Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 30 - MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS (MIEMSS)
Subtitle 08 - DESIGNATION OF TRAUMA AND SPECIALTY REFERRAL CENTERS
Chapter 30.08.19 - Designated Thrombectomy-Capable Primary Stroke Center Standards
Section 30.08.19.10 - Endovascular Interventional Services
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A hospital designated as a thrombectomy-capable primary stroke center shall have:
A. Interventional services promptly available 24 hours a day with appropriately trained support staff and necessary equipment;
B. Interventional services that include:
C. A neurointerventionalist who may be a Board-certified/Board-eligible neuroradiologist, neurologist, or neurosurgeon on-call with a 45-minute arrival time to the hospital;
D. An on-call schedule for a primary and a back-up neurointerventionalist; and
E. A written protocol to accept the inter-facility transfer of acute ischemic stroke patients requiring endovascular therapy that includes communication and feedback to the sending facility.
