Membership Qualifications

  1. All members are encouraged to be active participants. CATRAC reports on participation of pre-hospital providers, hospitals, and first responder organizations to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) annually. Participation may be used to determine eligibility for funding and other regulatory functions. Active membership, on a rolling 24-month basis, is defined as:
  2. Payment of annual membership dues.
  3. Member representative attendance of 75% of General Membership meetings.
  4. Committee Chairs must attend 75% of all General Membership meetings.
  5. Representation at 75% of meetings, of at least two committees
    1. Healthcare Facility – Trauma & Emergency Healthcare System Committee and one other committee
    2. Pre-hospital provider agency – Pre-hospital Committee and one other committee
  6. Representation at 75% of applicable committees or workgroups, as outlined in Texas Administrative Code.
  7. Respond to all queries (e.g., requests for data, survey responses, etc.) within the specified timeline Submission of data to the Texas Trauma registry and CATRAC, as defined in the Data Committee expectations.