Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-706.12: Purposes of Center

The purposes of the Emergency Medical Services for Children

Resource Center shall be to:

1. Maximize pediatric emergency care in Oklahoma through expert

leadership, education, research and advocacy;

2. Develop guidelines for approval of emergency medical service

facilities as Emergency Departments Approved for Pediatrics (EDA-P)

and for rating the ability of a facility to provide pediatric

emergency medical services;

3. Develop guidelines for equipment and its use for prehospital

and hospital pediatric emergency care;

4. Develop guidelines and protocols for prehospital and

hospital facilities which encompass all levels of pediatric

emergency medical services, including, but not limited to,

stabilization, treatment, transfers and referrals;

5. Provide initial and continuing professional education

programs and guidelines on pediatric emergency medical care for

emergency medical services personnel and other health care

providers;

6. Conduct public education concerning pediatric emergency

medical services including, but not limited to, prevention and

access to pediatric emergency services;

7. Collect and analyze existing data from prehospital and

hospital emergency medical systems related to pediatric emergency

and critical care for the purpose of quality improvement;

8. Consult with and advise public and private organizations,

including the Emergency Medical Services Division and the Trauma

Systems Development Section of the Injury Prevention Service within

the State Department of Health, the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office,

law enforcement, fire service, ambulance services, educational

institutions, professional organizations, business organizations,

hospital organizations and any other federally funded projects in

pediatric emergency and critical care medical services;

9. Provide other services and activities deemed necessary to

maximize pediatric emergency care in the State of Oklahoma; and

10. Solicit and accept funds from the federal government and

other public and private sources.