H.B. 229

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TRAUMA REGISTRY DATA
2 2006 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Sheryl L. Allen
5 Senate Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the Utah Emergency Medical Services Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . makes the requirement for hospitals to report trauma data permanent.
13 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
14 None
15 Other Special Clauses:
16 None
17 Utah Code Sections Affected:
18 AMENDS:
19 26-8a-253, as last amended by Chapter 137, Laws of Utah 2003
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21 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22 Section 1. Section 26-8a-253 is amended to read:
23 26-8a-253. Statewide trauma registry and quality assurance program.
24 (1) The department shall:
25 (a) establish and fund a statewide trauma registry to collect and analyze information on
26 the incidence, severity, causes, and outcomes of trauma;
27 (b) establish, by rule, the data elements, the medical care providers that must report,

28 and the time frame and format for reporting;
29 (c) use the data collected to:
30 (i) improve the availability and delivery of prehospital and hospital trauma care;
31 (ii) assess trauma care delivery, patient care outcomes, and compliance with the
32 requirements of this chapter and applicable department rules; and
33 (iii) regularly produce and disseminate reports to data providers, state government, and
34 the public; and
35 (d) support data collection and abstraction by providing:
36 (i) a data collection system and technical assistance to each hospital that submits data;
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38 (ii) funding or, at the discretion of the department, personnel for collection and
39 abstraction for each hospital not designated as a [Level I or II] trauma center under the
40 standards established pursuant to Section 26-8a-254 .
41 (2) (a) [Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), each] Each hospital shall submit
42 trauma data in accordance with rules established under Subsection (1) [until December 31,
43 2006].
44 (b) A hospital designated as a trauma center shall [continue to] submit data [beyond
45 December 31, 2006,] as part of the ongoing quality assurance program established in Section
46 26-8a-252 .
47 (3) The department shall assess:
48 (a) the effectiveness of the data collected pursuant to Subsection (1); and
49 (b) the impact of the statewide trauma system on the provision of trauma care.
50 (4) Data collected under this section shall be subject to Title 26, Chapter 3, Health
51 Statistics.
52 (5) No person may be held civilly liable for having provided data to the department in
53 accordance with this section.

Legislative Review Note
as of 12-15-05 11:26 AM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel