Texas § HS.771.155 - SELECTION OF PILOT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL TRAUMA RESOURCE CENTERS

§ HS.771.155. SELECTION OF PILOT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL TRAUMA RESOURCE CENTERS

SELECTION OF PILOT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL TRAUMA RESOURCE CENTERS. (a) The center, with the assistance of the commission, may select trauma facilities and emergency medical services providers to participate in the pilot project and select trauma facilities to serve as regional trauma resource centers. (b) The center may not select a trauma facility to participate in the pilot project or to serve as a regional trauma resource center unless the facility: (1) has a quality assurance program that measures each health care provider's compliance with the medical protocol; (2) uses emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care protocols approved by a physician medical director knowledgeable in emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care; (3) has experience in providing emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care that the center determines is sufficient; and (4) has resources sufficient to provide the additional telemedicine medical services or telehealth services and related instruction required for the project in addition to the health care services the facility already provides. (c) In selecting a trauma facility to serve as a regional trauma resource center, the center shall consider the facility personnel's ability to maintain records and produce reports to measure the effectiveness of the pilot project. The center shall share information regarding that ability with the commission. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.