# 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 .16 Trauma Research.

*COMAR 30.08.08.16*

The level I pediatric trauma center shall:

A. Have an organized pediatric trauma research program with a designated physician director and a documented research plan;

B. Hold regular meetings of the research group;

C. Show evidence of productivity;

D. Have research proposals reviewed by an institutional review board;

E. Conduct clinical research designed to enhance the trauma system’s ability to resuscitate, stabilize, and treat trauma patients in the most cost-effective manner;

F. Present research study results at local, regional, and national meetings; and

G. Produce publications in peer-reviewed journals on an average of seven times per year.