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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee On Health
Committee on the judiciary and public safety
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AND
COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
on
BILL 20-327, THE STROKE SYSTEM OF CARE ACT OF 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
11 a.m., Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, and Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, announce a joint public hearing to be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The purpose of the public hearing is to receive testimony on Bill 20-327, which was referred sequentially to the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety and the Committee on Health. Bill 20-327 would establish a comprehensive system of stroke care; to authorize the Department of Health (DOH) to designate certain hospitals stroke care centers; to require DOH, in consultation with the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, to establish response and treatment protocols and a plan for the continuous improvement in the quality of care provided to a person experiencing a stroke; to require stroke care centers and other emergency medical services providers to report data to DOH; and to require a database of information relating to stroke treatment. The bill may be viewed online at http://dcclims1.dccouncil.us/images/00001/20130610122959.pdf.
The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify should contact Tawanna Shuford at 724-7808 or tshuford@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2013. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 5 minutes for those representing organizations or groups. For those unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 to Ms. Shuford, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 20004, or via email at tshuford@dccouncil.us.
