General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5499
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 2036
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Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5499
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 2036
*02036_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING REGULATIONS RELATING TO HOSPICE CARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 19a-122b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 368v and 368z, an organization licensed as a hospice [pursuant to the Public Health Code] by the Department of Public Health or certified as a hospice pursuant to 42 USC 1395x, shall be authorized to operate a residence for terminally ill persons, for the purpose of providing hospice home care arrangements including, but not limited to, hospice home care services and supplemental services. Such arrangements shall be provided to those patients who would otherwise receive such care from family members. The residence shall provide a homelike atmosphere for such patients for a time period deemed appropriate for home health care services under like circumstances. Any hospice that operates a residence pursuant to the provisions of this section shall cooperate with the Commissioner of Public Health to develop standards for the licensure and operation of such homes.
(b) On and after January 1, 2008, any organization seeking initial licensure as a hospice by the Department of Public Health shall (1) agree to provide hospice care services for terminally ill persons on a twenty-four-hour basis in all settings including, but not limited to, a private home, nursing home, residential care home or specialized residence that provides supportive services, and (2) present to the department satisfactory evidence that such organization has the necessary qualified personnel to provide services in such settings.
(c) No organization may use the title "hospice" or "hospice care program" or make use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations indicating or implying that such organization is licensed to provide hospice services unless such organization is licensed to provide such services by the Department of Public Health and certified as a hospice pursuant to 42 USC 1395x.
(d) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall include provisions that are substantially the same as the provisions of 42 CFR 418.110.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 19a-122b
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
19a-122b
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations concerning facilities offering hospice services.
[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.]