For a statewide STOP stroke program; provided, that funds shall be expended for stroke treatment and ongoing prevention services; provided further, that the funds shall be expended to provide educational programming as part of the Act F.A.S.T. campaign on the signs and symptoms of stroke and stroke warning signs with a focus on communities that have the highest incidence of stroke; provided further, that no funds awarded to the Act F.A.S.T. campaign shall not used for personnel costs; provided further, that the department shall provide quality improvement measures that align with the stroke consensus metrics by utilizing a nationally--recognized data set platform and expand the statewide registry that compiles information and statistics on stroke care using confidentiality standards that shall be not less secure than a nationally--recognized data set platform, including the stroke registry data platform; provided further, funds shall be expended to require all primary stroke service hospitals and emergency medical services agencies to report data consistent with nationally--recognized guidelines on the treatment of individuals with confirmed stroke; provided further, funds shall be expended to oversee the operation and administration of designated primary stroke service hospital programs as defined in 105 CMR 130.1401; provided further, that funds shall be used to collect and analyze data from designated primary stroke service hospitals in the commonwealth and for the salary of a full--time surveyor who shall be primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with primary stroke service designation criteria; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2026, the department shall submit a report to the senate committee on post audit and oversight and the senate and house committees on ways and means detailing: (i) expenditures from this item; (ii) the number of persons reached by the campaign under this item; (iii) the methods and strategies implemented to reach said persons; and (iv) activities carried out by the department pursuant to this item; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2025, the department shall update the Statewide Stroke Point--of--Entry Plan pursuant to
section 90 of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023; and provided further, that not later than October 1, 2025, the department shall implement regulations under 105 CMR 130 as promulgated on February 28, 2025, prior appropriation continued
