R426-9-1200. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Center Minimum Designation Requirements

  (1) A Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, for the purpose of receiving acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients via an ambulance, shall meet the following minimum designation requirements:

  (a) Be licensed as an acute care hospital in Utah;

  (b) Maintain an emergency department staffed by at least one (1) Physician and one (1) Registered Nurse at all times;

  (c) Have the ability to receive 12 lead EKG data from licensed ambulance providers transporting patients to the hospital for treatment of ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI);

  (d) Maintain the ability to provide cardiac catheterization and PCI of STEMI patients within ninety (90) minutes of patient arrival in the emergency department twenty four (24) hours a day and seven (7) days a week;

  (e) Maintain a performance improvement program for STEMI care and report data to the Department as required by the Department; and

  (f) Submit to a site visit by representatives of the Department.

  (2) Upon designation, the Department may, in consultation with offline EMS medical direction and protocol, recommend direct transport of STEMI patients to a STEMI Treatment Center by a licensed ambulance provider.

  (3) The PCI designation and re-designation shall be for a period of three years.

  (4) All hospitals shall collect, and submit at least quarterly to the Department, Cardiac Registry information necessary to maintain an inclusive cardiac system. All hospitals shall provide such data in a standardized electronic format approved by the Department.