Section 211.342 - Department to furnish annual listing of heart attack treatment centers to 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.Added by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 115,§ 3, eff. 7/13/2022.