Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
211.340,
211.341,
211.342,
211.343
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
194A.050(1) requires the
secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate
administrative regulations necessary to operate the programs and fulfill the
responsibilities vested in the cabinet.
KRS
211.343 requires the Department for Public
Health to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter
13A to implement a statewide system for heart attack response and treatment by
recognizing licensed hospitals according to an assigned level of cardiac care,
and to establish and implement a plan for achieving continuous quality
improvement in the quality of care provided under a statewide system for heart
attack response and treatment. This administrative regulation establishes the
hospital recognition process for Kentucky's cardiac care system.
Section 1. Definition. "Department" is
defined by KRS
211.340.
Section 2. Hospital Level of Heart Attack
Response and Treatment Recognition.
(1) A
hospital seeking recognition in the statewide system for heart attack response
and treatment shall complete and submit to the department the Step-by-Step
Guide for Recognition in the Kentucky Statewide System for Heart Attack
Response and Treatment.
(2) The
application shall include a copy of the hospital's approval documentation from
a nationally recognized guidelines-based organization that provides
certification or accreditation for heart attack response and treatment, and
that includes the:
(a) Name of the certifying
or accrediting organization;
(b)
Type of certification or accreditation received;
(c) Date of certification or accreditation;
and
(d) Expiration date of
certification or accreditation.
(3) A hospital's application for recognition
in the statewide system for heart attack response and treatment by the
department is voluntary.
(4) Upon
receipt of the information required by subsection (2) of this section, the
department shall list the hospital according to the designated level of cardiac
care.
(5) A recognized hospital
shall annually verify continuation of certification or accreditation by a
nationally recognized guidelines-based organization.
(6) A hospital that has obtained a state
certificate of need for percutaneous coronary intervention or open-heart
surgery may submit an application for recognition in the statewide system for
heart attack response and treatment. The application shall include:
(a) A copy of the hospital's accreditation by
a nationally recognized organization; and
(b) Evidence of the approved certificate of
need.
Section
3. Revocation of Recognition.
(1)
A recognized hospital that is unable to maintain current designation as a Level
I Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Level II Primary Heart Attack Center, or Level
III Acute Heart Attack Ready in accordance with
KRS
211.341 shall notify the department within
twenty (20) business days of knowledge they will not be maintaining their
current designation.
(2) If the
department becomes aware of a significant change in the status of the hospital
that may potentially affect recognition status, the department may request
confirmation of current certification or accreditation from the
hospital.
(3) If the hospital is
unable to provide the documentation requested, the department may revoke the
hospital's recognition.
(4) If the
recognition is revoked, the hospital may reapply for recognition by providing
the information required by Section 2 of this administrative
regulation.
(5) Following the
re-application required by subsection (4) of this section, the department shall
reinstate the recognition.
Section
4. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The "Step-by-Step Guide for Recognition
in the Kentucky Statewide System for Heart Attack Response and Treatment,"
1/2023, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Department
for Public Health, Commissioner's Office, 275 East Main Street, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40621, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is available at
https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dpqi/cdpb/Pages/heartdiseasestroke.aspx.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
194A.050,
211.343
