SF 2299 (LSB 6061SV (3) 87)

SENATE FILE 2299

BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3125)

(As Amended and Passed by the Senate 2018-03-01)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to stroke-related care including the designation of comprehensive, primary, and thrombectomy-capable stroke centers and acute stroke-ready hospitals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135.192  Designation of stroke centers and acute stroke-ready hospitals.
   1.  The department shall recognize as an acute stroke-ready hospital, a certified acute care hospital that applies for and receives certification as an acute stroke-ready hospital from the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations or another certifying entity that is a nationally recognized guidelines-based organization that provides acute stroke-ready hospital certification for stroke care, if the certified acute care hospital is in good standing with and maintains certification through such a national certifying organization.
   2.  The department shall recognize as a primary stroke center, a certified acute care hospital that applies for and receives certification as a primary stroke center from the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations or another certifying entity that is a nationally recognized guidelines-based organization that provides primary stroke center hospital certification for stroke care, if the certified acute care hospital is in good standing with and maintains certification through such a national certifying organization.
   3.  The department shall recognize as a comprehensive stroke center, a certified acute care hospital that applies for and receives certification as a comprehensive stroke center from the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations or another certifying entity that is a nationally recognized guidelines-based organization that provides comprehensive stroke center hospital certification for stroke care, if the certified acute care hospital is in good standing with and maintains certification through such a national certifying organization.
   4.  The department shall recognize as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center, a certified acute care hospital that applies for and receives certification as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center from the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations, or another certifying entity that is a nationally recognized guidelines-based organization that provides thrombectomy-capable stroke center hospital certification for stroke care, if the certified acute care hospital is in good standing with and maintains certification through such a national certifying organization.