W. Va. Code R. § 64-27-1 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] General
1.1. Scope.
-- This legislative rule establishes the standards, criteria, and methods for
designating various health care facilities in the State of West Virginia as
meeting specific levels of care capability as trauma and emergency care centers
or facilities in order to identify those facilities best equipped and staffed
to care for patients experiencing emergency injuries or illnesses. It also
establishes the responsibilities, powers, and authority of certain trauma / EMS
committees or councils, and establishes the organizational structure of a
statewide trauma / emergency care system including medical review committees
for system quality. This rule should be read in conjunction with W. Va. Code
§§
16-4C-1 et
seq. and 55-7B-9c. The W. Va. Code is available in public libraries and on the
Legislature's web page, http://www.legis.state.wv.us/.
1.2. Authority -- W. Va. Code §§
16-1-4
and
16-4C-23
and
55-7B-9c(k).
1.3. Filing Date.--
1.4. Effective Date. --
Notes
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1.1. Scope. -- This legislative rule establishes the standards, criteria, and methods for designating various health care facilities in the State of West Virginia as meeting specific levels of care capability as trauma and emergency care centers or facilities in order to identify those facilities best equipped and staffed to care for patients experiencing emergency injuries or illnesses. It also establishes the responsibilities, powers, and authority of certain trauma / EMS committees or councils, and establishes the organizational structure of a statewide trauma / emergency care system including medical review committees for system quality. This rule should be read in conjunction with W. Va. Code §§ 16-4C-1 et seq. and 55-7B-9c. The W. Va. Code is available in public libraries and on the Legislature's web page, http://www.legis.state.wv.us/.
1.2. Authority -- W. Va. Code §§ 16-1-4 and 16-4C-23 and 55-7B-9c(k).
1.3. Filing Date.--
1.4. Effective Date. --