Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 100139

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 100139 - [Operative 1/1/2025] Interfacility Transfer of Trauma Patients

(a) Patients may be transferred between and from trauma centers providing that:

(1) any transfer shall be, as determined by the trauma center surgeon of record, medically prudent; and

(2) in accordance with local EMS agency interfacility transfer policies.

(b) Hospitals shall have written transfer agreements with trauma centers. Hospitals shall develop written criteria for consultation and transfer of patients needing a higher level of care.

(c) Hospitals which have repatriated trauma patients from a designated trauma center shall provide the information required by the system trauma registry, as specified by local EMS agency policies, to the transferring trauma center for inclusion in the system trauma registry.

(d) Hospitals receiving trauma patients shall participate in system and trauma center quality improvement activities for those trauma patients which have been transferred.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 100139

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.107 and 1798.161, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1798.160 and 1798.161, Health and Safety Code.

1. Repealer and renumbering and amendment of former section 100140 to section 100139 filed 11-29-93 as an emergency; operative 12-1-93 (Register 93, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-30-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior history, see Register 92, No. 10.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-29-93 order transmitted to OAL 3-30-94; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 11-29-93 order filed on 5-11-94 (Register 94, No. 19).
3. 11-29-93 order including amendment of section refiled 5-12-94 as an emergency; operative 5-12-94 (Register 94, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-9-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Editorial correction of History 3 (Register 94, No. 21).
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-12-94 order transmitted to OAL 9-9-94 with amendment and filed 10-24-94 (Register 94, No. 43).
6. Renumbering of former section 100139 to section 100141 and renumbering of former section 100138 to section 100139, including amendment of section and Note, filed 3-15-99; operative 4-14-99 (Register 99, No. 12).
7. Amendment of section heading and section filed 2-11-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 7).
8. Renumbering of former chapter 7, article 5 (section 100266) to chapter 6.1, article 5 (section 100139), renumbering of former section 100139 to section 100090.09 and renumbering of section 100266 to section 100139 filed 9-5-2024; operative 1/1/2025 (Register 2024, No. 36).