North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation › Subchapter L - STROKE CENTER DESIGNATION › Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS › Section 14L .0101 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions apply throughout this
					 Subchapter:
(1) "Acute Stroke Care"
				  means the process for the assessment and treatment of patients experiencing an
				  acute cerebrovascular accident.
(2)
				  "Acute Stroke Ready" means a hospital that has satisfied all requirements for
				  certification as an acute stroke ready hospital from a nationally recognized
				  hospital accrediting organization.
(3) "Catchment Area" means the geographical
				  area from which a hospital's patients are drawn.
(4) "Comprehensive Stroke Care" means care
				  provided by hospitals that meet or exceed the requirements put forward by
				  nationally-recognized hospital accrediting organizations and have developed the
				  infrastructure, staff, and training necessary to receive and treat patients
				  with the most complex stroke cases, including advanced imaging capabilities, 24
				  hours per day, seven days per week, with availability of specialized
				  treatments, and staff with the unique education and competencies to care for
				  complex stroke patients through the certification process required by
				  accrediting organizations.
(5)
				  "Comprehensive Stroke Center" means a hospital that has satisfied all
				  requirements for certification from a nationally recognized hospital certifying
				  organization for the provision of comprehensive stroke care.
(6) "Conditional Designation" means a
				  hospital that is pursuing certification but has not satisfied all certification
				  requirements of the national accrediting body to qualify for Comprehensive
				  Stroke Center or Primary Stroke Center or Acute Stroke Ready Hospital
				  designation.
(7) "Department" means
				  the Department of Health and Human Services.
(8) "Designated Stroke Center" means a
				  hospital that has presented evidence to the Department of current certification
				  by a national accrediting organization as a Comprehensive Stroke Center or
				  Primary Stroke Center or Acute Stroke Ready Hospital.
(9) "Designation" means the recognition by
				  the Department of a hospital's certification by a nationally recognized
				  hospital certifying organization for the provision of stroke care as set forth
				  in Items (2), (5), and (13) of this Rule.
(10) "EMS System" means those entities that
				  are approved by the Department in accordance with
				  10A NCAC
				  13P.0201 of the EMS and Trauma
				  rules.
(11) "EMS Provider" means
				  those entities defined in
				  G.S.
				  131E-155(13a) that hold a
				  current license issued by the Department pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  131E-155.1.
(12) "Office of Emergency Medical Services
				  (OEMS)" means a section of the Division of Health Service Regulation of the
				  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services located at 1201 Umstead
				  Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603.
(13) "Primary Stroke Center" means a hospital
				  that has satisfied all requirements for certification from a nationally
				  recognized hospital accrediting organization for the provision of acute stroke
				  care.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-10;
					 131E-78.5;
Eff.
					 February 1, 2015.