{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-17-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-17-202","heading":"Reporting and review of acute heart attack data.","body":"To improve the response to and treatment of acute heart attacks, the department shall:\n(1) require receiving hospitals to report to the national data platform information consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on the treatment of individuals with confirmed acute heart attacks;\n(2) encourage hospitals, critical access hospitals, and emergency medical service providers that refer patients suffering acute heart attacks to a receiving hospital to participate in the national data platform;\n(3) encourage health care professionals who provide care to patients with acute heart attacks to share data and discuss ways to improve the quality of care for the patients;\n(4) encourage the use of evidence-based treatment guidelines for helping patients obtain ongoing community-based followup care in outpatient settings after discharge from a hospital; and\n(5) work with hospitals, critical access hospitals, and emergency medical service providers to develop recommendations for improving the delivery of care to patients suffering acute heart attacks.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 17. DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL","Part 2. Cardiovascular Disease"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0170/part_0020/section_0020/0500-0170-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:18Z","sha256":"426100a5531a2abc667f186c5f4d392316e67cfa1dec933335cb2808e8455d1d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-17-201","next":"us-mt/50-17-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}