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CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.160.

1798.160.  Except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article:(a)  “Trauma case” means any injured person who has been evaluated by prehospital personnel according to policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency pursuant to Section 1798.163 and who has been found to require transportation to a trauma facility. (b)  “Trauma facility” means a health facility, as defined by regulation, which is capable of treating one or more types of potentially seriously injured persons and which has been designated as part of the regional trauma care system by the local EMS agency. A facility may be a trauma facility for one or more services, as designated by the local EMS agency. (c)  “Trauma care system” means an arrangement under which trauma cases are transported to, and treated by, the appropriate trauma facility. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1735, Sec. 5. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.161.

1798.161.  (a)  The authority shall submit draft regulations specifying minimum standards for the implementation of trauma care systems to the commission on or before July 1, 1984, and shall adopt the regulations on or before July 1, 1985. These regulations shall provide specific requirements for the care of trauma cases and shall ensure that the trauma care system is fully coordinated with all elements of the existing emergency medical services system. The regulations shall be adopted as provided in Section 1799.50, and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1)  Prehospital care management guidelines for triage and transportation of trauma cases. (2)  Flow patterns of trauma cases and geographic boundaries regarding trauma and nontrauma cases. (3)  The number and type of trauma cases necessary to assure that trauma facilities will provide quality care to trauma cases referred to them. (4)  The resources and equipment needed by trauma facilities to treat trauma cases. (5)  The availability and qualifications of the health care personnel, including physicians and surgeons, treating trauma cases within a trauma facility. (6)  Data collection regarding system operation and patient outcome. (7)  Periodic performance evaluation of the trauma system and its components. (b)  The authority may grant an exception to a portion of the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) upon substantiation of need by a local EMS agency that, as defined in the regulations, compliance with that requirement would not be in the best interests of the persons served within the affected local EMS area. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1735, Sec. 6. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.162.

1798.162.  (a)  A local emergency medical services agency may implement a trauma care system only if the system meets the minimum standards set forth in the regulations for implementation established by the authority and the plan required by Section 1797.257 has been submitted to, and approved by, the authority. Prior to submitting the plan for the trauma care system to the authority, a local emergency medical services agency shall hold a public hearing and shall give adequate notice of the public hearing to all hospitals and other interested parties in the area proposed to be included in the system. This subdivision does not preclude a local EMS agency from adopting trauma care system standards which are more stringent than those established by the regulations. (b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other provision of this article, the Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Agency may implement a trauma care system prior to the adoption of regulations by the authority pursuant to Section 1798.161. If the Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Agency implements a trauma care system pursuant to this subdivision prior to the adoption of those regulations by the authority, the agency shall prepare and submit to the authority a trauma care system plan which conforms to any regulations subsequently adopted by the authority. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1735, Sec. 7. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.163 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.163.

1798.163.  A local emergency medical services agency implementing a trauma care system shall establish policies and procedures which are concordant and consistent with the minimum standards set forth in the regulations adopted by the authority. This section does not preclude a local EMS agency from adopting trauma care system standards which are more stringent than those established by the regulations.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1735, Sec. 8. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.164 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.164.

1798.164.  (a)  A local emergency medical services agency may charge a fee to an applicant seeking initial or continuing designation as a trauma facility in an amount sufficient to cover the costs directly related to the designation of trauma facilities pursuant to Section 1798.165 and to the development of the plans prepared pursuant to Sections 1797.257 and 1797.258, and subdivision (b) of Section 1798.162. (b)  Each local emergency medical services agency charging fees pursuant to subdivision (a) shall annually provide a report to the authority and to each trauma facility having paid a fee to the agency. The report shall contain sufficient detail to apprise facilities of the specific application of fees collected and to assure the authority that fees collected were expended in compliance with subdivision (a). (c)  The authority may establish a prescribed format for the report required in subdivision (b). (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 768, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.165 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.165.

