South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:68 - State trauma care system
Chapter 44:68:04 - Statewide trauma registry
Section 44:68:04:01 - Reporting
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
The department shall establish a trauma registry. Level I, II, III, IV, and V trauma hospitals shall report to the department regarding any patient that meets the local hospital criteria for trauma team activation, or any patient that has a hospital admission of greater than 48 hours with at least one injury, an International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision ICD-9 diagnosis code between 800.00 and 959.9, including 940-949 (burns), excluding 905-909 (late effects of injuries), 910-924 (blisters, contusions, abrasions, and insect bites), 930-939 (foreign bodies), and isolated hip fractures resulting from a same level fall unrelated to a traumatic event, and also meet at least one of the following criteria:
(1) The patient's outcome was death due to trauma;
(2) The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit and/or operating room; or
(3) The patient was transferred either into or out of the hospital.
Reporting may occur electronically, through completion of the paper form, or another method approved by the department.
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-54.
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-53, 34-12-54.
International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, 2009. Copies may be obtained from Ingenix, PO Box 27116, Salt Lake City, UT 84127-0116. Cost: $94.95 or order online at
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