Published on: 17168144. Review these rules and amend rule language as necessary to ensure that all rules conform to statutory requirements and delete unnecessary and obsolete language. The department intends to update trauma rule definitions and prehospital requirements for trauma care and adult and pediatric trauma scoring methodologies. The Department is considering repealing sections 64J-2.003, 64J-2.004, and 64J-2.005 and adopting the Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients, Recommendation of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011, as the trauma scoring system.
Published on: 16237235. The purpose of this workshop is to solicit expert guidance and public comment in order to revise rules related to trauma triage criteria through potential incorporation of the Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients, Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011 and rules related to trauma center requirements through the potential adoption of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient 2014 (6th edition) and its’ clarifying documents. Written comments will be accepted the day of the workshop and afterwards until close of business on August 28, 2015 via email to susan.bulecza@flhealth.gov or at the mailing address noted below.
Published on: 16030916. Adoption of triage criteria based on CDC standards, adoption of American College of Surgeons (ACS) Resources for Optimal Care of the Inured Patient 2014 (6th edition), updates to apportionment of Trauma Centers within a Trauma Service Area (TSA), adoption of new NTDB standards and clarity on reporting requirements, decreased trauma data reporting requirements for acute care hospitals, insertion of 10-mile “halo” around existing trauma centers, trauma center application requirements, trauma center application reviews by regional trauma agencies, submission of letters of community support, revisions to provide clarity on the relationship between funding and reporting requirements.
This notice amends the workshop notice that was published in Vol. 41, No. 93 on May 13, 2015, to add a call-in number.; May 27, 2015, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Department of Health, Room 301, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, Florida
Call-in number: 1-888-670-3525; Participant code: 6939930618
Published on: 15993959. Review these rules and amend rule langage as necessary to ensure that all rules conform to statutory requirements and delete unnecessary and obsolete language.
Published on: 7591722. This notice is to alert the public that the Department of Health, Office of Trauma did not receive a request for a rule development workshop from the June 5, 2009 F.A.W. Notice of Rule Development on the proposed revisions to the above referenced rules. Therefore, the Office of Trauma is moving forward with this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to create a new definitions section in Chapter 64J-2, F.A.C., to include the definitions that apply to Chapter 64J-2, Trauma, F.A.C., with cross references to definitions in 64J-1.001, F.A.C., that apply to both EMS and Trauma rules.
Published on: 7235150. On October 1, 2008, the Chapter 64E-2, Division of Environment Health was transferred to the new rule Title 64J Division of Emergency Medical Operations. The definitions section of Rule 64E-2.001, F.A.C., which includes trauma-related definitions, was transferred to the definitions section in Chapter 64J-1, F.A.C., Emergency Medical Services.
This notice is to alert the public that the Office of Trauma is proposing the creation of a definitions section in Chapter 64J-2, F.A.C., Trauma with cross references to emergency medical services definitions in Rule 64J-1.001, F.A.C., that relate to both Chapters 64J-1 and 64J-2, F.A.C. The only definition change is the definition of “department.” The definition of department in the proposed Chapter 64J-2, F.A.C., references the Office of Trauma. The notice also includes technical revisions in other sections of Chapter 64J-2, F.A.C., where the definition of “department” is referenced, to change this definition reference from subsections 64J-1.001(4) to 64J-2.001(4), F.A.C. A technical revision is included to correct the table number “IV” to table number “I” in Rule 64J-2.012, F.A.C.