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: Neurology; Emergency medicine; Neurosurgery; Neuro interventional radiology; or Internal medicine. The stroke center medical director’s qualifications shall include: Active participation in the stroke Quality Improvement Council (QIC); and 8 hours of category 1 CME credits related to stroke care annually. 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. 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.