Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 515.5085 - Request for Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital Designation with National Certification

a) The Department shall require a hospital that is already certified as an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital, through a Department-approved certifying body, to send a copy of the certificate to the Department. (Section 3.117(b)(4)(A-5) of the Act)

b) Within 30 business days after the Department's receipt of a hospital's ASRH certificate and an application available through the Department that indicates the hospital is a certified ASRH, in good standing, the hospital shall be deemed a State-designated ASRH. (Section 3.117(b)(4)(A-5) of the Act)

c) The Department shall add the names of designated ASRHs to the website listing immediately upon designation (Section 3.118(c) of the Act) and shall immediately remove the name of a hospital from the website listing when a hospital loses its designation after notice and, if requested by the hospital, a hearing. (Section 3.117(b)(4)(A-5) of the Act)

d) The application shall include a statement that the hospital meets the requirements for ASRH designation in Section 3.117 of the Act. The applicant hospital shall provide the following:

1) Hospital name and address;

2) Hospital chief executive officer/administrator typed name and signature;

3) Hospital stroke medical director typed name and signature; and

4) Contact person typed name, e-mail address and phone number.

e) Hospitals applying for ASRH designation via national ASRH certification shall provide to the Department proof of current ASRH certification, in good standing, by a nationally recognized certifying body. (Section 3.117(b)(4)(A-5) of the Act)

f) A hospital designated as an ASRH shall pay an annual fee of $250.

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Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 515.5085

Added at 40 Ill. Reg. 8274, effective 6/3/2016