1. (1) To receive acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients via an ambulance, a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) center, shall meet the following minimum designation requirements:

   1. (a) be licensed as an acute care hospital in Utah;
   2. (b) maintain an emergency department that is always staffed by at least one physician and one registered nurse;
   3. (c) have the ability to receive 12 lead EKG data from licensed ambulance providers transporting patients to the hospital for treatment of STEMI;
   4. (d) maintain the ability to provide cardiac catheterization and PCI of STEMI patients within 90 minutes of patient arrival in the emergency department 24 hours a day and seven days a week;
   5. (e) maintain a performance improvement program for STEMI care and report data to the department as required by the department; and
   6. (f) submit to a site visit by representatives of the department.
2. (2) Upon designation, the department may, in consultation with off-line EMS medical direction and protocol, recommend direct transport of STEMI patients to a STEMI Treatment Center by a licensed ambulance provider.
3. (3) The PCI designation and re-designation shall be for a period of three years.
4. (4) Each hospital shall collect, and submit at least quarterly to the department, cardiac registry information necessary to maintain an inclusive cardiac system. Each hospital shall provide such data in a standardized electronic format approved by the department.

KEY: emergency medical services, trauma, reporting, trauma center designation

Date of Last Change: July 1, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 53-2d-101.1