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IN HB1200
Bill
Status
1/7/2016
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Zent
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AI Summary
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Emergency medical services commission must adopt rules for identifying, transporting, and treating stroke patients based on evidence-based science and nationally recognized guidelines.
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Commission must compile and maintain a list of Indiana hospitals certified as comprehensive stroke centers, primary stroke centers, or acute stroke ready hospitals by the American Heart Association, Joint Commission, or other nationally recognized organizations.
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Comprehensive and primary stroke centers must coordinate with acute stroke ready hospitals through written agreements that include transfer protocols and communication procedures for stroke patient care.
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Commission must adopt a nationally recognized stroke assessment tool, establish training protocols for emergency medical personnel, and develop evidence-based treatment guidelines for post-discharge community care.
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Legislative council is urged to assign a study committee during 2016 to develop a statewide plan for improving stroke care delivery, with a final report due by November 1, 2016; health care facilities are prohibited from advertising stroke center status unless properly certified.
Legislative Description
Emergency services protocols for stroke patients. Requires the emergency medical services commission to adopt rules concerning protocols for the identification, transport, and treatment of stroke patients by personnel providing emergency medical services. Urges the legislative council to assign during the 2016 interim the topic of establishing and implementing a statewide plan for the improvement of care in Indiana for stroke patients.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/7/2016