North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter P - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAUMA RULES
Section .1500 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION, AMENDMENT, OR REVOCATION
Section 13P .1504 - TRAUMA CENTERS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The Department shall deny the initial or renewal designation, without first allowing a focused review, of a trauma center for any of the following reasons:
(b) When a trauma center is required to have a focused review, it must demonstrate compliance with the provisions of G.S. 131E-162 and the rules adopted under that Statute within 12 months or less.
(c) The Department shall revoke a trauma center designation at any time or deny a request for renewal of designation, whenever the Department finds that the trauma center has failed to comply with the provisions of G.S. 131E-162 and the rules adopted under that Statute; and
(d) The Department shall give the trauma center written notice of revocation. This notice shall be given personally or by certified mail and shall set forth:
(e) Focused review is not a procedural prerequisite to the revocation of a designation pursuant to Paragraph (c) of this Rule.
(f) A trauma center may voluntarily withdraw its designation for a maximum of one year by submitting a written request to the Department. This request shall include the reasons for withdrawal and a plan for resolution of the issues. To reactivate the designation, the facility shall provide to the Department written documentation of compliance. Voluntary withdrawal does not affect the original expiration date of the trauma center's designation.
(g) If the trauma center fails to resolve the issues which resulted in a voluntary withdrawal within one year, the Department shall revoke the trauma center designation.
(h) In the event of a revocation or voluntary withdrawal, the Department shall provide written notification to all hospitals and emergency medical services providers within the trauma center's defined trauma primary catchment area. The Department shall provide written notification to all hospitals and emergency medical services providers within the trauma center's defined trauma primary catchment area if, and when, the voluntary withdrawal reactivates to full designation.
Authority
G.S.
131E-162;
143-508(d)(10);
Eff. January 1, 2013;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. February 2,
2016.