Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 216B.0425.Certification designations for stroke care for acute care hospitals and stroke centers

(a) “Acute care hospital” means a licensed facility providing inpatient and outpatient medical or surgical services to an individual that seeks care and treatment, regardless of the individual's ability to pay for services, on an immediate and emergent basis through an established emergency department and a continuous treatment basis on its premises for more than twenty-four (24) hours; and

(b) “Acute stroke ready hospital certification,” “primary stroke center certification,” “thrombectomy-capable stroke center certification,” and “comprehensive stroke center certification” mean certification for acute care hospitals issued by the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, or another cabinet-approved nationally recognized organization that provides disease-specific certification for stroke care, that:

(4)(a) The cabinet shall maintain a list of certified acute stroke ready hospitals, primary stroke centers, thrombectomy capable stroke centers, and comprehensive stroke centers and post the list on its Web site. The cabinet shall provide the list and periodic updates to the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services.

(b) The Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services shall share the list with each local emergency medical services provider at least annually, and as new centers and hospitals are designated and certified.