1798.165.  (a)  Local emergency medical services agencies may designate trauma facilities as part of their trauma care system pursuant to the regulations promulgated by the authority. (b)  The health facility shall only be designated to provide the level of trauma care and service for which it is qualified and which is included within the system implemented by the agency. (c)  No health care provider shall use the terms “trauma facility,” “trauma hospital,” “trauma center,” “trauma care provider,” “trauma vehicle,” or similar terminology in its signs or advertisements, or in printed materials and information it furnishes to the general public, unless the use is authorized by the local EMS agency. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 570, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.166 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.166.

1798.166.  A local emergency medical services agency which elects to implement a trauma care system on or after January 1, 1984, shall develop and submit a plan to the authority according to the regulations established prior to the implementation.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1067, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.167 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.167.

1798.167.  Nothing in this article shall be construed to restrict the authority of a health care facility to provide a service for which it has received a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1067, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.168 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.168.

1798.168.  Nothing in this article shall be construed as changing the boundaries of any local emergency medical services agency in existence on January 1, 1984.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1067, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.169 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Regional Trauma Systems|Section 1798.169.

1798.169.  Nothing in this article shall be construed as restricting the use of a helicopter of the Department of the California Highway Patrol from performing missions which the department determines are in the best interests of the people of the State of California.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1067, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.170 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Transfer Agreements|Section 1798.170.

1798.170.  A local EMS agency may develop triage and transfer protocols to facilitate prompt delivery of patients to appropriate designated facilities within and without its area of jurisdiction. Considerations in designating a facility shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:(a)  A general acute care hospital’s consistent ability to provide on-call physicians and services for all emergency patients regardless of ability to pay. (b)  The sufficiency of hospital procedures to ensure that all patients who come to the emergency department are examined and evaluated to determine whether or not an emergency condition exists. (c)  The hospital’s compliance with local EMS protocols, guidelines, and transfer agreement requirements. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1240, Sec. 16.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.172 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Transfer Agreements|Section 1798.172.

1798.172.  (a)  The local EMS agency shall establish guidelines and standards for completion and operation of formal transfer agreements between hospitals with varying levels of care in the area of jurisdiction of the local EMS agency consistent with Sections 1317 to 1317.9a, inclusive, and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1798). Each local EMS agency shall solicit and consider public comment in drafting guidelines and standards. These guidelines shall include provision for suggested written agreements for the type of patient, initial patient care treatments, requirements of interhospital care, and associated logistics for transfer, evaluation, and monitoring of the patient. (b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), and in addition to Section 1317, a general acute care hospital licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 shall not transfer a person for nonmedical reasons to another health facility unless that other facility receiving the person agrees in advance of the transfer to accept the transfer. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 888, Sec. 6. Effective September 14, 1988.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 4 - Poison Control Centers|Section 1798.180.

1798.180.  (a)  The authority shall establish minimum standards for the operation of poison control centers. (b)  The authority shall establish geographical service areas and criteria for designation of regional poison control centers. The authority may designate poison control centers which have met the standards established pursuant to subdivision (a), in accordance with the criteria adopted pursuant to this subdivision. (c)  No person or persons, business, agency, organization, or other entity, whether public or private, shall hold itself out as providing a poison advice service or use the term poison control center, poison advice center, or any other term which implies that it is qualified to provide advice on the treatment or handling of poisons in its advertising, name, or in printed materials and information it furnishes to the general public unless that entity meets one of the following conditions: (1)  Has been designated as a poison control center by the authority. (2)  Is a company or organization which provides a poison information service for products or chemicals which it manufactures or distributes. (d)  Nothing in this section shall prohibit a qualified health care professional, within his or her level of professional expertise, from providing advice regarding poisoning or poisons to his or her patient or patients upon request or whenever he or she deems it warranted in the exercise of his or her professional judgment, as otherwise permitted by law. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 972, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.181 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 4 - Poison Control Centers|Section 1798.181.

1798.181.  The authority shall consolidate the number of poison control centers if it is determined by the authority that the consolidation will result in cost savings.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1366, Sec. 1. Effective October 27, 1992.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.182 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 4 - Poison Control Centers|Section 1798.182.

