77 Ill. Adm. Code 515.5040
Suspension and Revocation of Primary Stroke Center Designation
Section 515.5040Â Suspension and Revocation of Primary
Stroke Center Designation
a)
A
hospital that no longer meets nationally recognized, evidence-based standards for
Primary Stroke Centers, or loses its PSC certification, shall notify the
Department,
the hospital's EMS MD
, and the Regional EMS Advisory
Committee,
in writing,
within 5 business days,
upon notification
from the certifying body. (Section 3.117(a)(5) of the Act)
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Suspension of
Designation
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Department
shall have the authority and responsibility to suspend a
hospital's PSC designation upon receiving notice
from the hospital's
certifying body
that the hospital's PSC certification has lapsed
, or
been
revoked
, suspended or cancelled
.
(Section 3.117(a)(3.5)(A)
of the Act)
2)
In
extreme circumstances where patients may be at risk for immediate harm or death
,
as determined by the Director, the Department
shall have the authority and
responsibility to
suspend a hospital's PSC designation, until such time
as the certifying body investigates and makes a final determination regarding
certification.
(Section 3.117 (a)(3.5)(B) of the Act) The Department will
notify the hospital's certifying body and provide the hospital and EMS MD with
written notice of its decision to suspend designation.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Upon
receipt of the Department's written notice to suspend designation, the hospital
shall have 15 business days in which to make a written request for an
administrative hearing to contest the Department's decision. Administrative
hearings will be conducted in accordance with Section 515.180. The Department
will notify the hospital, the EMS MD, and the hospital's certifying body of the
Department's final administrative decision to revoke designation.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Department will
suspend a hospital's PSC designation at the request of a
hospital seeking to suspend its own Department designation.
(Section 3.117(a)(3.5)(D)
of the Act)
5)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Department shall have the authority to conduct investigations. All applicants
for designation and designees
shall fully cooperate with any Department
investigation, including providing patient medical records as requested by the
Department.
(Section 3.125(d)) The failure to fully cooperate shall be
grounds for denying, suspending or revoking a designation.
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Revocation
of Designation. The Department
shall have the authority and responsibility
to
revoke a hospital's designation if the hospital's certification has been
revoked by the State-recognized certifying body
. (Section 3.117(a)(3.5)(A)
of the Act)
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Department will
restore any previously suspended or revoked Department
designation upon notice to the Department that the certifying body has confirmed
or restored the Primary Stroke Center certification of that previously
designated hospital.
(Section 3.117(a)(3.5)(C) of the Act)
e)
The
Department shall consult with the State Stroke Advisory Subcommittee
in
developing designation and de-designation processes for PSCs.
(Section
3.117(c) of the Act)