PART VI. TRAUMA CENTERS
§2171. Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(2) "Trauma case" means any injured person who has been evaluated
by prehospital personnel according to policies and procedures established by
the Louisiana Department of Health and who has been found to require
transportation to a trauma center.
(3) "Trauma center" means a health care facility which is capable of
treating one or more types of potentially seriously injured persons and which
has been certified as a trauma center by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Acts 1987, No. 358, §1.