2011 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 190 Emergency Services
Section 190.241. Trauma, STEMI, or stroke centers, designation by department--on-site reviews--grounds for suspension or revocation of designation--fees--administrative hearing commission to hear persons aggrieved by designation.

190.241. 1. The department shall designate a hospital as an adult, pediatric or adult and pediatric trauma center when a hospital, upon proper application submitted by the hospital and site review, has been found by the department to meet the applicable level of trauma center criteria for designation in accordance with rules adopted by the department as prescribed by section 190.185.

2. The department shall designate a hospital as a STEMI or stroke center when such hospital, upon proper application and site review, has been found by the department to meet the applicable level of STEMI or stroke center criteria for designation in accordance with rules adopted by the department as prescribed by section 190.185. In developing STEMI center and stroke center designation criteria, the department shall use, as it deems practicable, appropriate peer-reviewed or evidence-based research on such topics including, but not limited to, the most recent guidelines of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association for STEMI centers, or the Joint Commission's Primary Stroke Center Certification program criteria for stroke centers, or Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Center Recommendations as published by the American Stroke Association.

3. The department of health and senior services shall, not less than once every five years, conduct an on-site review of every trauma, STEMI, and stroke center through appropriate department personnel or a qualified contractor. On-site reviews shall be coordinated for the different types of centers to the extent practicable with hospital licensure inspections conducted under chapter 197. No person shall be a qualified contractor for purposes of this subsection who has a substantial conflict of interest in the operation of any trauma, STEMI, or stroke center under review. The department may deny, place on probation, suspend or revoke such designation in any case in which it has reasonable cause to believe that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. If the department of health and senior services has reasonable cause to believe that a hospital is not in compliance with such provisions or regulations, it may conduct additional announced or unannounced site reviews of the hospital to verify compliance. If a trauma, STEMI, or stroke center fails two consecutive on-site reviews because of substantial noncompliance with standards prescribed by sections 190.001 to 190.245 or rules adopted by the department pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245, its center designation shall be revoked.

4. The department of health and senior services may establish appropriate fees to offset the costs of trauma, STEMI, and stroke center reviews.

5. No hospital shall hold itself out to the public as a STEMI center, stroke center, adult trauma center, pediatric trauma center, or an adult and pediatric trauma center unless it is designated as such by the department of health and senior services.

6. Any person aggrieved by an action of the department of health and senior services affecting the trauma, STEMI, or stroke center designation pursuant to this chapter, including the revocation, the suspension, or the granting of, refusal to grant, or failure to renew a designation, may seek a determination thereon by the administrative hearing commission under chapter 621. It shall not be a condition to such determination that the person aggrieved seek a reconsideration, a rehearing, or exhaust any other procedure within the department.

(L. 1987 S.B. 31 & 29 4, A.L. 1998 S.B. 743, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1790)

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