Committee hears bill to create statewide stroke and heart-attack system; amendment deadline set
House Bill 27 would mirror Alaska's trauma system to create a voluntary statewide designation, protocols and data collection for time-sensitive heart attack and stroke care. EMS leaders, an emergency physician and the American Heart Association testified in support. The committee set an amendment deadline of April 29, 2025 at 5 p.m.
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The Alaska House Finance Committee on April 25 heard testimony on House Bill 27, a measure to establish a statewide system of care for time-sensitive medical emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes. Sponsors and supporters said the bill would replicate features of the existing trauma system to standardize facility designation, prehospital protocols and statewide data collection.
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