10A NCAC 13P .1003       MISREPRESENTATION OF DESIGNATION

(a)  Hospitals shall not represent themselves as trauma centers unless they are currently designated by the Department pursuant to Section .0900 of this Subchapter.

(b)  Designation applies only to the hospital that submitted the RFP and underwent the formal site survey and does not extend to its satellite facilities or affiliates.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-162;

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002;

Eff. April 1, 2003;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. February 2, 2016.