A. As funding permits, the State Department of Health shall foster and coordinate implementation of a plan for a statewide coordinated system of care for stroke, which shall include special focus and attention on evidence-based treatment for stroke. Such system shall include, but shall not be limited to:
1. Recommendations from the Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council and medical experts in stroke care;
2. Collaboration and partnerships with relevant professional organizations and associations advocating for evidence-based treatment for stroke patients;
3. Measures to raise awareness and promote preventative medical care regarding risk factors for stroke;
4. Utilization of state-recognized stroke hospital classifications; and
5. Protocols for evidence-based pre-hospital and interfacility assessment, treatment, and transport of stroke patients by emergency medical responders and agencies licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act.
B. The State Board of Health may promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 305, § 8, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 257, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
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