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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
DATE: June 12, 1985 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: SB 702
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of support for SB 702 by Senator Diane Watson
which would prohibit a health care provider from advertising
itself as a "trauma facility" , "trauma hospital" , "trauma
center" , "trauma care provider" , "trauma vehicle" , or similar
terminology, unless the-use is authorized by the local
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency.
BACKGROUND:
Under existing law, local EMS agencies may designate trauma
facilities as part of their trauma care system. This bill
would prohibit facilities, or emergency vehicles, from using
the term "trauma" unless they have been authorized to do so by
the EMS agency. This additional control is considered
necessary in order to make it clear to the public that a
facility which advertises itself as a "trauma facility" has, in
fact, been certified as meeting certain specified standards.
In the absence of SB 702 , the use of the term "trauma" can
become confused and meaningless to the public since it will not
necessarily indicate that certain specified standards are
maintained by the facility.
Passage of SB 702 will strengthen the hand of the local EMS
agency, and clarify for the benefit of the public that a
facility that holds itself out to be a "trauma facility" has
been so designated.
The Health Services Director recommends that the Board support
SB 702, and this office concurs in that recommendation.
SB 702 passed the Senate May 9 in its current form by a vote of
35: 0 and the Assembly Health Committee June 4 by a vote of
11:1. It is currently pending a hearing in the Assembly Ways
and Means Committee.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON June 18. 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator /
CC: Health Services Director ATTESTED (,/��( T / 11p
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Senator Diane Watson PHI/ BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Assemblymen Baker, Bates, Campbell , SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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