Indiana § 16-38-7-5 - "Trauma center"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-38-7-5 — "Trauma center", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-38-7-5. "Trauma center"
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "trauma center" means a hospital that:
(1) provides trauma care and has been verified as a trauma center by the American College of Surgeons;
(2) has been designated a trauma center under a state designation system that is substantially equivalent to the American College of Surgeons verification process, as determined by the state department; or
(3) has been deemed to be in the process of American College of Surgeons verification pursuant to 836 IAC 1-2.1.
As added by P.L.96-2026, SEC.24.
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