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

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

### Chapter 14 — Hand and Upper Extremity Trauma Center Standards

#### Regulation .01 Definitions.

*COMAR 30.08.14.01*

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)” means the private, nonprofit council that evaluates and accredits medical residency programs in the United States.

  (2) “Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)” means the international independent, nonprofit accreditor of human service providers in the areas of rehabilitation, employment, child, and family.

  (3) “Hand and upper extremity physician trauma team” means the physician team required by Regulation .03 of this chapter.

  (4) “Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC)” means an independent, nonprofit accrediting body for the testing and credentialing of hand therapists.