20-9-1004. Powers and duties.

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20-9-1004. Powers and duties.

20-9-1004. Powers and duties. The Acute Stroke Care Task Force shall: (1) Make recommendations to the State Board of Health consistent with the intent and purpose of this subchapter; (2) Pursue both public and private funding to further the intent of this subchapter; and (3) Develop standards and policy recommendations considering, but not limited to, the following: (A) Methods for raising public awareness of the prevalence and treatment considerations for strokes; (B) The professional development of emergency medical services professionals to identify victims of potential stroke; (C) The professional development of emergency room and hospital personnel to identify and treat victims of potential stroke; (D) Methods for encouraging the use of thrombolytics, clot-busting drugs, or other accepted or emerging treatments, when appropriate; (E) Methods for ensuring that a comprehensive range of stroke recovery services are available to Arkansans as they recover physical and mental functions affected by a stroke; (F) Methods for developing stroke treatment centers; and (G) Methods for developing a stroke registry for Arkansas.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-9-1004

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