Florida Statutes Part II - Trauma (Ss. 395.40-395.51)

• 395.40 - Legislative Findings And Intent.
  (1) The Legislature finds that there has been a lack of timely access to trauma care due to the state’s fragmented trauma system. This finding is...
• 395.4001 - Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term:(1) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration.(2) “Charity care” or “uncompensated trauma care” means that portion of hospital charges...
• 395.401 - Trauma Services System Plans; Approval Of Trauma Centers And Pediatric Trauma Centers; Procedures; Renewal.
  (1)(a) The local and regional trauma agencies shall plan, implement, and evaluate trauma services systems, in accordance with this section and ss. 395.4015, 395.404, and 395.4045,...
• 395.4015 - State Regional Trauma Planning; Trauma Regions.
  (1) The department shall establish a state trauma system plan. As part of the state trauma system plan, the department shall establish trauma regions that cover...
• 395.402 - Trauma Service Areas; Number And Location Of Trauma Centers.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes the need for a statewide, cohesive, uniform, and integrated trauma system. Within the trauma service areas, Level I and Level II trauma...
• 395.4025 - Trauma Centers; Selection; Quality Assurance; Records.
  (1) For purposes of developing a system of trauma centers, the department shall use the 19 trauma service areas established in s. 395.402. Within each service...
• 395.403 - Reimbursement Of Trauma Centers.
  (1) All trauma centers shall be considered eligible to receive state funding when state funds are specifically appropriated for state-sponsored trauma centers in the General Appropriations...
• 395.4036 - Trauma Payments.
  (1) Recognizing the Legislature’s stated intent to provide financial support to the current verified trauma centers and to provide incentives for the establishment of additional trauma...
• 395.404 - Review Of Trauma Registry Data; Report To Central Registry; Confidentiality And Limited Release.
  (1)(a) Each trauma center shall furnish, and, upon request of the department, all acute care hospitals shall furnish for department review trauma registry data as prescribed...
• 395.4045 - Emergency Medical Service Providers; Trauma Transport Protocols; Transport Of Trauma Alert Victims To Trauma Centers; Interfacility Transfer.
  (1) Each emergency medical services provider licensed under chapter 401 shall transport trauma alert victims to hospitals approved as trauma centers, except as may be provided...
• 395.405 - Rulemaking.
  The department shall adopt and enforce all rules necessary to administer ss. 395.401, 395.4015, 395.402, 395.4025, 395.403, 395.404, and 395.4045.History.—s. 7, ch. 89-275; s. 17,...
• 395.50 - Quality Assurance Activities Of Trauma Agencies.
  (1) As used in this section, the term “entity” means a local trauma agency or a regional trauma agency that performs quality assurance activities, or a...
• 395.51 - Confidentiality And Quality Assurance Activities Of Trauma Agencies.
  (1) All information which is confidential by operation of law and which is obtained by a local or regional trauma agency or a panel or committee...

Last modified: September 23, 2016