104 STAT. 2916 PUBLIC LAW 101-590 —NOV. 16, 1990 "TITLE X II—TRAUMA CARE "P AR T A—GENERAL AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY 42 USC 300d. "SEC. 1201. ESTABLISHMENT. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall, with respect to trauma care— "(1) conduct and support research, training, evaluations, and demonstration projects; "(2) foster the development of appropriate, modern systems of such care through the sharing of information among agencies and individuals involved in the study and provision of such care; "(3) provide to State and local agencies technical assistance; and "(4) sponsor workshops and conferences. "(b) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND CONTRACTS. — The Secretary may make grants, and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts, for the purpose of carrying out subsection (a). 42 USC 300d-l. "SEC. 1202. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. —The Secretary shall establish an advisory council to be known as the Advisory Council on Trauma Care Systems (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Council'). "(b) DUTIES.— The Council shall— "(1) periodically conduct assessments of the needs in the United States with respect to trauma care and the extent to which the States are responding to such needs, including special consideration of the unique needs of rural areas; "(2) submit to the Secretary the findings made as a result of such assessments; and "(3) advise the Secretary with respect to activities carried out under this title, including the development of the model trauma plan described in section 1213(c). "(c) MEMBERSHIP. — "(1) IN GENERAL,—The Secretary shall appoint to the Council 12 appropriately qualified representatives of the public who are not officers or employees of the United States. Of such members— "(A) 3 shall be individuals experienced or specially trained in trauma surgery (including a critical care nurse); "(B) 3 shall be individuals experienced or specially trained in emergency medicine (including a nurse who is specially trained in emergency medicine); "(C) 1 shall be an individual experienced or specially trained in the care of injured children; "(D) 1 shall be an individual experienced or specially trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation; and "(E) 4 shall be individuals experienced or specially trained in the development, administration, or financing of trauma care systems. "(2) Ex OFFICIO MEMBERS. —The Secretary may designate as ex officio members of the Council appropriately qualified representatives of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Transportation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and such other agencies of the Federal Government as the Secretary determines to have functions affecting emergency medical services.
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