Illinois § 3.116

§ 3.116.

Hospital Stroke Care; definitions. As used in Sections 3.116 through 3.119, 3.130, and 3.200 of this Act: "Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital" means a hospital that has been designated by the Department as meeting the criteria for providing emergent stroke care. Designation may be provided after a hospital has been certified or through application and designation as such. "Certification" or "certified" means certification, using evidence-based standards, from a nationally recognized certifying body approved by the Department. "Comprehensive Stroke Center" means a hospital that has been certified and has been designated as such. "Designation" or "designated" means the Department's recognition of a hospital as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Primary Stroke Center, or Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital. "Emergent stroke care" is emergency medical care that includes diagnosis and emergency medical treatment of acute stroke patients. "Emergent Stroke Ready Hospital" means a hospital that has been designated by the Department as meeting the criteria for providing emergent stroke care. "Primary Stroke Center" means a hospital that has been certified by a Department-approved, nationally recognized certifying body and designated as such by the Department. "Primary Stroke Center Plus" means a hospital that has been certified by a Department-approved, nationally recognized certifying body and designated as such by the Department. "Regional Stroke Advisory Subcommittee" means a subcommittee formed within each Regional EMS Advisory Committee to advise the Director and the Region's EMS Medical Directors Committee on the triage, treatment, and transport of possible acute stroke patients and to select the Region's representative to the State Stroke Advisory Subcommittee. At minimum, the Regional Stroke Advisory Subcommittee shall consist of: one representative from the EMS Medical Directors Committee; one EMS coordinator from a Resource Hospital; one administrative representative or his or her designee from each level of stroke care, including Comprehensive Stroke Centers within the Region, if any, Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Centers within the Region, if any, Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Centers within the Region, if any, Primary Stroke Centers Plus within the Region, if any, Primary Stroke Centers within the Region, if any, and Acute Stroke-Ready Hospitals within the Region, if any; one physician from each level of stroke care, including one physician who is a neurologist or who provides advanced stroke care at a Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Region, if any, one physician who is a neurologist or who provides acute stroke care at a Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center within the Region, if any, a Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center within the Region, if any, or a Primary Stroke Center Plus in the Region, if any, one physician who is a neurologist or who provides acute stroke care at a Primary Stroke Center in the Region, if any, and one physician who provides acute stroke care at an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital in the Region, if any; one nurse practicing in each level of stroke care, including one nurse from a Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Region, if any, one nurse from a Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center, if any, a Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center within the Region, if any, or a Primary Stroke Center Plus in the Region, if any, one nurse from a Primary Stroke Center in the Region, if any, and one nurse from an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital in the Region, if any; one representative from both a public and a private vehicle service provider that transports possible acute stroke patients within the Region; the State-designated regional EMS Coordinator; and a fire chief or his or her designee from the EMS Region, if the Region serves a population of more than 2,000,000. The Regional Stroke Advisory Subcommittee shall establish bylaws to ensure equal membership that rotates and clearly delineates committee responsibilities and structure. Of the members first appointed, one-third shall be appointed for a term of one year, one-third shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and the remaining members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The terms of subsequent appointees shall be 3 years. "State Stroke Advisory Subcommittee" means a standing advisory body within the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. "Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center" means a hospital that has been certified by a Department-approved, nationally recognized certifying body and designated as such by the Department. "Thrombectomy Ready Stroke Center" means a hospital that has been certified by a Department-approved, nationally recognized certifying body and designated as such by the Department. (Source: P.A. 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 103-149, eff. 1-1-24; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)