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

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

### Chapter 08 — Pediatric Trauma Center Standards

#### Regulation .11 Rehabilitation Services.

*COMAR 30.08.08.11*

The hospital shall have:

A. Rehabilitation capabilities adequately staffed with equipment available to treat all injured children while in the pediatric trauma center;

B. Rehabilitation consultation services, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy, available in the critical care phase as needed;

C. Pediatric rehabilitation services staffed by personnel trained in pediatric rehabilitation care and properly equipped for acute care of injured pediatric patients;

D. Full in-house service or transfer process in place to a rehabilitation service for long-term care or sub-acute care; and

E. Transfer agreements to rehabilitation hospitals, for the primary three rehabilitation hospitals the trauma center utilizes, which may be a joint transfer agreement if the trauma center is a part of a health system that utilizes a particular rehabilitation center.