PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 106 STAT. 433 "(r) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994.". TITLE VI—TRAUMA CENTERS AND DRUG-RELATED VIOLENCE SEC. 601. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF GRANTS. Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.), as added by section 3 of Public Law 101-590 (104 Stat. 2915), is amended by adding at the end the following new part: "PART D—TRAUMA CENTERS OPERATING IN AREAS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY DRUG-RELATED VIOLENCE
- SEC. 1241. GRANTS FOR CERTAM TRAUMA CENTERS.
42 USC 300D-4L "(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants for the purpose of providing for the operating expenses of trauma centers that have incurred substantial uncompensated costs in providing trauma care in geographic areas with a significant incidence of violence arising directly or indirectly from illicit trafficking in drugs. Grants under this subsection may be made only to such trauma centers. "(b) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF CENTERS. — "(1) SIGNIFICANT INCIDENCE OF TREATING CERTAIN PATIENTS. — "(A) The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) to a trauma center unless me population of patients that has been served by the center for the period specified in subpsiragraph (B) includes a significant number of patients who were treated for— "(i) trauma resulting from the penetration of the skin by knives, bullets, or any other implement that can be used as a weapon; or "(ii) trauma that the center reasonably believes resultsfi-omviolence arising directly or indirectly from illicit trafficking in drugs. "(B) The period specified in this subparagraph is the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which the trauma center involved is applying to receive a grant under subsection (a). "(2) PARTICIPATION IN TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM OPERATING UNDER CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES. — The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the trauma center involved is a participant in a system that— "(A) provides comprehensive medical care to victims of trauma in the geographic area in which the trauma center is located; "(B) is established by the State or political subdivision in which such center is located; and "(C)(i) has adopted guidelines for the designation of trauma centers, and for triage, transfer, and transportation policies, equivalent to (or more protective than) the applicable guidelines developed by the American College of Surgeons or utilized in the model plein established under section 1213(c); or
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