The General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1395 seeks to establish a licensure framework for long-term acute care hospitals and mandates the Department of Public Health to conduct a study on the designation of long-term care facilities and chronic disease hospitals. The bill amends Section 19a-490 of the general statutes, effective October 1, 2025, by introducing the term "long-term acute care hospital" into the definition of "institution" and defining "chronic disease hospital" as a facility focused on the diagnosis, care, and treatment of chronic diseases. In updating the statute, the bill repeals existing language in Section 19a-490 and replaces it with new definitions while retaining terms like "hospital," "residential care home," and "home health care agency."

Additionally, the bill introduces new definitions, such as "source plasma donation center," and modifies the definition of "birth center" by removing the conjunction "and." The Commissioner of Public Health is tasked with evaluating regulatory burdens, oversight mechanisms, and inconsistencies affecting long-term acute care hospitals, with a report on findings and recommendations due by January 1, 2026. The study provision takes effect immediately upon passage, while the amendments to Section 19a-490 will be implemented on October 1, 2025.

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