New Mexico § 24-1-34 - Primary stroke centers; comprehensive stroke centers; acute stroke capable centers; department certification; rulemaking
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§ 24-1-34. Primary stroke centers; comprehensive stroke centers; acute stroke capable centers; department certification; rulemaking
A. In accordance with department rules, the department shall certify any acute care
hospital as a primary stroke center, comprehensive stroke center or acute stroke capable
center if that hospital has been accredited by the joint commission or any other nationally
recognized accrediting body as a primary stroke center, comprehensive stroke center
or acute stroke capable center. The department shall post information regarding certification on the department's
web site. If a hospital loses accreditation as a primary stroke center, comprehensive stroke
center or acute stroke capable center, the secretary shall also remove that hospital's
certification. B. In accordance with department rules, the emergency medical systems bureau of the
department shall work in coordination with all local and regional emergency medical
services authorities statewide on the development of pre-hospitalization protocols
related to the assessment, treatment and transport of stroke patients by licensed
emergency medical services providers. These protocols shall include, at a minimum, plans for the triage and transport
of stroke patients to the closest comprehensive or primary stroke center or, when
appropriate, to an acute stroke capable center. C. The secretary may adopt rules to assist and encourage primary stroke centers to
enter into coordinated stroke care agreements with other health care facilities throughout
the state to provide appropriate access to care for acute stroke patients.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-1-34 ("Primary stroke centers; comprehensive stroke centers; acute stroke capable centers; department certification; rulemaking") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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