42 U.S.C. § 300d–31: Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used for emergency medical services and trauma care programs. Designated trauma center: a trauma center officially named under the State plan changes in section 300d–13. State plan regarding emergency medical services: a plan for a complete, organized system that covers access, response, triage, field and hospital stabilization, transport, definitive care, and rehabilitation for patients of all ages. State: each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Trauma: an injury from a mechanical force or another outside cause, such as heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation. Trauma care component of State plan: a plan for a statewide health system, in both rural and urban areas, for quick recognition, prehospital and emergency care, surgical and medical treatment, rehabilitation, and outcome review of seriously injured patients.

Title 42, §300d–31

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For purposes of this part and parts A and B:

(1)Designated trauma center

The term “designated trauma center” means a trauma center designated in accordance with the modifications to the State plan described in section 300d–13 of this title.

(2)State plan regarding emergency medical services

The term “State plan”, with respect to the provision of emergency medical services, means a plan for a comprehensive, organized system to provide for the access, response, triage, field stabilization, transport, hospital stabilization, definitive care, and rehabilitation of patients of all ages with respect to emergency medical services.

(3)State

The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(4)Trauma

The term “trauma” means an injury resulting from exposure to—

(A)a mechanical force; or

(B)another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.

(5)Trauma care component of State plan

The term “trauma care component”, with respect to components of the State plan for the provision of emergency medical services, means a plan for a comprehensive health care system, within rural and urban areas of the State, for the prompt recognition, prehospital care, emergency medical care, acute surgical and medical care, rehabilitation, and outcome evaluation of seriously injured patients.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Par. (4). Pub. L. 113–152 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The term ‘trauma’ means an injury resulting from exposure to a mechanical force.” 1993—Par. (3). Pub. L. 103–183 substituted “Puerto Rico,” for “Puerto Rico;”. 1992—Pub. L. 102–321 substituted “this part and parts A and B” for “this subchapter” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–321 effective July 10, 1992, with provision for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(b), (d) of Pub. L. 102–321, set out as a note under section 236 of this title.

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