71-8240. Department; statewide duties.The department shall establish and maintain the following on a statewide basis:(1) Trauma system objectives and priorities;(2) Minimum trauma standards for facilities, equipment, and personnel for advanced, basic, comprehensive, and general level trauma centers and specialty level burn or pediatric trauma centers;(3) Minimum standards for facilities, equipment, and personnel for advanced, intermediate, and general level rehabilitation centers;(4) Minimum trauma standards for the development of facility patient care protocols;(5) Trauma care regions as provided for in section 71-8250;(6) A program for emergency medical services and trauma care research and development; and(7) The designation of hospitals and health care facilities to provide designated trauma care services.Source Laws 1997, LB 626, § 40; Laws 2009, LB195, § 101; Laws 2015, LB46, § 9; Laws 2020, LB1002, § 53; Laws 2023, LB227, § 110.
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