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Connecticut General Statutes Title 19A. Public Health and Well-Being § 19a-504e. Requirements and construction of sections re hospital discharge planning and caregiver designation and services

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall be construed to create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or any consultants or contractors with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship.

(b) A hospital, a hospital employee, or any consultants or contractors with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship shall not be held liable, in any way, for the services rendered or not rendered by the caregiver to the patient at the patient's home.

(c) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall be construed to obviate the obligation of an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health care center, as defined in section 38a-175, or any other entity issuing health benefits plans to provide coverage required under a health benefits plan.

(d)(1) An individual designated as caregiver pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19a-504c shall not be reimbursed by any government or commercial payer for post-discharge assistance that is provided pursuant to section 19a-504c.

(2) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall be construed to impact, impede or otherwise disrupt or reduce the reimbursement obligations of an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health care center, as defined in section 38a-175, or any other entity issuing health benefits plans.

(3) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall delay the discharge of a patient or the transfer of a patient from a hospital to another facility.

(4) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall affect, nor take precedence over, any advance directive, conservatorship or other proxy health care rights as may be delegated by the patient or applicable by law.

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