Regulation .11 Qualifications of Emergency Department Clinical Staff.

Emergency department clinical staff shall participate in cerebrovascular disease educational activities at least two times a year if they:

(1)

Triage patients in the emergency department; or

(2)

Care for acute stroke patients.

Emergency department clinical staff who triage patients in the emergency department or care for acute stroke patients shall be trained in:

(1)

Diagnosis of acute stroke;

(2)

Treatment of acute stroke; and

(3)

Use of clinically appropriate fibrinolytics and educated on the indication and referral for endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke.