1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; designating certain hospitals as STEMI receiving centers; 
1.3 	requiring STEMI transport protocols;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	144E.16, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes, chapter 144.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [144.4941] CRITERIA FOR STEMI RECEIVING CENTER 
1.8 	DESIGNATION.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.STEMI receiving center designation. (a) A hospital meets the 
1.10 	criteria for a STEMI receiving center designation if the hospital has been accredited 
1.11 	as a STEMI receiving center by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, the Joint 
1.12 	Commission, the American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized 
1.13 	accreditation entity that provides STEMI receiving center accreditation. A hospital 
1.14 	may apply to the Department of Health for designation as a STEMI receiving center by 
1.15 	providing relevant and current documentation of STEMI receiving center accreditation by 
1.16 	a nationally recognized accreditation entity.
1.17 	(b) The department may revoke a hospital's STEMI receiving center designation if 
1.18 	it is determined that the hospital no longer has accreditation by a nationally recognized 
1.19 	accreditation entity.
1.20 	(c) STEMI receiving center hospitals are encouraged to coordinate, through 
1.21 	agreement, with STEMI referring hospitals throughout the state to provide appropriate 
1.22 	access to care for STEMI patients.
1.23 		Subd. 2.Designation. A hospital that voluntarily meets the criteria for a STEMI 
1.24 	receiving center may apply to the commissioner for STEMI receiving center designation 
1.25 	and, upon the commissioner's review and approval of the application, shall be designated 
2.1 	as a STEMI receiving center for a three-year period. If a hospital loses its accreditation as 
2.2 	a STEMI receiving center from a nationally recognized accreditation entity, its Minnesota 
2.3 	designation shall be immediately withdrawn.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144E.16, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.5 	to read:
2.6 		Subd. 8.STEMI transport protocols. Regional and local emergency medical 
2.7 	services programs must develop STEMI transport protocols. The protocols must include 
2.8 	standards of care for triage and transport of STEMI patients within a specific time frame 
2.9 	from first medical contact until transport to the most appropriate hospital, based on the 
2.10 	patient's condition, the time of transport, and the hospital's capabilities.