The hospital's board of directors, administrators, and medical and nursing staffs shall demonstrate commitment to the hospital's designation as a primary stroke center by:

1. A. A board of directors' resolution stating that the hospital agrees to meet the standards of this chapter for designation as a primary stroke center;
2. B. An organizational chart showing key stroke center personnel including the stroke center medical director and stroke center nurse coordinator and their relationship within the hospital;
3. C. Establishing mechanisms to guide and assure cooperative relationships with community and professional groups committed to increasing public awareness and improving acute stroke care;

4. D. Maintaining documentation of stroke center leadership including:

   1. (1) An appointment letter for the stroke center medical director; and

   2. (2) Curricula vitae of key stroke program personnel with training and expertise in cerebrovascular disease including:

      1. (a) Physicians;
      2. (b) A stroke center nurse coordinator; and
      3. (c) Other key health care personnel; and
5. E. Maintaining bylaws, contracts, and budgets specific to acute stroke care, indicating the hospital's commitment to the financial, human, and physical resources necessary to support the hospital's designation as a primary stroke center.

Authority: Education Article, §13-509, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 5, 2006 (33:11 Md. R. 952)

Regulation .06B amended effective June 4, 2007 (34:11 Md. R. 973)

Chapter revised effective July 1, 2021 (48:9 Md. R. 360)

Regulation .01B amended effective July 21, 2025 (52:14 Md. R. 714)

Regulation .15 repealed effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 892)