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

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

### Chapter 10 — Neurotrauma Center Standards

#### Regulation .11 Research.

*COMAR 30.08.10.11*

A neurotrauma center shall:

A. An organized neurotrauma research program and a documented research plan;

B. Evidence of productivity through peer-reviewed publications;

C. Proposals reviewed by an institutional review board;

D. Presentations at local, regional, or national meetings;

E. Publications in peer-reviewed journals on an average of six per year; and

F. Clinical research trials designed to enhance the trauma system's ability to resuscitate, stabilize, and treat neurotrauma patients in the most cost-effective manner.