West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 64 - Health › Title 64 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES › Series 64-27 - Statewide Trauma/Emergency Care System › Section 64-27-3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. American
				College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma Guidelines -- The guidelines published
				by the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma, outlining the listing
				of resources for optimal care of the injured patient entitled "Resources for
				Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: 2013".
3.2. Bureau -- The West Virginia Bureau for
				Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Resources.
3.3. Categorization Process -- The process in
				which the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) determines the level of
				care capability of emergency facilities in various categories of emergency care
				to assist medical command in determining the most appropriate facility to which
				an emergency patient should be transported.
3.4. Commissioner -- The Commissioner of the
				Bureau for Public Health or his or her designee.
3.5. Designated Facility -- A facility that
				has been officially designated as a West Virginia trauma center by the Bureau
				through the Office of Emergency Medical Services.
3.6. Designation -- An official notification
				by the Commissioner to a particular health care facility indicating the level
				of trauma care capability determined through the verification
				process.
3.7. Emergency Medical
				Services (EMS) -- Emergency medical services as defined in W. Va. Code §
									16-4C-3(d).
3.8. Emergency Medical Services Advisory
				Council (EMSAC) -- The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council created
				pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									16-4C-5.
3.9. Medical Policy and Care Committee (MPCC)
				- The committees established by OEMS at the regional and state levels as
				outlined in the "Emergency Medical Services" rule, 64CSR48, that serve as the
				primary advisory committees to the regional and state EMS medical director on
				all medical issues involving the EMS System.
3.10. Medical Review Committees (MRC) -- The
				committees established by OEMS at the local, regional and state levels to
				provide medical peer review and quality assurance for the state trauma /
				emergency care system.
3.11. Office
				of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) -- The Office of Emergency Medical
				Services within the Bureau.
3.12.
				OEMS Medical Direction System - The system established within OEMS that has the
				primary responsibility for the establishment of the policies and procedures
				governing all aspects of the operation of the on-line and off-line medical
				direction for all EMS activities in West Virginia. This system includes, but is
				not limited to, state, regional, and agency medical directors, committees, and
				medical command centers.
3.13.
				Revocation of Designation - The removal of designation from a health care
				facility requiring the complete re-application process before designation can
				be reinstated.
3.14. State Trauma
				Advisory Council (STAC) -- The primary advisory council to the state EMS
				medical director and OEMS on all trauma- related matters.
3.15. Suspension of Designation -- The
				temporary removal of designation from a health care facility pending further
				review and evaluation by the Commissioner.
3.16. Trauma and Emergency Medical
				Information System (TEMIS) -- The information system developed and maintained
				by OEMS to collect and maintain the necessary trauma and emergency care
				information to assure system quality and accountability, as well as to provide
				data for use in system design and operations. This system includes, but is not
				limited to, the State Trauma Registry (STR), the State Medical Command Record
				(SMCR), and the EMS Patient Care Record (EPCR).