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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-13-804. Powers and duties of the Department of Health

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The Department of Health may develop and implement a comprehensive trauma care system that provides guidelines for the care of trauma victims and is fully integrated with all available resources, including, but not limited to, existing emergency medical services providers, hospitals, or other healthcare providers that would like to participate in the program.

(b)(1) The department shall allocate funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter.

(2) Allocations of funds in the form of grants or contracts from the funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter may include without limitation:

(A) Emergency medical system care providers and ambulance providers under § 20-13-809;

(B) Level I, Level II, Level III, and Level IV trauma centers under §§ 20-13-810 -- 20-13-813;

(C) Rehabilitation service providers under § 20-13-814;

(D) Quality improvement organizations under § 20-13-815;

(E) Trauma regional advisory councils under § 20-13-816;

(F) Command and communication networks under § 20-13-817; and

(G) Injury prevention programs under § 20-13-818.

(c) The funds deposited into the Public Health Fund to administer this subchapter will be used to fund two (2) general types of grants with entities necessary to administer this subchapter:

(1) Start-up trauma grants to support initial costs required to qualify for participation in the trauma care system; and

(2) Sustaining trauma grants to support ongoing readiness costs for continued participation in the trauma care system.

(d) The department may contract with entities as necessary to implement this subchapter.

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