reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
UT Code § 26-8a-250 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 2a - Statewide Trauma System|Section 250 - Establishment of statewide trauma system.

26-8a-250. Establishment of statewide trauma system.  The department shall establish and actively supervise a statewide trauma system to:  (1) promote optimal care for trauma patients;     (2) alleviate unnecessary death and disability from trauma and emergency illness;     (3) inform health care providers about trauma system capabilities;     (4) encourage the efficient and effective continuum of patient care, including prevention, prehospital care, hospital care, and rehabilitative care; and     (5) minimize the overall cost of trauma care.    Enacted by Chapter 305, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-251 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 2a - Statewide Trauma System|Section 251 - Trauma system advisory committee.

 Effective 5/14/2019  26-8a-251. Trauma system advisory committee.    (1) There is created within the department the trauma system advisory committee.     (2)   (a) The committee shall be comprised of individuals knowledgeable in adult or pediatric trauma care, including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, hospital administrators, emergency medical services personnel, government officials, consumers, and persons affiliated with professional health care associations.     (b) Representation on the committee shall be broad and balanced among the health care delivery systems in the state with no more than three representatives coming from any single delivery system.       (3) The committee shall:   (a) advise the department regarding trauma system needs throughout the state;     (b) assist the department in evaluating the quality and outcomes of the overall trauma system;     (c) review and comment on proposals and rules governing the statewide trauma system; and     (d) make recommendations for the development of statewide triage, treatment, transportation, and transfer guidelines.       (4) The department shall:   (a) determine, by rule, the term and causes for removal of committee members;     (b) establish committee procedures and administration policies consistent with this chapter and department rule; and     (c) provide administrative support to the committee.      Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-252 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 2a - Statewide Trauma System|Section 252 - Department duties.

26-8a-252. Department duties.  In connection with the statewide trauma system established in Section 26-8a-250, the department shall:  (1) establish a statewide trauma system plan that:   (a) identifies statewide trauma care needs, objectives, and priorities;     (b) identifies the equipment, facilities, personnel training, and other things necessary to create and maintain a statewide trauma system; and     (c) organizes and coordinates trauma care within defined geographic areas;       (2) support the statewide trauma system by:   (a) facilitating the coordination of prehospital, acute care, and rehabilitation services and providers through state regulation and oversight;     (b) facilitating the ongoing evaluation and refinement of the statewide trauma system;     (c) providing educational programs;     (d) encouraging cooperation between community organizations, health care facilities, public health officials, emergency medical service providers, and rehabilitation facilities for the development of a statewide trauma system;     (e) implementing a quality assurance program using information from the statewide trauma registry established pursuant to Section 26-8a-253;     (f) establishing trauma center designation requirements in accordance with Section 26-8a-254; and     (g) developing standards so that:   (i) trauma centers are categorized according to their capability to provide care;     (ii) trauma victims are triaged at the initial point of patient contact; and     (iii) trauma patients are sent to appropriate health care facilities.        Enacted by Chapter 305, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-253 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 2a - Statewide Trauma System|Section 253 - Statewide trauma registry and quality assurance program.

26-8a-253. Statewide trauma registry and quality assurance program.    (1) The department shall:   (a) establish and fund a statewide trauma registry to collect and analyze information on the incidence, severity, causes, and outcomes of trauma;     (b) establish, by rule, the data elements, the medical care providers that shall report, and the time frame and format for reporting;     (c) use the data collected to:   (i) improve the availability and delivery of prehospital and hospital trauma care;     (ii) assess trauma care delivery, patient care outcomes, and compliance with the requirements of this chapter and applicable department rules; and     (iii) regularly produce and disseminate reports to data providers, state government, and the public; and       (d) support data collection and abstraction by providing:   (i) a data collection system and technical assistance to each hospital that submits data; and     (ii) funding or, at the discretion of the department, personnel for collection and abstraction for each hospital not designated as a trauma center under the standards established pursuant to Section 26-8a-254.         (2)   (a) Each hospital shall submit trauma data in accordance with rules established under Subsection (1).     (b) A hospital designated as a trauma center shall submit data as part of the ongoing quality assurance program established in Section 26-8a-252.       (3) The department shall assess:   (a) the effectiveness of the data collected pursuant to Subsection (1); and     (b) the impact of the statewide trauma system on the provision of trauma care.       (4) Data collected under this section shall be subject to Chapter 3, Health Statistics.     (5) No person may be held civilly liable for having provided data to the department in accordance with this section.    Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-254 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 2a - Statewide Trauma System|Section 254 - Trauma center designations and guidelines.

