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 64-27-9 - Trauma / Emergency Care System Organization and Operation

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
9.1. Pursuant to W.
				Va. Code §
									55-7B-9c,
				the organization and operation of the state trauma / emergency care system
				shall be integrated with the existing emergency medical services
				system.
9.2. The lead agency for
				the trauma / emergency care system is OEMS within the Bureau. As the lead
				agency for the system, OEMS shall develop and implement policies and procedures
				necessary to carry out the operation and management of the state trauma
				/emergency care system, including but not limited to: trauma center
				designation; facility categorization; system design and operation; medical
				review and audit for performance improvement and quality assurance; development
				and enforcement of triage, transfer, and emergency procedures
				guidelines.
9.3. The advisory
				councils for the trauma / emergency care system shall be the Emergency Medical
				Services Advisory Council (EMSAC) and the State Trauma Advisory Council (STAC).
				Their duties are to advise OEMS and the Commissioner in all matters relating to
				the trauma /emergency care system as follows:
9.3.a. The Emergency Medical Services
				Advisory Council shall continue to function pursuant to W. Va. Code §
										16-4C-5;
9.3.b. The State Trauma Advisory Council
				shall advise OEMS in all trauma- related matters concerning the state trauma
				and emergency care system and its members shall:
9.3.b.1. Include at a minimum: the Chair and
				Vice-chair of the West Virginia State Committee of the American College of
				Surgeons, Committee on Trauma (WV ACS-COT); the immediate past chair of the WV
				ACS-COT; the trauma medical director of all designated level I, II, and III
				facilities; a physician from the West Virginia Chapter of the American College
				of Emergency Physicians; a hospital administrator; an aeromedical medical
				director; a medical director and an additional representative of a level IV
				designated trauma center; a rural hospital representative; a registered nurse
				trauma program manager; a trauma registrar; a pediatric surgeon; a paramedic
				with trauma care experience; a consumer member from the general public; and
				other members as recommended by STAC and appointed by the state EMS medical
				director; and
9.3.b.2. Be appointed
				by the state EMS medical director from a list of potential appointees submitted
				by the State Trauma Advisory Council. The State Trauma Advisory Council shall
				solicit potential appointees from the various agencies or organizations who
				have representation on the State Trauma Advisory Council and then recommend
				appointments to the state EMS medical director from those names. A list of
				potential appointees for the hospital administrator and rural hospital
				representative may be submitted to the State Trauma Advisory Council by the
				West Virginia Hospital Association; and
9.3.b.3. Be appointed for a term of three (3)
				years. Members may be reappointed if recommended by the State Trauma Advisory
				Council to the state EMS medical director;
9.3.c. The State Trauma Advisory Council
				shall:
9.3.c.1. Recommend procedures and
				guidelines for the formation and administration of a state trauma / emergency
				care system;
9.3.c.2. Recommend
				policies and procedures governing the evaluation, designation, and
				re-designation of state trauma centers;
9.3.c.3. Establish the credentials and serve
				as the central resource pool of individuals for appointment by the state EMS
				medical director to serve on site visit teams;
9.3.c.4. Recommend and evaluate data
				collection needs for quality improvement, medical review, and planning purposes
				for the system;
9.3.c.5. Serve as
				the main liaison for activities between the West Virginia Committee of the
				ACS-COT and OEMS;
9.3.c.6. Explore
				and seek additional funding sources to continue the development and maintenance
				of the state trauma / emergency care system;
9.3.c.7. Recommend policies and procedures
				necessary to carry out its duties; and
9.3.c.8. Undertake other duties as assigned
				by the OEMS director or medical director;
9.3.d. The council shall meet a minimum of
				twice a year.