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20-13-804. Powers and duties of the Department of Health.
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20-13-804. Powers and duties of the Department of Health.
(a) The Department of Health may develop and implement a comprehensive trauma care system that provides guidelines for the care of trauma victims and is fully integrated with all available resources, including, but not limited to, existing emergency medical services providers, hospitals, or other healthcare providers that would like to participate in the program.
(b)(1) The department shall allocate funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter.
(2) Allocations of funds in the form of grants or contracts from the funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter may include without limitation:
(A) Emergency medical system care providers and ambulance providers under § 20-13-809;
(B) Level I, Level II, Level III, and Level IV trauma centers under §§ 20-13-810 — 20-13-813;
(C) Rehabilitation service providers under § 20-13-814;
(D) Quality improvement organizations under § 20-13-815;
(E) Trauma regional advisory councils under § 20-13-816;
(F) Command and communication networks under § 20-13-817; and
(G) Injury prevention programs under § 20-13-818.
(c) The funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter will be used to fund two (2) general types of grants with entities necessary to administer this subchapter:
(1) Start-up trauma grants to support initial costs required to qualify for participation in the trauma care system; and
(2) Sustaining trauma grants to support ongoing readiness costs for continued participation in the trauma care system.
(d) The department may contract with entities as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-13-804
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20-13-804. Powers and duties of the Department of Health.
(a) The Department of Health may develop and implement a comprehensive trauma care system that provides guidelines for the care of trauma victims and is fully integrated with all available resources, including, but not limited to, existing emergency medical services providers, hospitals, or other healthcare providers that would like to participate in the program.
(b)(1) The department shall allocate funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter.
(2) Allocations of funds in the form of grants or contracts from the funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter may include without limitation:
(A) Emergency medical system care providers and ambulance providers under § 20-13-809;
(B) Level I, Level II, Level III, and Level IV trauma centers under §§ 20-13-810 — 20-13-813;
(C) Rehabilitation service providers under § 20-13-814;
(D) Quality improvement organizations under § 20-13-815;
(E) Trauma regional advisory councils under § 20-13-816;
(F) Command and communication networks under § 20-13-817; and
(G) Injury prevention programs under § 20-13-818.
(c) The funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter will be used to fund two (2) general types of grants with entities necessary to administer this subchapter:
(1) Start-up trauma grants to support initial costs required to qualify for participation in the trauma care system; and
(2) Sustaining trauma grants to support ongoing readiness costs for continued participation in the trauma care system.
(d) The department may contract with entities as necessary to implement this subchapter.
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20-13-809. Grants for emergency medical system care providers or ambulance providers.
An emergency medical system care provider or ambulance provider may be eligible for:
(1) The emergency medical system care provider education start-up grants that are used to support trauma education and trauma readiness; or
(2) The emergency medical system care provider sustaining grants that are used to support ongoing trauma education and trauma readiness.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-13-809
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-13-809. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-13-810. Grants for Level I trauma centers.
(a)(1) An entity that meets the preliminary criteria for a Level I trauma center under the rules of the State Board of Health may be eligible for the Level I trauma center start-up grant that is used to qualify for the status of a Level I trauma center and for trauma readiness costs associated with the care of trauma patients.
(2) This grant may be awarded to entities that:
(A) Meet the preliminary criteria for Level I trauma center status as determined by the Department of Health; and
(B) Demonstrate the capability of fully achieving Level I trauma center status within eighteen (18) months.
(b)(1) An established Level I trauma center may be eligible for a sustaining grant if the Level I trauma center:
(A) Has achieved Level I trauma center status and is currently at Level I status; and
(B) Demonstrates continued capability to maintain Level I trauma center status.
(2) This grant may be an annual grant and may have an annual renewal process for Level I trauma centers that meet the criteria under this subsection.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-13-810
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-13-810. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-13-813. Grants for Level IV trauma centers.
(a)(1) An entity that meets the preliminary criteria for a Level IV trauma center under the rules of the State Board of Health may be eligible for the Level IV trauma center start-up grant that is used to qualify for the status of a Level IV trauma center and for trauma readiness costs associated with the care of trauma patients.
(2) This grant may be awarded to entities that:
(A) Meet the preliminary criteria for Level IV trauma center status as determined by the Department of Health; and
(B) Demonstrate the capability of fully achieving Level IV trauma center status within twelve (12) months.
(b)(1) An established Level IV trauma center may be eligible for a sustaining grant if the Level IV trauma center:
(A) Has achieved Level IV trauma center status and is currently at Level IV status; and
(B) Demonstrates continued capability to maintain Level IV trauma center status.
(2) This grant may be an annual grant and may have an annual renewal process for Level IV trauma centers that meet the criteria under this subsection.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-13-813
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-13-813. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-13-814. Grants for rehabilitation services.
Grants may be awarded to providers, entities, or organizations with special competence in trauma rehabilitation services that provide rehabilitation services under this subchapter to trauma patients.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-13-814
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-13-814. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.