2006 Minnesota Statutes

144.602 DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 144.602 to 144.608, the terms defined
in this section have the meanings given them.
    Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
    Subd. 3. Major trauma. "Major trauma" means a sudden severe injury or damage to the
body caused by an external force that results in potentially life-threatening injuries or that could
result in the following disabilities:
(1) impairment of cognitive or mental abilities;
(2) impairment of physical functioning; or
(3) disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning.
    Subd. 4. Trauma hospital. "Trauma hospital" means a hospital that voluntarily meets the
commissioner's criteria under section 144.603 and that has been designated as a trauma hospital
under section 144.605.
History: 1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 25; 2006 c 212 art 3 s 12