The Department shall establish, through rules adopted under this Act, standards for Level III Trauma Centers that shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) the designation by the trauma center of a Trauma Center Medical Director and specification of his or her qualifications; (2) the types of surgical services the trauma center must have available for trauma patients; the Department shall not require the availability of all surgical services required of Level I or Level II Trauma Centers; (3) the types of nonsurgical services the trauma center must have available for trauma patients; (4) the numbers and qualifications of emergency medical personnel, taking into consideration the more limited trauma services available in a Level III Trauma Center; (5) the types of equipment that must be available for trauma patients; (6) requiring the trauma center to have a written agreement with Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers serving the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities in providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable time designated by the Department, unless the requirement for a Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has been waived by the Department; (7) requiring the trauma center to be affiliated with an EMS System; (8) requiring the trauma center to have a communications system that is fully integrated with the Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization Centers, and the EMS Systems with which it is affiliated; (9) the types of data the trauma center must collect and submit to the Department relating to the trauma services it provides; such data may include information on post-trauma care directly related to the initial traumatic injury provided to trauma patients until their discharge from the facility and information on discharge plans; and (10) requiring the trauma center to have helicopter landing capabilities approved by appropriate State and federal authorities if the trauma center is located within a municipality having a population of less than 2,000,000 people. Center Medical Director and specification of his or her qualifications; must have available for trauma patients; the Department shall not require the availability of all surgical services required of Level I or Level II Trauma Centers; center must have available for trauma patients; medical personnel, taking into consideration the more limited trauma services available in a Level III Trauma Center; trauma patients; agreement with Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, and Acute Injury Stabilization Centers serving the EMS Region outlining their respective responsibilities in providing trauma services, executed within a reasonable time designated by the Department, unless the requirement for a Level I Trauma Center to serve that EMS Region has been waived by the Department; an EMS System; communications system that is fully integrated with the Level I Trauma Centers, Level II Trauma Centers, Acute Injury Stabilization Centers, and the EMS Systems with which it is affiliated; and submit to the Department relating to the trauma services it provides; such data may include information on post-trauma care directly related to the initial traumatic injury provided to trauma patients until their discharge from the facility and information on discharge plans; and landing capabilities approved by appropriate State and federal authorities if the trauma center is located within a municipality having a population of less than 2,000,000 people.
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