Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-2-3 - ALABAMA STATEWIDE HEALTH SYSTEM FOR STROKE
Section 420-2-3-.06 - Regional Advisory Councils

(1) Creation. Regional Councils are established to advise, consult with, and accommodate specific regional needs. Each Regional Council shall provide data required by the Department or the Council to assess the effectiveness of the statewide stroke system.

(2) Membership. Each Regional Council shall have a minimum of ten members. The membership of the Regional Councils shall be appointed in the same manner as the Council is appointed and shall be composed of representatives of the same groups, in accordance with Section 22-llD-5, Code of Ala. 1975. The chair of each Regional Council shall be elected by its members to serve for a 4-year term. The members shall represent the demographic composition of the region served, as far as practicable. Regional Council members shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties at the same rate as state employees.

(3) Responsibilities. The Regional Council is responsible for direct oversight and management of its specific regional stroke system. The Regional Council shall review regional stroke program activities for appropriateness, quality, and quantity, including pre-hospital and hospital care. The Regional Councils shall decide the appropriate secondary patient care triage criteria for their specific region to ensure patients are routed to the closest and most appropriate hospital.

(4) In addition, the Regional Council shall fulfill the responsibilities as listed below:

(5) QA/QI Committees. The Regional Councils shall document the effectiveness of hospital and emergency medical services QA/QI evaluations through routine reports of these QA/QI activities provided by each stroke system entity in their specific region. The Regional Council will routinely perform focused review of specific QA/QI items of pre-hospital and hospital stroke care activities as determined appropriate by the Regional Council. Recommendations for action will be developed by the committee based on analysis of data/information evaluated during committee function. The Regional Council will submit quarterly reports to the Department for review to ensure system processes are followed. Materials prepared during the QA/QI process are confidential and privileged as provided in Sections 6-5-333, 22-21-8, and 34-24-58, Code of Ala. 1975.