Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 25 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Article 13 - TRAUMA CENTERS AND TRAUMA REGISTRIES
Section R9-25-1305 - Modification of Designation (A.R.S.Sections 36-2202(A)(4), 36-2209(A)(2), and 36-2225(A)(4))

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-25-1305

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. Except as provided in R9-25-1304(D)(3)(b) and (5)(a), at least 30 calendar days before ceasing to provide a trauma service consistent with a trauma center's current designation, an owner of a trauma center may request a designation that requires fewer resources and capabilities than the trauma center's current designation by submitting to the Department an application for modification of the trauma center's designation, in a Department-provided format, that includes:

1. The name and address of the trauma center for which the owner is requesting modification of designation;

2. A list of the criteria for the current designation with which the owner no longer intends to comply;

3. An explanation of the changes being made in the trauma center's resources or operations, related to each criterion specified according to subsection (A)(2), to ensure the health and safety of a patient;

4. The Level of designation being requested;

5. An attestation that:
a. The owner will be in compliance with all applicable requirements in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 21.1 and this Article for the Level of designation requested if modified designation is issued; and

b. The information provided in the application is accurate and complete; and

6. The dated signature of the applicable individual according to R9-25-102.

B. The Department shall review the application submitted according to R9-25-1307(I) to determine whether, with the changes being made in the trauma center's resources and operations, the trauma center will be in substantial compliance based the applicable standards specified in R9-25-1308 and Table 13.1 for the Level of designation requested.

C. To retain trauma center designation for a health care institution, an owner who holds modified designation shall, before the expiration date of the modified designation:

1. Apply for renewal of designation according to R9-25-1303, based on the health care institution's meeting the applicable standards specified in R9-25-1308 and Table 13.1, for the Level of the modified designation; or

2. Apply for initial designation according to R9-25-1303, based on the health care institution meeting the applicable standards specified in R9-25-1308 and Table 13.1, for a Level other than the Level of the modified designation.

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