# COMAR Title 30 — Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

## Subtitle 08 — Designation of Trauma and Specialty Referral Centers

### Chapter 06 — Adult and Pediatric Burn Center Standards

#### Regulation .19 Burn Research.

*COMAR 30.08.06.19*

A burn center shall have:
            
          
        
        
          
            A. An organized burn-related research program with a designated physician director;
            E
          
          
            B. A written research plan developed and reviewed yearly;
            E
          
          
            C. A dedicated master’s prepared researcher, separate from the BPM;
            D
          
          
            D. Regular meetings of the research group;
            E
          
          
            E. Evidence of productivity through peer review;
            E
          
          
            F. Proposals reviewed by an institutional review board;
            E
          
          
            G. Presentations at local, regional, or national meetings; and
            E
          
          
            H. Publications in three or greater peer-reviewed journals.
            E

Note: E = Essential; D = Desired