PRINTER'S NO. 370
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.411
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, BARTOLOTTA, KANE, HUGHES, FONTANA, CULVER,
TARTAGLIONE, COSTA AND STEFANO, MARCH 10, 2025
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 10, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 29, 2012 (P.L.549, No.54), entitled "An
act establishing a Statewide stroke system of care by
recognizing primary stroke centers and directing the creation
of emergency medical services training and transport
protocols; and providing for the powers and duties of the
Department of Health," providing for Statewide stroke
registry.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 29, 2012 (P.L.549, No.54), known
as the Stroke System of Care Act, is amended by adding a section
to read:
Section 5.1. Statewide stroke registry.
(a) Registry formation.--The department shall ensure access
to a Statewide stroke registry and may contract with a
nationally recognized, evidence-based organization for the
utilization of the organization's stroke care program data set
in effect as of the effective date of this subsection for the
formation of a Statewide stroke registry to be published on the
department's publicly accessible Internet website that includes
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20 information and data on stroke care in this Commonwealth that
align with the stroke consensus metrics developed and approved
by a nationally recognized, evidence-based organization in
effect as of the effective date of this subsection. The
department shall update the registry on a biannual basis in
accordance with the submission of data as required in subsection
(b).
(b) Data submission.--On and after January 1, 2025, each
comprehensive stroke center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center,
primary stroke center and acute stroke-ready hospital shall, on
a biannual basis, submit data to the department concerning
stroke care for inclusion in the Statewide stroke registry, as
determined by the Secretary of Health. Data under this
subsection shall align with the stroke consensus metrics
developed and approved by the American Heart Association in
effect as of the effective date of this subsection .
(c) Data access.--Each comprehensive stroke center,
thrombectomy-capable stroke center, primary stroke center and
acute stroke-ready hospital shall provide the department with
access to records, as the department deems necessary to perform
case findings or other quality improvement audits to ensure
completeness of reporting and data accuracy consistent with the
purposes of this section.
(d) Contract and reporting.--The department may enter a
contract with a nationally recognized, evidence-based
organization for the receipt, storage, holding, updating or
maintenance of the data or files under department control and
management. The department may enter into reciprocal reporting
agreements with the appropriate agencies of other states to
exchange stroke care data.
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30 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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