211.342 Department to furnish annual listing of heart attack treatment centers to
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emergency medical services providers -- Pre-hospital care protocols for heart
attack patients at emergency medical services authorities -- Training on
assessment and treatment of heart attack patients.
(1)By June 1 of each year, the department shall send the list of recognized Level I
Comprehensive Cardiac Centers, Level II Primary Heart Attack Centers, and Level
III Acute Heart Attack Ready hospitals to the medical director of each licensed
emergency medical services provider in this state. The department shall maintain a
copy of the list in the office designated within the department to oversee emergency
medical services and shall post on the department's Web site a list of Level I
Comprehensive Cardiac Centers, Level II Primary Heart Attack Centers, and Level
III Acute Heart Attack Ready hospitals.
(2)By June 1 of each year, in accordance with KRS 311A.180, all emergency medical
services authorities across the department shall establish pre-hospital care protocols
related to the assessment, treatment, transport, and routing of heart attack patients
by emergency medical services providers in this state. The protocols shall include
the development and implementation of plans for the triage and transport of acute
heart attack patients.
(3)All emergency medical services authorities across the state shall establish training
requirements to ensure that licensed emergency medical services providers and 911
dispatch personnel receive regular training on the assessment and treatment of heart
attack patients.