Md. Code Regs. 30.08.17.08

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 30.08.17.08 - Endovascular Interventional Services

The hospital shall have:

A. Interventional services promptly available 24 hours a day with appropriately trained support staff and equipment, including:

(1) Intra-arterial reperfusion therapy;

(2) Endovascular treatment of vasospasm;

(3) Endovascular ablation of arterial venous malformations;

(4) Stenting/angioplasty of extracranial vessels; and

(5) Stenting/angioplasty of intracranial vessels;

B. A neurointerventionalist who may be a board-certified/board-eligible neuroradiologist, neurologist, or neurosurgeon on call with a 45-minute arrival time to the hospital;

C. An on-call schedule for primary and back-up neurointerventionalists or neuroradiologists

D. A written protocol to accept the inter-facility transfer of acute ischemic stroke patients requiring endovascular therapy that includes communication and feedback to the sending facility; and

E. A written protocol to accept the inter-facility transfer of acute stroke patients requiring a higher level of care.

Md. Code Regs. 30.08.17.08

Regulation .08 amended and recodified from .09 effective 48:22 Md. R. 938, eff. 1/1/2022