Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 30 - MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS (MIEMSS)
Subtitle 08 - DESIGNATION OF TRAUMA AND SPECIALTY REFERRAL CENTERS
Chapter 30.08.16 - Cardiac Interventional Center Standards
Section 30.08.16.01 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 30.08.16.01
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Cardiac Interventional Center" means:
(a) An in-State hospital that meets the requirements in Regulation .02 of this chapter and is designated by MIEMSS and approved by the EMS Board to receive patients transported by ambulance with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who need Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; or
(b) An out-of-State hospital that has entered into an agreement with MIEMSS and has been approved by the EMS Board to receive patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who need Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
(2) "Jurisdiction" means a state, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
(3) "Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)" means a variety of catheter-based techniques, including balloon angioplasty, capable of relieving coronary vessel narrowing.
(4) "Primary PCI" means PCI capable of relieving coronary vessel narrowing associated with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
(5) "STEMI" means coronary vessel narrowing associated with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
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