Section 13110.7 Of Article 1. General From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
13110.7
. The State Fire Marshal shall establish and maintain a
registry of burn injuries and deaths, and shall annually compile a
statistical report of such injuries and deaths.
The director of every burn center which examines, treats, or
admits a person with a burn or smoke inhalation injury or a person
who suffers a burn-related death shall file a report with the State
Fire Marshal describing the injury or death at the end of the
examination or treatment or at the time the patient is discharged
from the burn center or at the time of the patient's death.
As used in this section, the term "burn center" means an intensive
care unit in which there are specially trained physicians, nursing
and supportive personnel and the necessary monitoring and therapeutic
equipment needed to provide specialized medical and nursing care to
burned patients.
The State Fire Marshall shall, in cooperation with the burn
centers, develop the form to be used in reporting information to the
State Fire Marshal under this section.