Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007

Summary

Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) collect, compile, and disseminate information on achievements and problems in providing trauma care and emergency medical services; and (2) promote the collection and categorization of trauma data in a consistent and standardized manner. Removes authorization for the National Clearinghouse on Trauma Care and Emergency Medical Services. Allows the Secretary to make grants to entities to carry out demonstration projects to improve emergency medical services in rural areas by increasing communication and coordination with state trauma systems. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants to improve access to and enhance the development of trauma care systems. Revises the matching requirements for states to be eligible for grants to improve emergency medical services. Prohibits the Secretary from making trauma care grants to a state unless the state's emergency medical services plan coordinates planning for trauma systems with state disaster emergency planning and bioterrorism hospital preparedness planning. Requires the Secretary to update the model plan for the designation of trauma centers and for triage, transfer, and transportation policies. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine or another appropriate entity to conduct a study on the state of trauma care and trauma research.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 29 March 2007

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 29 March 2007

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 29 March 2007

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2007

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2007

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 February 2007

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