Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE › Subpart K - COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTERS, PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS AND ACUTE STROKE-READY HOSPITALS › Section 515.5050 - Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital (ASRH) Designation without National Certification

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				Department recognizes that diagnostic capabilities and treatment modalities for
				the care of stroke patients will change because of rapid advances in science
				and medicine. Nothing in this Part shall prohibit a hospital, without
				designation, from providing emergency stroke care. Requirements pertaining to
				Acute Stroke-Ready Hospitals shall not be used to restrict the authority of a
				hospital to provide services for which it has received a license under State
				law.
b) Upon receipt of hospital
				applications,
the Department shall attempt to designate hospitals as
				Acute Stroke-Ready Hospitals in all areas of the State. For any hospital that
				is designated as an Emergent Stroke Ready Hospital at the time that the
				Department begins the designation of ASRHs, the Emergent Stroke Ready
				designation shall remain intact for the duration of the 12 month
				period.
(Section 3.117(b) of the Act) The ESRH will convert to ASRH at
				the time of the hospital's renewal application or annual attestation to the
				Department.
c)
The
				Department shall attempt to designate hospitals as ASRHs in all areas of the
				State
as long as they meet the criteria in this Section. (Section
				3.117(b) of the Act)
d) Any
				hospital seeking designation as an ASRH shall
apply for and receive
				ASRH designation from the Department, provided that the hospital attests,
				on
an application available through the Department (see Section
				515.5060
				)
, that it meets, and will continue to meet, the criteria for ASRH
				designation and pays an annual fee.
(Section 3.117(b)(2) of the Act)
				The Department will post and maintain ASRH designation instructions, including
				the request form, on its website.
e) Upon receipt of a completed application
				available through the Department attesting that the hospital meets the criteria
				set forth in the Act and this Part, signed by a hospital administrator or
				designee, the Department will
designate a hospital as an ASRH no more
				than 30 business days after receipt of an attestation that meets the
				requirements for attestation
in Section
				515.5070
				(a
), unless the Department, within 30 days
after
receipt of the attestation, chooses to conduct an onsite survey prior
				to designation. If the Department chooses to conduct an onsite survey prior to
				designation, then the onsite survey shall be conducted within 90 days
after
receipt of the attestation.
(Section 3.117(b)(4)(B) of
				the Act) The Department will notify the hospital of the designation in writing.
				The Department has the authority to conduct on-site visits to assess compliance
				with this Part.
f)
The
				Department shall add the names of designated ASRHs to
the
website listing immediately upon designation
(Section 3.118(c)
				of the Act) and
shall immediately remove the name of a hospital from
				the website listing when a hospital loses its designation after notice and, if
				requested by the hospital, a hearing
(Section 3.117(b)(4)(A-5) of the
				Act).
g) The Department will
require annual written attestation by ASRHs to indicate compliance with
				ASRH criteria, as described in
the Act and this Part
,
				and
will
automatically renew ASRH designation of the
				hospital.
(Section 3.117(b)(4)(C) of the Act) The hospital shall
				provide the attestation, along with any necessary supporting documentation.
				Supporting documentation shall include any documents supporting the attestation
				that have changed significantly since the previous annual
				attestation.
h) ASRH designation
requires annual written attestation
, on a Department form,
by an ASRH to indicate compliance with ASRH criteria
, as
				described in this Part. The Department, after determining that the ASRH meets
				the requirements for attestation, will
automatically renew the ASRH
				designation of the hospital
. (Section 3.117(b)(4)(C) Within
30
business days
, the Department will provide
				written acknowledgment of the hospital's designation renewal. (Section
				3.117(b)(4)(B) of the Act).