To every extent possible, the department of health emergency medical systems bureau will:

1. A. Facilitate the communication and analysis of information and data between the department, acute care hospitals, emergency medical services, and other care providers regarding ways to improve the quality of care for stroke patients.

2. B. Establish a stroke data oversight process, and implement a plan for continuous quality improvement in the quality of care provided to stroke patients statewide based on stroke and other data sources. This will include:

   1. (1) analyzing data generated by the registry on stroke response and treatment;
   2. (2) identifying potential interventions to improve stroke care in the prehospital and acute care hospital settings throughout the state, and based on guidelines approved by the department and administered by the bureau, provide limited financial assistance depending on availability of funds;
   3. (3) assuring that data reported under Section 7.27.13.8 NMAC shall be made available to requesting entities that have responsibility for the management and administration of services that provide prehospital and acute hospital care of stroke patients.

3. C. 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.

   HISTORY OF 7.27.13 NMAC: [RESERVED]

   History of Repealed Material:

   7.27.13 NMAC, Emergency Medical Services - Certification of Stroke Centers filed 7/28/2014 - Repealed effective 12/12/2017.

   Other History:

   7.27.13 NMAC, Emergency Medical Services - Certification of Stroke Centers (filed 7/28/2014) was replaced by 7.27.13 NMAC, Emergency Medical Services - Certification of Stroke Centers, effective 12/12/2017.

[7.27.13.10 NMAC - Rp, 7.27.13.10 NMAC, 12/12/2017]