Tennessee § 68-11-2101 Part definitions

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§ 68-11-2101 — Part definitions

Tennessee § 68-11-2101

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-2101 (2026).

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As used in this part:

(1)"Board" means the board for licensing health care facilities;

(2)"Capable of providing neuroendovascular treatment" means the capacity to:

(A)Properly assess, diagnose using advanced imaging devices, and treat stroke patients with complex cases of ischemic stroke, including emergent large vessel occlusion causing the loss of blood supply to a part of the brain and requiring immediate treatment at a facility with a trained team of neurointerventional surgeons, vascular neurologists, and assisting medical personnel; and (B) Perform a mechanical thrombectomy twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week;

(3)"Department" means the department of health; and (4) "Stroke-related designation" means a designation including, but not limited to, a comprehensive

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As used in this part: (1) "Board" means the board for licensing health care facilities; (2) "Capable of providing neuroendovascular treatment" means the capacity to: (A) Properly assess, diagnose using advanced imaging devices, and treat stroke patients with complex cases of ischemic stroke, including emergent large vessel occlusion causing the loss of blood supply to a part of the brain and requiring immediate treatment at a facility with a trained team of neurointerventional surgeons, vascular neurologists, and assisting medical personnel; and (B) Perform a mechanical thrombectomy twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week; (3) "Department" means the department of health; and (4) "Stroke-related designation" means a designation including, but not limited to, a comprehensive stroke center, primary stroke center, acute stroke-ready hospital, or other stroke-related designation approved by rule by the board in consultation with the emergency medical services board.