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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 30.08.10.01" title_num="30" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="10" heading="Organization.">
  <text>A neurotrauma center hospital shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Maintain a specialized unit dedicated to traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Be designated as Level 1 trauma center or PARC by MIEMSS;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Demonstrate both a medical and administrative commitment to the care of the neurotrauma patient by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Having a board of director's resolution stating:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>That the hospital agrees to meet the neurotrauma standards for designation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The hospital's commitment to the infrastructure and the financial, human, and physical resources necessary to support the neurotrauma center;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Establishing an identifiable organization whose dedication to the care of the neurotrauma patient is shown in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Its mission statement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The configuration of its medical, administrative, and support staffs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The configuration of its physical plant; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Maintain current hospital accreditation by an organization that has been granted deeming authority by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services and approved by the Maryland Department of Health to accredit hospitals in the State.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>