RS 40:2843: Louisiana Emergency Response Network; creation; domicile

A. The Louisiana Emergency Response Network is hereby created as a network which, through its board, shall direct the efforts to decrease trauma, stroke, and STEMI-related deaths and incidents of morbidity and mortality due to trauma, stroke, and STEMI in Louisiana. By maximizing the integrated delivery of optimal resources for patients who ultimately need acute trauma, stroke, and STEMI care, the network shall address the daily demands of trauma, stroke, and STEMI care and form the basis for disaster preparedness. The resources required for each component of the system shall be clearly identified, deployed, and studied to ensure that all injured patients gain access to the appropriate level of care in a timely, coordinated, and cost-effective manner.

B. The domicile of the network shall be Baton Rouge, Louisiana.