902 KAR 28:040. Kentucky's Trauma Registry and Data Bank System

Section 1. Trauma Center Registries. (1) All trauma centers designated by the Commissioner for Public Health in the Kentucky Trauma Care System shall: (a) Establish and maintain a trauma registry that is compatible with the current NTDB standards established in the National Trauma Data Standard Data Dictionary available from the American College of Surgeons at https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/trauma/quality/national-trauma-data-bank/national-trauma-data-standard/; and (b) Have a secure, on-line system that is NTDB and HIPAA compliant. (2) An individual trauma center registry shall have its new or updated trauma data uploaded electronically at least quarterly to the KTDB. (3) Trauma Registry. The inclusion criteria for the KTDB shall be specified in the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Reference Manual incorporated by reference in 902 KAR 28:030, Section 3. Section 2. Kentucky Trauma Data Bank. (1) The department shall maintain a single statewide Kentucky Trauma Data Bank (KTDB) to be the statewide repository for trauma registry data submitted by each designated trauma center. (2) A request for data from the KTDB shall be directed to the Kentucky Commissioner for Public Health. (3) A request for a report on a specific trauma center shall be addressed to the trauma coordinator or trauma program manager of the trauma center in question. (4) Pursuant to KRS 211.494(6), data obtained through a trauma registry shall be considered protected health information.