§ 61-118.100 - DEFINITIONS
A. Acute Care
Hospital. A hospital licensed by the Department that has facilities, medical
staff and all necessary personnel to provide diagnosis, care, and treatment of
a wide range of acute conditions, including injuries.
B. Acute Stroke Ready Hospital ("ASRH").
Disease-specific certification by the Joint Commission or other nationally
recognized organization at the level of Acute Stroke Ready Hospital and
recognized by the Department.
C.
Certificate of Recognition. A document issued by the Department to an Acute
Care Hospital indicating the Department has recognized the Acute Care Hospital
as a Stroke Center at a stroke Recognition level appearing in Section 204 of
this regulation.
D. Certificate
Holder. An Acute Care Hospital with a current Certificate of Recognition from
the Department and with whom rests the ultimate responsibility for compliance
with this regulation.
E.
Comprehensive Stroke Center ("CSC"). Disease-specific certification by the
Joint Commission or other nationally recognized organization at the level of
Comprehensive Stroke Center, and recognized by the Department.
F. Department. The South Carolina Department
of Health and Environmental Control ("DHEC").
G. Emergency Medical Services ("EMS"). The
treatment and transport of patients in crisis health situations occurring from
a medical emergency or from an accident, natural disaster, or similar
life-threatening situation, through a system of coordinated response and
emergency medical care.
H. Primary
Stroke Center ("PSC"). Disease-specific certification by the Joint Commission
or other nationally recognized organization at the level of Primary Stroke
Center, and recognized by the Department.
I. Recognition. The formal determination by
the Department that an Acute Care Hospital is certified or accredited to
provide a particular level of stroke care services.
J. State Stroke Registry Database. The stroke
data collection and evaluation system, also known as "Get With The
Guidelines-Stroke," designed to include, but not be limited to, stroke studies,
patient care and outcomes, and severity of illness in the State. The data
elements collected in the State Stroke Registry Database are determined by the
Department with collaboration from the Stroke Advisory Council.
K. Stroke Advisory Council ("SAC"). Stroke
System of Care Advisory Council created pursuant to S.C. Code Section
44-61-65
0(A).
L. Stroke Care System. An
organized statewide system of care for the Stroke Patient, including the
Department, EMS providers, hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation providers, and
other providers who have agreed to participate in coordinating stroke care
services and who have been recognized by the Department in an organized
statewide system.
M. Stroke Center.
A hospital recognized by the Department as certified or accredited by the Joint
Commission or another nationally recognized organization that provides
disease-specific certification or accreditation for stroke care.
N. Stroke Patient. An individual being
treated for a sudden brain dysfunction due to a disturbance of cerebral
circulation. The resulting impairments include, but are not limited to,
paralysis, slurred speech, and/or vision loss. Strokes can be classified as
either ischemic or hemorrhagic.
O.
Telemedicine-Enabled Stroke Center. A center utilizing interactive audio,
video, and other electronic media for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation,
or treatment of acute stroke. Telemedicine-Enabled Stroke Centers offer
telemedicine services for stroke on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day per
week basis, have a transfer plan in place with at least one (1) PSC or CSC, and
report a minimum of four (4) performance measures of their choosing, at least
two (2) of which are clinical measures related to clinical practice guidelines,
quarterly to the State Stroke Registry Database.
P. Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
("TSC"). Disease-specific certification by the Joint Commission or other
nationally recognized organization at the level of Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke
Center, and recognized by the Department.
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