KRS 211.342: Department to furnish annual listing of heart attack treatment centers to

emergency medical services providers -- Pre-hospital care protocols for heart

attack patients at emergency medical services authorities -- Training on

assessment and treatment of heart attack patients.

(1) By June 1 of each year, the department shall send the list of recognized Level I

Comprehensive Cardiac Centers, Level II Primary Heart Attack Centers, and Level

III Acute Heart Attack Ready hospitals to the medical dir ector of each licensed

emergency medical services provider in this state. The department shall maintain a

copy of the list in the office designated within the department to oversee emergency

medical services and shall post on the department's Web site a li st of Level I

Comprehensive Cardiac Centers, Level II Primary Heart Attack Centers, and Level

III Acute Heart Attack Ready hospitals.

(2) By June 1 of each year, in accordance with KRS 311A.180, all emergency medical

services authorities across the departm ent shall establish pre-hospital care protocols

related to the assessment, treatment, transport, and routing of heart attack patients

by emergency medical services providers in this state. The protocols shall include

the development and implementation of p lans for the triage and transport of acute

heart attack patients.

(3) All emergency medical services authorities across the state shall establish training

requirements to ensure that licensed emergency medical services providers and 911

dispatch personnel receive regular training on the assessment and treatment of heart

attack patients.