Md. Code Regs. 30.08.19.10

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 30.08.19.10 - Endovascular Interventional Services

A hospital designated as a thrombectomy-capable primary stroke center shall have:

A. Interventional services promptly available 24 hours a day with appropriately trained support staff and necessary equipment;

B. Interventional services that include:

(1) Intra-arterial reperfusion therapy; and

(2) Stenting/angioplasty of intracranial vessels;

C. A neurointerventionalist who may be a Board-certified/Board-eligible neuroradiologist, neurologist, or neurosurgeon on-call with a 45-minute arrival time to the hospital;

D. An on-call schedule for a primary and a back-up neurointerventionalist; and

E. A written protocol to accept the inter-facility transfer of acute ischemic stroke patients requiring endovascular therapy that includes communication and feedback to the sending facility.

Md. Code Regs. 30.08.19.10

Regulation .10 adopted effective 48:22 Md. R. 939, eff. 1/1/2022