The stroke center medical director shall be a physician with special competence in caring for the acute stroke patient who is clinically active at the facility and is Board certified or Board eligible in: Neurology; Internal medicine; or Emergency medicine. The stroke center medical director’s qualifications shall include active participation in the Stroke Quality Improvement Council (QIC) and 8 or more hours of category 1 CME credits related to stroke care annually. Qualifications for stroke center physicians who care for stroke patients shall include 4 or more hours of category 1 or 2 CME credits per year related to stroke care. Training for nonphysician stroke center professional staff who care for acute stroke patients shall include 4 or more hours of continuing medical education per year in the area of cerebrovascular disease.