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| 1 | - | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 24 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3757 | |
| 3 | - | *03757SB00024AGE* | |
| 4 | - | Referred to Committee on Aging | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 24 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2011 LCO No. 31 | |
| 3 | + | Referred to Committee on Public Health | |
| 5 | 4 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | - | ||
| 5 | + | SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. | |
| 7 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 7 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 8 | ||
| 10 | - | ||
| 9 | + | Proposed Bill No. 24 | |
| 11 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 11 | January Session, 2011 | |
| 13 | 12 | ||
| 14 | - | LCO No. | |
| 13 | + | LCO No. 31 | |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| 16 | - | *03757SB00024AGE* | |
| 17 | - | ||
| 18 | - | Referred to Committee on Aging | |
| 15 | + | Referred to Committee on Public Health | |
| 19 | 16 | ||
| 20 | 17 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 18 | ||
| 22 | - | ||
| 19 | + | SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. | |
| 23 | 20 | ||
| 24 | 21 | AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS OF MEDICARE RECIPIENTS. | |
| 25 | 22 | ||
| 26 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 27 | 24 | ||
| 28 | - | Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2011) The Commissioner of Public Health shall study the admission procedures used by hospitals when treating Medicare recipients for episodes of care extending beyond a period of twenty-four hours. The commissioner shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging and public health not later than January 1, 2012. | |
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| 33 | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 34 | - | Section 1 July 1, 2011 New section | |
| 35 | - | ||
| 36 | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 37 | - | ||
| 38 | - | Section 1 | |
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| 40 | - | July 1, 2011 | |
| 41 | - | ||
| 42 | - | New section | |
| 25 | + | That chapter 368v of the general statutes be amended to provide that any hospital that is engaged in the care and treatment of a Medicare recipient shall be deemed to have admitted such recipient to the hospital in any situation where the care and treatment of the individual during an episode of care extends beyond a period of twenty-four hours. | |
| 43 | 26 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 45 | 28 | ||
| 46 | - | To study hospital admission procedures for Medicare recipients. | |
| 47 | - | ||
| 48 | - | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] | |
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| 52 | - | Co-Sponsors: SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. | |
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| 54 | - | Co-Sponsors: | |
| 55 | - | ||
| 56 | - | SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. | |
| 57 | - | ||
| 58 | - | S.B. 24 | |
| 29 | + | To ensure that Medicare recipients receive proper medical care and treatment during the course of a hospital stay that exceeds twenty-four hours. |