Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act”.
Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act
A BILL
To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Reauthorization of certain trauma care programs
Section 1232(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–32(a)) is amended by striking “2014” and inserting “2019”.
Sec. 3 Improvements and clarifications to certain trauma care programs
Allocation of funds for competitive grants for regionalized systems for emergency care response— Section 1232(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–32(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014, not more than 50 percent of such amounts remaining for such fiscal year after application of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be allocated for the purpose of carrying out section 1204.”
Clarifications under trauma systems formula grants requirements relating to the American Burn Association— Section 1213 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–13) is amended—
in subsection (a)(3), by inserting “and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014) contains national standards and requirements of the American Burn Association for the designation of verified burn centers,” after “such entity,”;
in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking “and the American Academy of Pediatrics,” and inserting “the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014) the American Burn Association,”; and
in subsection (c)(1)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “and not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act” after “Act of 2007”; and
in subparagraph (A), by striking “and the American Academy of Pediatrics” and inserting “the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (with respect to the update pursuant to the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act) the American Burn Association”.
Technical amendments— Part B of title XII of the Public Health Service Act is amended—
in section 1218(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 300d–18(c)(2)), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “1232(b)(3)” and inserting “section 1232(b)”; and
in section 1222 (42 U.S.C. 300d–22), by striking “October 1, 2008” and inserting “October 1, 2016”.