Section R. 330.256 - Triage and transportRule 6.
(1) The department, with the advice and recommendations of the statewide stroke care advisory subcommittee and state EMS coordinating committee, shall develop recommendations, based on standards in these rules, R 330.254, R 330.261, R 330.262, and R 330.263 for protocols that are established and adopted by local MCAs for the triage, transport, and inter-facility transfer of stroke patients to the appropriate stroke centers.(2) The standards under R 330.254, R 330.261, R 330.262, and R 330.263 for the triage, transport, and the inter-facility transfer of stroke patients must provide recommended minimum standards of care for protocols that are established and adopted by local MCAs and that must be utilized in the care during transport of stroke patients. On an annual basis, or as needed, the department shall review and update these recommended minimum standards with the advice and recommendations of the statewide stroke care advisory subcommittee and the state EMS coordination committee.(3) The department, with the advice and recommendations of the statewide stroke care advisory subcommittee and state EMS coordinating committee, shall create regional stroke systems that are responsible for developing triage and transport procedures within that geographical area. The triage and transport procedures must include both of the following: (a) Each regional stroke system must be integrated into the regional systems of care authority created within the existing trauma regions under R 325.132.(b) Each regional stroke system may create its own triage and transport criteria and protocols, destination criteria and protocols, and inter-facility transfer criteria and protocols, established and adopted by local MCAs, provided they meet or exceed the standards that are incorporated under R 330.261, R 330.262, and R 330.263, and are reviewed by the quality assurance task force and approved by the department. This may include coordination of triage and transport criteria and protocols, established, and adopted by local MCAs, across geographic regions, if in the best interest of providing optimal stroke care to patients.Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.256
2023 MR 21, Eff. 11/6/2023