Sub. H.B. No. 431 Summary

• Hospitals cannot represent themselves as comprehensive stroke centers, thrombectomy-capable stroke centers, primary stroke centers, or acute stroke ready hospitals unless recognized by the Ohio Department of Health.

• The Department of Health must establish and maintain a stroke registry database to collect, transmit, compile, and oversee data related to stroke care aligned with nationally recognized treatment guidelines and performance measures.

• Hospitals recognized as comprehensive stroke centers, thrombectomy-capable stroke centers, or primary stroke centers must collect and transmit data to the stroke registry database; data collection is encouraged for acute stroke ready hospitals.

• The director of health shall adopt rules specifying data collection methods, requiring alignment with stroke consensus metrics approved by the CDC and Medicare/Medicaid-approved accrediting organizations, and designating an electronic platform for data transmission.

• A new category of thrombectomy-capable stroke center recognition is added as a distinct level of stroke center certification, increasing the recognized levels from three to four.