Regulation .11 Qualifications of Stroke Center Director and Clinicians.
Regulation .11 Qualifications of Stroke Center Director and Clinicians.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Director.
(1)
The stroke center medical director shall be a physician with competence in caring for the acute stroke patient and be Board-certified or Board-eligible in:
(a)
Neurology;
(b)
Neurosurgery; or
(c)
Vascular neurology.
(2)
The stroke center medical director’s qualifications shall include:
(a)
Completion of a stroke fellowship or vascular neurosurgery fellowship and obtained vascular neurology certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology;
(b)
Active participation in the Stroke Quality Improvement Council (QIC);
(c)
12 hours of category 1 CME credits related to stroke care annually;
(d)
Participation in at least one regional, national, or international stroke conference annually;
(e)
Participation in stroke patient morbidity and mortality reviews; and
(f)
Participation in stroke research and publication efforts.
B.
Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, NeurInterventionalists, NeuroRadiologisst, NeuroIntensivists, and Vascular Surgeons. Qualifications for neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurointerventionalists, neuroradiologists, vascular surgeons and neurointensivists shall include:
(1)
Board certification or Board eligibility in their specialty as approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties;
(2)
Completion of:
(a)
A fellowship;
(b)
Demonstrated experience equivalent to completion of a stroke specialty fellowship appropriate to their area of expertise; or
(c)
Both of these;
(3)
8 or more hours of category 1 or 2 CME credits per year related to stroke care;
(4)
Participation in stroke patient morbidity and mortality reviews; and
(5)
Participation in stroke research and publication efforts.
C.
Emergency Physicians. The qualifications of emergency physicians who care for stroke patients shall include:
(1)
Board certification or Board eligibility in emergency medicine as approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties;
(2)
Participation in stroke patient morbidity and mortality reviews;
(3)
4 or more hours of category 1 or 2 CME credits per year related to stroke care; and
(4)
Participation in stroke research and publication efforts.
D.
Nurse Practitioners. Nurse Practitioners who care for stroke patients shall:
(1)
Hold a current license with the Maryland State Board of Nursing to practice as a registered nurse;
(2)
Maintain certification as a nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center or other certification organization as deemed appropriate by the Maryland State Board of Nursing; and
(3)
Be credentialed through the hospital’s credentialing process.
E.
Physician Assistants. Physician assistants who care for stroke patients shall:
(1)
Have graduated from a physician assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its successor;
(2)
Maintain current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;
(3)
Maintain an approved delegation agreement on file with the Maryland Board of Physicians; and
(4)
Be credentialed through the hospital credentialing process.