July 2, 2013

Representative Jeffrey Thompson, Chairperson

Administrative Rules Oversight Committee

c/o Legislative Services Agency

200 West Washington Street, Suite 301

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2789

ATTN: Sarah Burkman, AROC Counsel

RE: LSA Document #12-617, Trauma Registry Rule

Dear Representative Thompson:

On behalf of the Indiana State Department of Health (Department), I am submitting this notice to the Administrative Rules Oversight Committee in compliance with IC 4-22-2-25 because the Department has determined that the promulgation of the captioned rule may not be completed within one year after publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule.

The Department published its Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule for the captioned document on November 28, 2012 (DIN: 20121128-IR-410120617NIA). On January 9, 2013, the Department sent the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a copy of the proposed rule and fiscal analysis as required under IC 4-22-2-28. Under IC 4-22-2-28, the Department may not send the proposed rule for publication in the Indiana Register until the agency receives OMB approval. The Department received approval from OMB to go forward with this rulemaking on June 14, 2013. The proposed rule will be published on July 3, 2013, and a public hearing is scheduled for July 29, 2013.

Following the public hearing, the Department must consider and respond to public comments and present the rule to the ISDH Executive Board for final adoption. Pursuant to IC 4-22-2-32, the Attorney General has 45 days to complete his review of the rule. Whether a quorum is present at the ISDH Executive Board meeting, and the Attorney General's time frame for rule review, are outside of the Department's control. Thus, promulgation of this rule will likely not be completed by November 28, 2013. The Department expects that the rule can be approved by the Governor by November 28, 2014.

This notice setting forth the expected date of approval of LSA [Document] #12-617 as November 28, 2014, is being submitted in a timely manner. August 5, 2013, is the two hundred and fiftieth day after publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule.

Sincerely,

James Huston

Chief of Staff