Regulation .10 Qualifications of Stroke Center Director and Clinicians.
Regulation .10 Qualifications of Stroke Center Director and Clinicians.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The stroke center medical director shall be a physician with special competence in caring for the acute stroke patient who is Board certified or Board eligible in:
(1)
Neurology;
(2)
Emergency medicine;
(3)
Neurosurgery;
(4)
Neuro interventional radiology; or
(5)
Internal medicine.
B.
The stroke center medical director’s qualifications shall include:
(1)
Active participation in the stroke Quality Improvement Council (QIC); and
(2)
8 hours of category 1 CME credits related to stroke care annually.
C.
Qualifications for stroke center physicians who care for acute stroke patients shall include 4 or more hours of category 1 or 2 CME credits per year related to stroke care.
D.
Training for non-physician stroke center professional staff who care for acute stroke patients shall include 4 or more hours per year of continuing education in areas related to cerebrovascular disease.