Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00251 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 251
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2139
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44 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist. REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. REP. DEVLIN, 134th Dist.
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88 General Assembly
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 251
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 2139
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1616 *02139*
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1818 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.
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2424 REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist.
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2626 REP. DEVLIN, 134th Dist.
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2828 AN ACT CONCERNING DISCHARGE OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND NOTIFICATION TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS.
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3030 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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3232 That chapter 368v of the general statutes be amended to require each hospital to notify a patient's family caregiver of the patient's diagnosis, date of release from the hospital and any aftercare requirements upon the patient's release from the hospital, as permitted under federal law.
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3434 Statement of Purpose:
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3636 To ensure family caregivers are recognized in a hospital setting and have information concerning their family member's release from the hospital so they can better understand the care that will be needed for their family member when he or she returns home from the hospital.