Senate File 2299 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2299 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3125) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 1, 2018 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to stroke-related care including 1 the designation of comprehensive, primary, and 2 thrombectomy-capable stroke centers and acute stroke-ready 3 hospitals. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 SF 2299 (3) 87 pf/rj/bs
S.F. 2299 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.192 Designation of stroke 1 centers and acute stroke-ready hospitals. 2 1. The department shall recognize as an acute stroke-ready 3 hospital, a certified acute care hospital that applies for 4 and receives certification as an acute stroke-ready hospital 5 from the joint commission on the accreditation of health care 6 organizations or another certifying entity that is a nationally 7 recognized guidelines-based organization that provides acute 8 stroke-ready hospital certification for stroke care, if the 9 certified acute care hospital is in good standing with and 10 maintains certification through such a national certifying 11 organization. 12 2. The department shall recognize as a primary stroke 13 center, a certified acute care hospital that applies for 14 and receives certification as a primary stroke center from 15 the joint commission on the accreditation of health care 16 organizations or another certifying entity that is a nationally 17 recognized guidelines-based organization that provides primary 18 stroke center hospital certification for stroke care, if the 19 certified acute care hospital is in good standing with and 20 maintains certification through such a national certifying 21 organization. 22 3. The department shall recognize as a comprehensive 23 stroke center, a certified acute care hospital that applies 24 for and receives certification as a comprehensive stroke 25 center from the joint commission on the accreditation of 26 health care organizations or another certifying entity that 27 is a nationally recognized guidelines-based organization that 28 provides comprehensive stroke center hospital certification 29 for stroke care, if the certified acute care hospital is in 30 good standing with and maintains certification through such a 31 national certifying organization. 32 4. The department shall recognize as a thrombectomy-capable 33 stroke center, a certified acute care hospital that applies 34 for and receives certification as a thrombectomy-capable 35 -1- SF 2299 (3) 87 pf/rj/bs 1/ 2
S.F. 2299 stroke center from the joint commission on the accreditation 1 of health care organizations, or another certifying entity 2 that is a nationally recognized guidelines-based organization 3 that provides thrombectomy-capable stroke center hospital 4 certification for stroke care, if the certified acute care 5 hospital is in good standing with and maintains certification 6 through such a national certifying organization. 7 -2- SF 2299 (3) 87 pf/rj/bs 2/ 2