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New York State Department of Health
 New York State Department of Health Changes Requirements for Stroke Centers for 2011 (featured in January 2011 E-news)
In a recent letter to CEOs, Medical Director, Office of Health Systems Management, John Morley, MD, provided data requirements for designated Primary Stroke Centers for 2011 and reviewed the data requirements for '09 and '10 and outlined changes to requirements for Stroke Centers for 2011.
Three additions to the reporting requirements in 2011 for data requirements for designated primary stroke centers include:
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CME requirements for stroke team members include eight (8) "Category 1" CMEs for all in year one and four (4) "Category 1" CMEs in year two and thereafter. Waivers of the four (4) CMEs will no longer be given based on Board Certificiation.
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Patients transferred out of a Primary Stroke Center must have the indication for transfer documented.
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All outliers of more than 30 minutes beyond time targets, that are not exceptions which have been explained, must include a corrective action plan.
To read the letter in its entirety, click here.
New York State Adopts Emergency Department Coverage Rules
(featured in January 2011 enews)
Regulations, published in December 2010 and effective immediately, allow for additional time for supervising physicians to respond onsite in smaller volume emergency departments.
The regulation allows the attending or supervising physician in a hospital emergency department with fewer than 15,000 annual visits to be available within 30 minutes, up from the current 20 minutes, as long as the emergency department is covered at all times by a nurse practitioner or registered physician’s assistant.
Federal requirements for Critical Access Hospitals also allow for a 30-minute response time for physicians covering the emergency department.
 In a letter sent April 2010, New York ACEP stressed, "First and foremost, New York ACEP believes all patients seeking emergency care in a hospital receive the highest quality care when treated by a board certified emergency physician. It is our position that all New York State Emergency Departments regardless of volume be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by a board certified emergency physician."
To see the full letter, click here
HIV Source Testing Law in New York State
(featured in October 2010 E-news)
On July 30, 2010, Governor David Paterson signed into law S.8227/A.11487, which allows patients to agree to HIV testing as part of a general signed consent to medical care that remains in effect until it is revoked or expires. The law also requires health care providers, including hospitals and emergency departments, to offer testing to all patients between 13 and 64 years of age, as recommended by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and facilitates authorization for testing in the case of certain occupational exposures to HIV infection. The new law takes effect September 1, 2010, but authorizes the New York State Commissioner of Health to adopt regulations necessary to implement the law prior to that date.
*This link will redirect you to the New York State Assembly - Bill Search.
Enter bill number "S08227" to read it in its entirety
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Beginning January 1, 2010, acute strokes are defined as those for which there are continuous symptoms of six (6) hours or less. Click icon for Frequently Asked Question at the NYS DOH
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New York State Department of Health Makes Change to Board Certification Physician Profile
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