1798.182.  The authority may authorize a poison control center, instead of providing poison control services directly, to contract with an entity in another state to provide poison control services during any part of the 24-hour period for which the center is required to provide poison control services, if both of the following conditions are met:(a)  The center is unable to provide poison control services 24 hours a day. (b)  The entity in the other state provides substantially the same poison control services as required under Section 1798.180, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. An entity in another state shall not be deemed not to provide substantially the same poison control services solely because the staff of the entity is licensed in the other state, and not licensed in the State of California. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 236, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.183 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 4 - Poison Control Centers|Section 1798.183.

1798.183.  The authority may authorize a poison control center to provide poison control services for fewer than 24 hours a day, as the authority deems necessary.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 236, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 1 - The Commission|Section 1799.

1799.  The Commission on Emergency Medical Services is hereby created in the California Health and Human Services Agency.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 275, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 1 - The Commission|Section 1799.3.

1799.3.  At the discretion of the appointing power or body, a member of the commission may be reappointed or may continue to serve if he or she no longer continues to function in the capacity which originally qualified him or her for appointment. However, where Section 1799.2 requires that an appropriate organization submit names to the appointing power or body, a person shall not be reappointed pursuant to this section unless his or her name is submitted by that appropriate organization.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 42, Sec. 2. Effective May 15, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 1 - The Commission|Section 1799.4.

1799.4.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the terms of the members of the commission shall be three calendar years, commencing January 1 of the year of appointment. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms; provided, however, that a term or part of a term served pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) shall not be included in this limitation. (b)  (1)  The first members appointed on or after January 1, 1985, pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 1799.2 shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus one additional year. (2)  The first members appointed on or after January 1, 1985, pursuant to subdivisions (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of Section 1799.2 shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus two additional years. (3)  The first members appointed on or after January 1, 1985, pursuant to subdivisions (j), (k), and (m) of Section 1799.2 shall be from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus three additional years. (4)  The first member appointed on or after January 1, 1985, pursuant to subdivision ( l) of Section 1799.2 shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus one additional year, and the second member shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus two additional years. (5)  The first member appointed pursuant to subdivision (n) of Section 1799.2 shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of the 1991 calendar year. (6)  It is the purpose of this subdivision to provide for staggered terms for the members of the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1102, Sec. 3.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 1 - The Commission|Section 1799.6.

1799.6.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual, necessary, traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 1 - The Commission|Section 1799.8.

1799.8.  The commission shall select a chairperson from its members and shall meet at least quarterly on the call of the director, the chairperson, or three members of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.50 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of the Commission|Section 1799.50.

1799.50.  The commission shall review and approve regulations, standards, and guidelines to be developed by the authority for implementation of this division.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 138.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.51 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of the Commission|Section 1799.51.

1799.51.  The commission shall advise the authority on the development of an emergency medical data collection system.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.52 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of the Commission|Section 1799.52.

1799.52.  The commission shall advise the director concerning the assessment of emergency facilities and services.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.53 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of the Commission|Section 1799.53.

1799.53.  The commission shall advise the director with regard to communications, medical equipment, training personnel, facilities, and other components of an emergency medical services system.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.54 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of the Commission|Section 1799.54.

1799.54.  The commission shall review and comment upon the emergency medical services portion of the State Health Facilities and Service Plan developed pursuant to Section 127155.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 175. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of the Commission|Section 1799.55.

1799.55.  Based upon evaluations of the EMS systems in the state and their coordination, the commission shall make recommendations for further development and future directions of the emergency medical services in the state.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.56 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 8 - The Commission on Emergency Medical Services|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of the Commission|Section 1799.56.

1799.56.  The commission may utilize technical advisory panels established pursuant to the provisions of Section 1797.133 as are needed to assist in developing standards for emergency medical services.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 13 - Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1800.

1800.  This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act of 2020.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 4. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 1857.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 13 - Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 1810.

1810.  Unless otherwise indicated in this chapter, the definitions contained in this article govern the provisions of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 4. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 1857.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1811 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 13 - Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 1811.

1811.  “Alternate destination facility” means a treatment location that is an authorized mental health facility, as defined in Section 1812 or an authorized sobering center as defined in Section 1813.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 4. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 1857.)