House File 548 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 548 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HF 274) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 20, 2017 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to continuous quality improvement for the care 1 of individuals with stroke, and providing for contingent 2 implementation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 HF 548 (3) 87 pf/rj/md
H.F. 548 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.191 Stroke care —— continuous 1 quality improvement. 2 1. A nationally certified comprehensive stroke center 3 or a nationally certified primary stroke center operating 4 in the state shall report to the statewide stroke database 5 data consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on the 6 treatment of individuals with confirmed cases of stroke within 7 the state. If a nationally certified comprehensive stroke 8 center or nationally certified primary stroke center does not 9 comply with this subsection by reporting data consistent with 10 nationally recognized guidelines, the department may request a 11 review of the certification of the comprehensive stroke center 12 or the primary stroke center by the certifying entity. 13 2. The department, in partnership with the university of 14 Iowa college of public health, department of epidemiology, 15 shall do all of the following: 16 a. Maintain or utilize a statewide stroke database that 17 compiles information and statistics on stroke care which aligns 18 with nationally recognized stroke consensus metrics. 19 b. Utilize the get with the guidelines-stroke data set 20 platform or a data tool with equivalent data measures and with 21 confidentiality standards consistent with federal and state law 22 and other health information and data collection, storage, and 23 sharing requirements of the department. 24 c. Partner with national voluntary health organizations and 25 stroke advocacy organizations that plan for achieving stroke 26 care quality improvement to avoid duplication and redundancy. 27 d. Encourage nationally certified acute stroke-ready 28 hospitals and emergency medical services agencies to report 29 data consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on the 30 treatment of individuals with confirmed cases of stroke within 31 the state. 32 Sec. 2. CONTINGENT IMPLEMENTATION —— UTILIZATION OF 33 EXISTING RESOURCES. Implementation of this Act shall not 34 require the appropriation of additional funding to the 35 -1- HF 548 (3) 87 pf/rj/md 1/ 2
H.F. 548 department of public health, but is contingent upon the 1 utilization of existing resources by the department. 2 -2- HF 548 (3) 87 pf/rj/md 2/ 2