Connecticut General Statutes 19a-504e – Requirements and construction of sections re hospital discharge planning and caregiver designation and services
(a) Nothing in § 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.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-504e
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Hospital: means an establishment for the lodging, care and treatment of persons suffering from disease or other abnormal physical or mental conditions and includes inpatient psychiatric services in general hospitals. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(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 § 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 § 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 § 19a-504c shall not be reimbursed by any government or commercial payer for post-discharge assistance that is provided pursuant to § 19a-504c.
(2) Nothing in § 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 § 38a-175, or any other entity issuing health benefits plans.
(3) Nothing in § 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 § 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.