2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 216B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES 216B.0425 Primary stroke center designation for acute care hospitals.
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216B.0425 Primary stroke center designation for acute care hospitals.
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Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this section:
(a) "Acute care hospital" means a licensed facility providing inpatient and
outpatient medical or surgical services to an individual that seeks care
and treatment, regardless of the individual's ability to pay for services, on
an immediate and emergent basis through an established emergency
department and a continuous treatment basis on its premises for more
than twenty-four (24) hours; and
(b) "Primary stroke center certification" means certification for acute care
hospitals issued by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) or another cabinet-approved nationally
recognized organization that provides disease-specific certification for
stroke care, that:
1.
Complies with census-based national standards and safety goals;
2.
Effectively uses evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to
manage and optimize care; and
3.
Uses an organized approach to measure performance.
The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall designate as
a primary stroke center any acute care hospital which has received a primary
stroke center certification.
The secretary shall suspend or revoke an acute care hospital's designation as
a primary stroke center if certification is withdrawn by JCAHO or another
cabinet-approved certifying organization.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010.
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