26-8a-254. Trauma center designations and guidelines.    (1) The department, after seeking the advice of the trauma system advisory committee, shall establish by rule:   (a) trauma center designation requirements; and     (b) model state guidelines for triage, treatment, transportation, and transfer of trauma patients to the most appropriate health care facility.       (2) The department shall designate as a trauma center each hospital that:   (a) voluntarily requests a trauma center designation; and     (b) meets the applicable requirements established pursuant to Subsection (1).      Enacted by Chapter 305, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 301 - General requirement.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-8a-301. General requirement.    (1) Except as provided in Section 26-8a-308 or 26-8b-201:   (a) an individual may not provide emergency medical services without a license or certification issued under Section 26-8a-302;     (b) a facility or provider may not hold itself out as a designated emergency medical service provider or nonemergency secured behavioral health transport provider without a designation issued under Section 26-8a-303;     (c) a vehicle may not operate as an ambulance, emergency response vehicle, or nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicle without a permit issued under Section 26-8a-304; and     (d) an entity may not respond as an ambulance or paramedic provider without the appropriate license issued under Part 4, Ambulance and Paramedic Providers.       (2) Section 26-8a-502 applies to violations of this section.    Amended by Chapter 237, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 302 - Licensure of emergency medical service personnel.

 Effective 7/1/2021  26-8a-302. Licensure of emergency medical service personnel.    (1) To promote the availability of comprehensive emergency medical services throughout the state, the committee shall establish:   (a) initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements for emergency medical service personnel in the following categories:   (i) paramedic;     (ii) medical director;     (iii) emergency medical service instructor;     (iv) behavioral emergency services technician;     (v) advanced behavioral emergency services technician; and     (vi) except emergency medical dispatchers, other types of emergency medical service personnel as the committee considers necessary;       (b) a method to monitor the certification status and continuing medical education hours for emergency medical dispatchers; and     (c) guidelines for giving credit for out-of-state training and experience.       (2) The department shall, based on the requirements established in Subsection (1):   (a) develop, conduct, and authorize training and testing for emergency medical service personnel;     (b) issue a license and license renewals to emergency medical service personnel other than emergency medical dispatchers; and     (c) verify the certification of emergency medical dispatchers.       (3) The department shall coordinate with the Department of Human Services established in Section 62A-1-102, and local mental health authorities described in Section 17-43-301, to develop and authorize initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements for licensure as a:   (a) behavioral emergency services technician; and     (b) advanced behavioral emergency services technician.       (4) As provided in Section 26-8a-502, an individual issued a license or certified under this section may only provide emergency medical services to the extent allowed by the license or certification.     (5) An individual may not be issued or retain a license under this section unless the individual obtains and retains background clearance under Section 26-8a-310.     (6) An individual may not be issued or retain a certification under this section unless the individual obtains and retains background clearance in accordance with Section 26-8a-310.5.    Amended by Chapter 208, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 237, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 303 - Designation of emergency medical service providers and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers.

 Effective 5/14/2019  26-8a-303. Designation of emergency medical service providers and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers.    (1) To ensure quality emergency medical services, the committee shall establish designation requirements for:   (a) emergency medical service providers in the following categories:   (i) quick response provider;     (ii) resource hospital for emergency medical providers;     (iii) emergency medical service dispatch center;     (iv) emergency patient receiving facilities; and     (v) other types of emergency medical service providers as the committee considers necessary; and       (b) nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers.       (2) The department shall, based on the requirements in Subsection (1), issue designations to emergency medical service providers and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers listed in Subsection (1).     (3) As provided in Section 26-8a-502, an entity issued a designation under Subsection (2) may only function and hold itself out in accordance with its designation.    Amended by Chapter 265, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 304 - Permits for emergency medical service vehicles and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicles.

 Effective 5/14/2019  26-8a-304. Permits for emergency medical service vehicles and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicles.    (1)   (a) To ensure that emergency medical service vehicles and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicles are adequately staffed, safe, maintained, properly equipped, and safely operated, the committee shall establish permit requirements at levels it considers appropriate in the following categories:   (i) ambulance;     (ii) emergency medical response vehicle; and     (iii) nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicle.       (b) The permit requirements under Subsections (1)(a)(i) and (ii) shall include a requirement that beginning on or after January 31, 2014, every operator of an ambulance or emergency medical response vehicle annually provide proof of the successful completion of an emergency vehicle operator's course approved by the department for all ambulances and emergency medical response vehicle operators.       (2) The department shall, based on the requirements established in Subsection (1), issue permits to emergency medical service vehicles and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicles.    Amended by Chapter 265, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 305 - Ambulance license required for emergency medical transport.

26-8a-305. Ambulance license required for emergency medical transport.  Except as provided in Section 26-8a-308, only an ambulance operating under a permit issued under Section 26-8a-304 may transport an individual who:  (1) is in an emergency medical condition;     (2) is medically or mentally unstable, requiring direct medical observation during transport;     (3) is physically incapacitated because of illness or injury and in need of immediate transport by emergency medical service personnel;     (4) is likely to require medical attention during transport;     (5) is being maintained on any type of emergency medical electronic monitoring;     (6) is receiving or has recently received medications that could cause a sudden change in medical condition that might require emergency medical services;     (7) requires IV administration or maintenance, oxygen that is not patient-operated, or other emergency medical services during transport;     (8) needs to be immobilized during transport to a hospital, an emergency patient receiving facility, or mental health facility due to a mental or physical condition, unless the individual is in the custody of a peace officer and the primary purpose of the restraint is to prevent escape;     (9) needs to be immobilized due to a fracture, possible fracture, or other medical condition; or     (10) otherwise requires or has the potential to require a level of medical care that the committee establishes as requiring direct medical observation.    Enacted by Chapter 141, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 306 - Medical control.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-8a-306. Medical control.    (1) The committee shall establish requirements for the coordination of emergency medical services rendered by emergency medical service providers, including the coordination between prehospital providers, hospitals, emergency patient receiving facilities, and other appropriate destinations.     (2) The committee shall establish requirements for the medical supervision of emergency medical service providers to assure adequate physician oversight of emergency medical services and quality improvement.    Amended by Chapter 237, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-307 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 307 - Patient destination.

 Effective 7/1/2021  26-8a-307. Patient destination.    (1) If an individual being transported by a ground or air ambulance is in a critical or unstable medical condition, the ground or air ambulance shall transport the patient to the trauma center or closest emergency patient receiving facility appropriate to adequately treat the patient.     (2) If the patient's condition is not critical or unstable as determined by medical control, the ground or air ambulance may transport the patient to the:   (a) hospital, emergency patient receiving facility, licensed mental health facility, or other medical provider chosen by the patient and approved by medical control as appropriate for the patient's condition and needs; or     (b) nearest hospital, emergency patient receiving facility, licensed mental health facility, or other medical provider approved by medical control as appropriate for the patient's condition and needs if the patient expresses no preference.      Amended by Chapter 208, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 308 - Exemptions.

 Effective 5/9/2017  26-8a-308. Exemptions.    (1) The following persons may provide emergency medical services to a patient without being licensed under this chapter:   (a) out-of-state emergency medical service personnel and providers in time of disaster;     (b) an individual who gratuitously acts as a Good Samaritan;     (c) a family member;     (d) a private business if emergency medical services are provided only to employees at the place of business and during transport;     (e) an agency of the United States government if compliance with this chapter would be inconsistent with federal law; and     (f) police, fire, and other public service personnel if:   (i) emergency medical services are rendered in the normal course of the person's duties; and     (ii) medical control, after being apprised of the circumstances, directs immediate transport.         (2) An ambulance or emergency response vehicle may operate without a permit issued under Section 26-8a-304 in time of disaster.     (3) Nothing in this chapter or Title 58, Occupations and Professions, may be construed as requiring a license for an individual to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to use a fully automated external defibrillator under Section 26-8b-201.     (4) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring a license, permit, or designation for an acute care hospital, medical clinic, physician's office, or other fixed medical facility that:   (a) is staffed by a physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse; and     (b) treats an individual who has presented himself or was transported to the hospital, clinic, office, or facility.      Amended by Chapter 326, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-309 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 309 - Out-of-state vehicles.

26-8a-309. Out-of-state vehicles.    (1) An ambulance or emergency response vehicle from another state may not pick up a patient in Utah to transport that patient to another location in Utah or to another state without a permit issued under Section 26-8a-304 and, in the case of an ambulance, a license issued under Part 4, Ambulance and Paramedic Providers.     (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an ambulance or emergency response vehicle from another state may, without a permit or license:   (a) transport a patient into Utah; and     (b) provide assistance in time of disaster.       (3) The department may enter into agreements with ambulance and paramedic providers and their respective licensing agencies from other states to assure the expeditious delivery of emergency medical services beyond what may be reasonably provided by licensed ambulance and paramedic providers, including the transportation of patients between states.    Enacted by Chapter 141, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-310.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 3 - Certificates, Designations, Permits, and Licenses|Section 310.5 - Background check requirements for emergency medical dispatchers.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-8a-310.5. Background check requirements for emergency medical dispatchers.  An emergency medical dispatcher seeking certification under Section 26-8a-302 shall undergo the background clearance process described in Section 26-8a-310 unless the emergency medical dispatcher can demonstrate that the emergency medical dispatcher has received and currently holds an approved Department of Public Safety background clearance. Enacted by Chapter 237, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-8a-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act|Part 4 - Ambulance and Paramedic Providers|Section 401 - State regulation of emergency medical services market -- License term.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-8a-401. State regulation of emergency medical services market -- License term.    (1) To ensure emergency medical service quality and minimize unnecessary duplication, the department shall regulate the emergency medical services market by creating and operating a statewide system that:   (a) consists of exclusive geographic service areas as provided in Section 26-8a-402; and     (b) establishes maximum rates as provided in Section 26-8a-403.       (2) A license issued or renewed under this part is valid for four years.    Amended by Chapter 265, 2021 General Session