Trauma Service as a Designated Trauma Center

A hospital may provide a trauma service as a designated trauma center if: (A) The hospital has been verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a level 1, 2 or 3 adult trauma center or a level 1 or 2 pediatric trauma center. (B) The hospital enters into transfer agreements and provides consultation to lower level trauma centers and/or hospitals that are not Designated Trauma Centers; (C) The hospital provides to the Center for Health Information Analysis (CHIA) the designated trauma center data set specified in Department guidelines; and (D) The hospital meets such other standards as the Department may require.