Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 Public Law 113–152 Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 152 113–152 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 11055 113 2014-08-08 Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 [(Public Law 113–152)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 113-152. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. [42 U.S.C. 201 note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014”.
SEC. 2. TRAUMA DEFINITION. (a) Revised Definition Under Trauma Systems Grants Programs.—Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-31) is amended to read as follows: “(4) Trauma.—The term ‘trauma’ means an injury resulting from exposure to— “(A) a mechanical force; or “(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.” . (b) Revised Definition Under Interagency Program for Trauma Research.—Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-61(h)) is amended to read as follows: “(3) The term ‘trauma’ means an injury resulting from exposure to— “(A) a mechanical force; or “(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.” .