The department shall promulgate regulations for licensing an acute care hospital's acute hospital care at-home programs and services. At a minimum, the regulations must address:
(1) diagnoses that respond safely and effectively to home-based acute care;(2) patient eligibility criteria and screening requirements, including patient consent;(3) multidisciplinary team requirements, including roles and responsibilities of team members;(4) standards for continuous remote patient monitoring and connectivity with the patient;(5) standards for the development of in-home services to ensure same level of care in the home as in a traditional hospital stay; and(6) standards for patient safety.Added by 2024 S.C. Acts, Act No. 164 (SB 858),s 3, eff. 5/20/2024.