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