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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 30.08.18.07" title_num="30" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="18" heading="Stroke Unit.">
  <text>The facility shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If an acute care hospital, maintain a stroke unit that meets the requirements of this regulation which:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Has designated beds for the care of patients not eligible for fibrinolytic therapy or endovascular therapy through qualified clinical staff who meet the requirements in Regulation .10 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Develops a standardized process originating in clinical practice guidelines or evidence-based practice to deliver or facilitate the delivery of clinical care;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Develops an individualized plan of care that is based on the patient’s assessed needs and reflects coordination of care with other programs, as determined by patient comorbidities; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Maintains written documentation delineating the function of the stroke unit including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Admission criteria;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Discharge criteria;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Stroke care protocols;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Patient census;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Rehabilitation in the hospital;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Rehabilitation after discharge; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Outcomes data; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If not an acute care hospital, have a written transfer agreement with a hospital which:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Meets the requirements of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has an inpatient stroke unit that meets the requirements of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Can admit the patient after initial treatment and stabilization.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>