§ 31-11-119. Rules and Regulations
The department shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this article. History. Code 1981, § 31-11-119 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1102, § 2/SB 549; Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 1/HB 853. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 2/HB 853, not codified by […]
§ 31-11-111. “Department” Defined
As used in this article, the term “department” means the same state agency or state board which regulates emergency medical services personnel and providers pursuant to this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 31-11-111 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1102, § 2/SB 549; Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 1/HB 853. Editor’s notes. Ga. […]
§ 31-11-112. Identification of Stroke Centers
The department shall identify hospitals that meet the criteria set forth in this article as comprehensive, primary, or remote treatment stroke centers. In addition, the department shall be authorized to establish one or more additional levels of stroke centers, in consultation with the Georgia Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry, as necessary based on advancements in medicine […]
§ 31-11-113. Certification; Application Process; Inspections
A hospital identified as a comprehensive or primary stroke center shall be certified as such by a national health care accreditation body recognized by the department. Any hospital wishing to receive official identification under this subsection shall submit a written application to the department, providing adequate documentation of the hospital’s valid certification as a comprehensive […]
§ 31-11-114. Grants; Report
In order to encourage and ensure the establishment of stroke centers throughout the state, the department shall award grants, subject to appropriations from the General Assembly, to hospitals that seek identification as remote treatment stroke centers and demonstrate a need for financial assistance to develop the necessary infrastructure, including personnel and equipment, in order to […]
§ 31-11-115. Distribution of List of State Identified Stroke Centers to Emergency Medical Services Providers; Development of a Model Stroke Triage Assessment Tool; Assessment, Treatment, and Transport of Stroke Patients
Beginning June 1, 2009, and each year thereafter, the department shall send a list of comprehensive, primary, remote treatment, and other level stroke centers identified pursuant to Code Section 31-11-113 to the medical director of each licensed emergency medical services provider in this state, shall maintain a copy of the list in the office designated […]
§ 31-11-116. Annual Reports
In order to assure that the patients are receiving the appropriate level of care and treatment at each level of stroke center in the state, each hospital identified as a stroke center shall annually report information, as specified by the department in its rules and regulations, to the department. The department shall collect the information […]
§ 31-11-117. Statutory Construction
This article shall not be construed to be a medical practice guideline and shall not be used to restrict the authority of a hospital to provide services for which it has received a license under state law. The General Assembly intends that all patients be treated individually based on each patient’s needs and circumstances. History. […]
§ 31-11-118. Advertising
A hospital may not advertise to the public, by way of any medium whatsoever, that it is identified by the state as a comprehensive, primary, remote treatment, or other level stroke center unless the hospital has been identified as such by the department pursuant to this article. History. Code 1981, § 31-11-118 , enacted by […]
§ 31-11-110. Legislative Findings
The General Assembly finds and declares that: The rapid identification, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke can save the lives of stroke patients and in some cases can reverse neurological damage such as paralysis and speech and language impairments, leaving stroke patients with few or no neurological deficits; Despite significant advances in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, […]