State of New Jersey
Department of Health
Governor Mikie Sherrill · Lt. Governor Dr. Dale G. Caldwell
On January 21, 2020, an Act concerning stroke care, amending and supplementing P.L. 2004, c.136 (C.26:2H-12.8) was enacted into law. The amendments repeal the criteria for comprehensive stroke center (CSC) and primary stroke center (PSC) designation established in P.L. 2004 sections 3 and 4, c.136, and requires stroke certifications for CSC and PSC from a national accreditation body. The legislation added two new categories of stroke facilities: acute stroke ready hospitals (ASRH) and thrombectomy-capable centers (TSC) both require certification and state designation. The new law repealed prior NJ Acute Stroke Registry (NJASR) data collection submission practices for designated and certified stroke center hospitals.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ hospitals designated and certified as primary, thrombectomy-capable, comprehensive, and acute stroke ready hospitals will be required to submit to their hospital-level stroke consensus measure aggregate data to the DOH on a quarterly basis. The data shall not contain or disclose any confidential or personal identifying information. The data submission schedules are as follows:
| Quarter | Months Included in Data Submission | Due Date |
| First | January - March | May 31 |
| Second | January - June | August 31 |
| Third | January - September | November 30 |
| Fourth | January - December | February 29 |
The staff of the Office of Health Care Quality Assessment is available to assist you with any questions you may have regarding data submission. You may contact them at:
Stroke Data Coordinator
Office of Health Care Quality Assessment
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Department of Health
55 North Willow Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 08625-0360
Phone: (609) 984-7334
Toll Free: 800-418-1397
Fax: (609) 984-7735
