Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R426 - Population Health, Emergency Medical Services
Rule R426-9 - Specialty Care Systems Facility Designations
Section R426-9-1100 - Stroke Treatment and Stroke Receiving Facility Minimum Designation Requirements
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A Primary or Comprehensive Stroke Treatment Center or an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital shall be accredited by the Joint Commission or other nationally recognized accrediting body.
(2) A hospital designated as a Stroke Receiving Facility for receiving stroke patients via Emergency Medical Services shall meet the following requirements:
(3) Upon designation, the Department may, in consultation with off line EMS medical direction and protocol, recommend direct transport of stroke patients to a Stroke Receiving Center or a Stroke Treatment Center by licensed ambulance provider.
(4) All hospitals shall collect, and submit at least quarterly to the Department, Stroke Registry information necessary to maintain an inclusive stroke system. All hospitals shall provide such data in a standardized electronic format approved by the Department.
(5) The stroke treatment and stroke receiving designation and re-designation shall be for a period of three years.