HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1561        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3618

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mark J. Cusack

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to stroke system of care.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mark J. Cusack

5th Norfolk

1/18/2023

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/31/2023

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

1/31/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/1/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/2/2023

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

2/2/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

2/2/2023

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/8/2023

Edward R. Philips

8th Norfolk

2/14/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/14/2023

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/15/2023

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

2/23/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/1/2023

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

3/20/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1561        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3618

By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3618) of Mark J. Cusack and others relative to establishing a statewide standard prehospital care protocol related to the assessment, treatment and transport of stroke patients.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to stroke system of care.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than 180 days after the effective date of this act, the department of public health shall promulgate regulations that create: (i) a statewide standard prehospital care protocol related to the assessment, treatment and transport of stroke patients by emergency medical services providers to a hospital designated by the department to care for stroke patients; provided, however, that the protocol shall be based on national evidence-based guidelines for transport of stroke patients, consider transport that crosses state lines and include plans for the triage and transport of suspected stroke patients including, but not limited to, those who may have an emergent large vessel occlusion, to an appropriate facility within a specified timeframe following the onset of symptoms and additional criteria to determine which level of care is the most appropriate destination; provided further, that the department shall develop said protocol in consultation with the expert stroke advisory taskforce established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 51L of chapter 111 of the General Laws; and (ii) recommended national evidence-based quality and utilization measure sets for stroke care for use by the center for health information and analysis pursuant to section 14 of chapter 12C of the General Laws; provided, however, that the department shall consider measures in current use in national quality improvement programs including, but not limited to, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Quality Forum, the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program or other nationally-recognized data platforms.