Section 34-12-54 - Promulgation of rules regarding trauma care system. - South Dakota Statutes

34-12-54. Promulgation of rules regarding trauma care system. The department, with input from the Department of Public Safety, shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for a trauma care system and statewide trauma registry. The rules shall include:
(1) Designation of the levels of trauma hospitals and the resources each hospital is required to have concerning personnel, equipment, data collection, and organizational capacity for each level;
(2) Prehospital emergency medical services triage and treatment protocols for trauma patients; and
(3) Requirements for collection and release of trauma registry data.

Source: SL 2008, ch 168, § 3.