(a) There is hereby established under the department of health a stroke best practices and treatment guidelines task force.
(b) The membership of the task force shall be appointed by the commissioner of health on or before July 1, 2016. The membership shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) A designated member from each comprehensive stroke center in the state;
(2) A designated member from a primary stroke center;
(3) A designated member from an acute stroke ready hospital; provided, that the designated hospital may be appointed as soon as an appropriate hospital has been certified;
(4) Three (3) emergency medical service (EMS) representatives:
(A) An emergency medical services provider actively working within a county EMS system from an urban area;
(B) An emergency medical services provider actively working within a county EMS system from a rural area; and
(C) An emergency medical services operations representative from the Tennessee ambulance service association;
(5) A representative of an emergency communications district board;
(6) Appropriate staff from the department of health;
(7) A healthcare provider representative, who may be appointed from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested medical organizations including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Medical Association. The commissioner shall consult with the interested medical organizations to determine a qualified person to serve on the task force; and
(8) A representative of a nationally recognized stroke association with a stroke data collection platform system.
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