{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-11-2101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-2101","heading":"Part definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(1) “Board” means the board for licensing health care facilities;\n(2) “Capable of providing neuroendovascular treatment” means the capacity to:\n(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\n(B) Perform a mechanical thrombectomy twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week;\n(3) “Department” means the department of health;\n(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.","path":["Title 68 Health, Safety and Environmental Protection","Chapter 11 Health Facilities and Resources","Part 21 Stroke Treatment"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.tn.tca/release76.2021.05.21/gov.tn.tca.title.68.odt","current_through":"2021-05-21","vintage":"Tennessee Code Release 76 (2021-05), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:57:36Z","sha256":"a796a9bb98197105b54566b99fcc20b0d9f9ab519e55a4b6e0898ba7ffa9e22c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":true,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-11-2002","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-11-2102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}