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North Dakota Century Code Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-47-02. Acute cardiovascular emergency medical system--Duties of department

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. Following consultation with and receipt of a recommendation of the acute cardiovascular emergency medical system of care advisory committee, the department shall establish and maintain a comprehensive emergency cardiovascular medical system for the state. The system must include standards for the following components:

a. A system plan.

b. Prehospital emergency medical services.

c. Hospitals, for which the standards must include:

(1) Standards for designation, redesignation, and dedesignation of receiving and referring centers.

(2) Standards for evaluation and quality improvement programs for designated centers.

(3) Recognition of a hospital as a STEMI receiving center or as a STEMI referring center. In making such recognition, the standards must include consideration of whether the hospital is:

(a) Accredited as a mission: lifeline STEMI receiving center or mission: lifeline STEMI referring center by the society of cardiovascular patient care and the American heart association accreditation process; or

(b) Accredited by a department-approved, nationally recognized organization that provides mission: lifeline STEMI receiving center and mission: lifeline STEMI referring center accreditation or a substantive equivalent.

d. System registries, for which the components must include a plan for achieving continuous quality improvement in the quality of care provided under the statewide system, including for STEMI response and treatment.

(1) In implementing this plan, the department shall maintain a statewide STEMI heart attack database that aggregates information and statistics on heart attack care.

(2) To the extent possible, the department shall coordinate with national voluntary health organizations involved in STEMI heart attack quality improvement to avoid duplication and redundancy.

(3) Designated receiving centers shall participate in the registry.

2. The proceedings and records of the program are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil action arising out of any matter that is the subject of consideration by the program.

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