1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying the criteria for comprehensive and primary stroke 
1.3 	centers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 144.493, 
1.4 	subdivisions 1, 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 144.493, subdivision 1, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Comprehensive stroke center. A hospital meets the criteria for a 
1.9 	comprehensive stroke center if the hospital has been certified as a comprehensive stroke 
1.10 	center by the joint commission or another nationally recognized accreditation entity and 
1.11 	the hospital participates in the Minnesota stroke registry program.

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 144.493, subdivision 2, is 
1.13 	amended to read:
1.14 		Subd. 2.Primary stroke center. A hospital meets the criteria for a primary stroke 
1.15 	center if the hospital has been certified as a primary stroke center by the joint commission 
1.16 	or another nationally recognized accreditation entity and the hospital participates in the 
1.17 	Minnesota stroke registry program.