R 330.202 Definitions; F to N.
Rule 2. As used in these rules:
(a) “Healthcare facility” means a facility licensed under section 20141 or 21511 of the
code, MCL 333.20141 and 333.21511, that operates a service for treating emergency
patients, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
(b) “Hold itself out” means an agency, healthcare facility, or STEMI care center or
facility advertises, announces, or charges specifically for providing STEMI care services.
(c) “Inter-facility STEMI transfer” means identifying the group of STEMI patients that
require additional STEMI resources with the goal of providing optimal care by the timely
transfer of these patients to an appropriate level of care to optimize outcome.
(d) “MCA” or "medical control authority" means an organization designated by the
department to provide medical control.
(e) “MCA area” means the geographic area comprised of a county, group of counties, or
parts of an individual county, as designated by the department.
(f) “Medical control” means the supervision and coordination of emergency medical
services through an MCA, as prescribed, adopted, and enforced through department-
approved protocols, within an emergency medical system.
(g) “Non-designated healthcare facility” means a healthcare facility that has chosen not
to be a part of this state’s STEMI system of care or a healthcare facility that the
department has not designated as a STEMI center or facility.
History: 2023 MR 22, Eff. Nov. 9, 2023.
R 330.203 Definitions; P to V.
Rule 3. (1) As used in these rules:
(a) “PCI” or “percutaneous coronary intervention” means a procedure used to open or
widen a narrowed or blocked coronary artery to restore the blood flow that supplies the
heart and is usually performed on an emergency basis for a STEMI patient.
(b) “Protocol” means a patient care standard, standing order, policy, or procedure for
providing emergency medical services that is established by an MCA and approved by
the department under section 20919 of the code, MCL 333.20919.
(c) “Provisional” means a one-time temporary time-limited status conferred on a
facility by the department that most closely matches the current level of care based on the
published criteria for accreditation or certification for which it is applying.
(d) “PSRO” or “professional standards review organization” means a committee
established by a life support agency or an MCA for the purpose of improving the quality
of medical care, as provided in section 1 of 1967 PA 270, MCL 331.531.
(e) “Quality improvement program” means actions taken by a life support agency,
MCA, STEMI center or facility, or jointly between a life support agency, MCA, or
STEMI center or facility with a goal of continuous improvement of medical care in
accordance with the code. Actions must take place under a PSRO, as provided in sections
1 to 3 of 1967 PA 270, MCL 331.531 to 331.533.
(f) “Regional STEMI advisory council” means a committee established by a regional
STEMI system whose function is to provide leadership and direction in matters related to
STEMI system development in their region, and to monitor the performance of the
STEMI agencies and healthcare facilities within the region, including, but not limited to,
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