility, or
level IV trauma support facility.
(r) "Trauma response" means a patient who has been injured or potentially injured as a
result of the application of external forces and requires the utilization of the trauma care
system.
(s) "Trauma team" means a team of multidisciplinary health care providers established
and defined by a health care facility or emergency care facility that provides trauma care.
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