216B.0425 Primary stroke center designation for acute care hospitals.
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<![CDATA[ Page 1 of 1 216B.0425 Primary stroke center designation for acute care hospitals. (1) Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this section: (a) "Acute care hospital" means a licensed facility providing inpatient and outpatient medical or surgical services to an individual that seeks care and <br>treatment, regardless of the individual's ability to pay for services, on an <br>immediate and emergent basis through an established emergency department <br>and a continuous treatment basis on its premises for more than twenty-four <br>(24) hours; and (b) "Primary stroke center certification" means certification for acute care <br>hospitals issued by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare <br>Organizations (JCAHO) or another cabinet-approved nationally recognized <br>organization that provides disease-specific certification for stroke care, that: <br>1. Complies with census-based national standards and safety goals; 2. Effectively uses evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to manage <br>and optimize care; and 3. Uses an organized approach to measure performance. (2) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall designate as a primary stroke center any acute care hospital which has received a primary stroke <br>center certification. (3) The secretary shall suspend or revoke an acute care hospital's designation as a primary stroke center if certification is withdrawn by JCAHO or another cabinet-<br>approved certifying organization. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. ]]>