Table 1.

Major federal ordinances regulating emergency care policy

Federal ordinances/Year	Content
Ordinance 2048/2002	Regulates Emergency State Systems; establishes its principles and guidelines, sets standards, operating criteria, classification and registration of emergency hospitals.
Ordinance 1863/2003	Enacts Federal Policy for Emergency Care (PNAU), to be implemented in all federal units, according to federative levels autonomy.
Ordinance 2072/2003	Creates Emergency Care National Management Committee and defines its powers and responsibilities.
Ordinance 1864/2003	Implements Pre-hospital Care Mobile Service created by Federal Policy for Emergency Care, in all municipalities and regions of Brazil: SAMU - 192.
Ordinance 3125/2006	Enacts QualiSUS program and establishes its jurisdiction. Sets guidelines to structure and organize emergency care actions focusing on pre-hospital and hospital care.
Ordinance 2922/2008	Establishes guidelines for Emergency Care Units implementation; Defines conditions, responsibilities and prerequisites for setting up these facilities within emergency care networks.
Ordinance 1600/2011	Reformulates Federal Policy for Emergency Care and creates Emergency Care Network.
Ordinance 2648/2011	Reviwes guidelines for Emergency Care Units implementation.