HB 3246 Summary

• Requires the State Department of Health to certify acute care hospitals as heart attack receiving centers or heart attack referring centers if they have been accredited by a nationally recognized organization providing such accreditation.

• Mandates the Department post information about such certifications on its website.

• Requires the Department to revoke a hospital's certification if the hospital loses its national accreditation as a heart attack receiving or referring center.

• Authorizes the State Board of Health to adopt rules regarding heart attack center certification and revocation, and to encourage coordinated care agreements between receiving and referring centers.

• Effective date: November 1, 2014.