General Assembly Raised Bill No. 969
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3447
*03447_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 969
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3447
*03447_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ANY FINDING OF DEFICIENCY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RELATING TO A HOSPITAL'S COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES AND REGULATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2011) In the event that the Department of Public Health makes any finding of deficiency relating to a hospital's compliance with the provisions of chapter 368v of the general statutes, the Public Health Code or the department's licensing regulations, and the hospital disputes the department's medical, scientific or evidence-based grounds for the finding of deficiency, the hospital may request that there be an independent review of the finding. The department and the hospital requesting an independent review shall jointly select an individual or entity to undertake an independent review of any disputed finding of deficiency. The individual or entity conducting the independent review shall be competent in medical reviews, peer review processes or shall possess other expert abilities that are germane to the delivery of health care services in a hospital setting. The hospital shall bear the entire cost of the independent review.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for an independent, expert review of any medical, scientific or evidenced-based finding of deficiency by the Department of Public Health concerning the delivery of health care services by a hospital.
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