Section 19a-122d - Hospice Hospital at Home pilot program(a) As used in this section: (1) "Telehealth" means the mode of delivering health care or other health services via information and communication technologies to facilitate the diagnosis, consultation and treatment, education, care management and self-management of a patient's physical and mental health, and includes (A) interaction between the patient at the originating site and the telehealth provider at a distant site, and (B) synchronous interactions, asynchronous store and forward transfers or remote patient monitoring. Telehealth does not include the use of facsimile, audio-only telephone, texting or electronic mail;(2) "Physician" means a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370;(3) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378;(4) "Registered nurse" means a registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378; and(5) "Personal emergency response system" means a twenty-four-hour-per-day electronic alarm system placed in a patient's home that enables the patient to obtain immediate help in case of an emergency.(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Public Health shall establish, in collaboration with a hospital in the state and the Department of Social Services, a Hospice Hospital at Home pilot program to provide hospice care to patients in the home through a combination of in-person visits and telehealth. The pilot program shall provide the following to such patients: (1) A daily telehealth visit by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse that the patient may attend using the patient's computer or mobile device or, if the patient does not have access to a computer or mobile device in the home, using a tablet provided through the program;(2) In-person visits by a registered nurse at least twice daily, or more frequently if necessary, as determined by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse treating the patient;(3) A personal emergency response system;(4) Remote monitoring of the patient by physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurses participating in the pilot program, provided the patient and each person residing with the patient consent to such monitoring; and(5) Telephone access to an on-call physician or advanced practice registered nurse if the patient, the patient's caregiver or any person residing with the patient has any immediate questions or concerns regarding the patient's condition.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-122d
Added by P.A. 23-0174,S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2023.