Bill Text: CT SB00438 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Task Force To Study Stroke And Reporting On Health Care-associated Infections.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1-1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-13 - Signed by the Governor [SB00438 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00438-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 438 | ||
February Session, 2014 |
LCO No. 2390 | ||
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATION OF STROKE CENTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a process to recognize primary stroke centers in the state. A hospital shall be designated by the Department of Public Health as a primary stroke center if it has been certified as such by The Joint Commission.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) Each acute care hospital, licensed in accordance with chapter 368v of the general statutes, shall: (1) Comply with American Heart Association and American Stroke Association guidelines concerning treatment of stroke; (2) establish written care protocols for the treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients, including transfer of such patients to a primary stroke center, as appropriate; and (3) participate in the American Heart Association's stroke data collection program.
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) (a) The Department of Public Health's Office of Emergency Medical Services shall adopt a nationally-recognized stroke assessment tool. Not later than January 1, 2015, said office shall publish such stroke assessment tool on its Internet web site and provide a written description of such stroke assessment tool to each emergency medical service organization, as defined in section 19a-175 of the general statutes. Each emergency medical service organization shall implement the use of such stroke assessment tool not later than thirty days after receiving the written description of the stroke assessment tool from said office.
(b) The Office of Emergency Medical Services, in consultation with the emergency medical services advisory board, established pursuant to section 19a-178a of the general statutes, shall establish care protocols for emergency medical service organizations relating to the assessment, treatment and transport of persons with stroke. Such protocols may include a plan for the triage and transport of acute stroke patients to the nearest primary stroke center within a specified time from the onset of stroke symptoms.
(c) Not later than June first, annually, the Office of Emergency Medical Services shall provide a list of primary stroke centers to each emergency medical services organization and post such list on its Internet web site. Such list may include primary stroke centers located in areas of the states of Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts that border this state.
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish and implement a plan to achieve continuous quality improvement in the care provided to persons with stroke and the system for stroke response. In implementing such plan, the commissioner shall: (1) Develop incentives and provide assistance for the sharing of information and data among healthcare providers relating to stroke; (2) facilitate communication among, and the analysis of health information and data by, healthcare professionals providing care for persons with stroke; (3) ensure evidence-based treatment guidelines are followed in transitioning persons with stroke to outpatient care following discharge from a hospital for acute treatment for a stroke; (4) require primary stroke centers and emergency medical services organizations to report data on the treatment of persons with stroke; (5) analyze data reported in accordance with subdivision (4) of this subsection; and (6) maintain a secure database with information on stroke care in accordance with guidelines established by the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association, the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Joint Commission. The data described in this section shall not contain patient-identifiable information.
(b) Not later than June 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health concerning improvements that have been made to stroke treatment and stroke response systems in the state.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2014 |
New section |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2014 |
New section |
Sec. 3 |
October 1, 2014 |
New section |
Sec. 4 |
October 1, 2014 |
New section |
PH |
Joint Favorable |