Senate
File
2299
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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:
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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
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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
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