902 KAR 28:050. Kentucky’s Trauma
System Appeals Process.
RELATES
TO: KRS 211.490, 211.492, 211.494, 211.496
STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: 211.494(8)
NECESSITY,
FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 211.494(8) authorizes the Department for Public
Health to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter
13A to implement a statewide trauma care system. This administrative regulation
establishes the appeal process for a facility that has been denied verification
or designation as a trauma center.
Section
1. Appeals Process. (1) An applicant may appeal a decision of the Department
for Public Health within thirty (30) days of the date of notification that:
(a)
The applicant was denied verification or designation as a trauma center;
(b)
A designated trauma center was denied reverification; or
(c)
A designated trauma center designation was revoked or suspended.
(2)
To initiate an appeal, the applicant shall submit a written request for a
hearing pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B to the Commissioner of Public Health.
(3)
Each appeal shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. (38 Ky.R. 1683; Am. 1864; eff. 6-1-2012.)