Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R426 - Population Health, Emergency Medical Services
Rule R426-9 - Specialty Care Systems Facility Designations
Section R426-9-1200 - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Center Minimum Designation Requirements
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, for the purpose of receiving acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients via an ambulance, shall meet the following minimum designation requirements:
(2) Upon designation, the Department may, in consultation with offline EMS medical direction and protocol, recommend direct transport of STEMI patients to a STEMI Treatment Center by a licensed ambulance provider.
(3) The PCI designation and re-designation shall be for a period of three years.
(4) All hospitals shall collect, and submit at least quarterly to the Department, Cardiac Registry information necessary to maintain an inclusive cardiac system. All hospitals shall provide such data in a standardized electronic format approved by the Department.