Regulation .01 Designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Regulation .01 Designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.LinkCopy Citation
In addition to meeting the requirements of COMAR 30.08.11.01, a designated comprehensive stroke center hospital shall:
A.
Be designated by MIEMSS as a primary stroke center at the time of application for designation as a comprehensive stroke center;
B.
Continue to meet the primary stroke center requirements in COMAR 30.08.11 to the extent such requirements are consistent with designation as a comprehensive stroke center;
C.
Act as a resource center for other facilities in its region or state;
D.
Annually care for at least 20 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by aneurysm patients per year;
E.
Annually perform a combined total of 15 endovascular coiling and surgical clippings per year for aneurysm;
F.
Annually administer fibrinolytics to 25 eligible patients per year or 50 eligible patients over 2 years:
(1)
IV fibrinolytic ordered and monitored via telemedicine at another hospital is acceptable; and
(2)
IV fibrinolytic administered at an outside hospital and transferred to CSC site is acceptable;
G.
Satisfy the MIEMSS requirements for designation as a comprehensive stroke center by MIEMSS; and
H.
Meet the requirements for a site review in COMAR 30.08.02.06, which may be satisfied by completing either:
(1)
An on-site review by MIEMSS; or
(2)
A site survey as part of The Joint Commission Disease Specific Care Certification Program for certification as a comprehensive stroke center if the hospital:
(a)
Authorized The Joint Commission to provide MIEMSS with survey findings, certification reports, and other information related to The Joint Commission's certification of the hospital as a comprehensive stroke center;
(b)
Allows MIEMSS to participate in the accreditation site survey; and
(c)
Provides MIEMSS any additional information required to determine it has satisfied the requirements for designation under this chapter.