California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 7 - Health Planning and Facility Construction
Chapter 10 - Health Facility Data
Article 8 - Patient Data Reporting Requirements
Section 97260 - Definition of Data Element for ED and AS-External Causes of Morbidity
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) For encounters occurring on and after October 1, 2015: The external causes of morbidity shall be coded according to the ICD-10-CM External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99). The external cause of morbidity that resulted in the injury or health condition shall be listed first. Additional cause of morbidity codes shall be reported if necessary to describe the mechanisms that contributed to, or the causal events surrounding, the injury or health condition.
1. New section filed 5-5-2005; operative 5-5-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 18).
2. Amendment filed 11-21-2006; operative 11-21-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 47).
3. Amendment filed 12-31-2009; operative 12-31-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 1).
4. Amendment section heading and section filed 4-3-2014; operative 7-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 14).
5. Amendment filed 9-4-2014; operative 10-1-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 36).
6. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsection (a) and relettering subsections filed 7-20-2016 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2016, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section 128810, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 128736 and 128737, Health and Safety Code.
