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Authority: AS 18.08.080 AS 18.08.082 AS 18.08.084 Article 7. Trauma Centers, Trauma Registry, and Trauma Care Fund. Rule 7 AAC 26.710. Purpose 7 AAC 26.715. Application for certification 7 AAC 26.720. Qualifications for certification 7 AAC 26.725. Term of initial certification 7 AAC 26.730. Recertification 7 AAC 26.735. Actions not prohibited 7 AAC 26.740. Grounds for suspension, revocation, or conditioning a certificate 7 AAC 26.742. Appeal of denial of certificate 7 AAC 26.745. Trauma registry 7 AAC 26.750. Requirements for payment from trauma care fund 7 AAC 26.710. Purpose. The purpose of 7 AAC 26.710 — 7 AAC 26.745 is to promote the health and safety of the people of Alaska by setting minimum standards for hospitals or medical clinics to voluntarily meet criteria adopted by the department so that they may represent themselves as trauma centers. Nothing in 7 AAC 26.710 — 7 AAC 26.745 is intended to require a hospital, clinic, or other entity to be certified as a trauma center in order to treat patients with traumatic injuries. However, under AS 18.08.084(e), a hospital, clinic, or other entity not certified as a trauma center under AS 18.08.082, may not represent itself as a trauma center. (Eff. 4/7/96, Register 138) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.08.010 AS 18.08.082

AS 18.08.080 AS 18.08.084 7 AAC 26.715. Application for certification.