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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires a hospital's discharge planner to provide the patient with information to enable the patient to contact the Department on Aging's case coordination unit. Requires that hospital procedures in connection with giving a discharge notice include prohibitions against discharges or referrals to unlicensed, uncertified, or unregistered facilities or service providers that are required to be licensed, certified, or registered. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires a hospital to provide the patient with information to enable the patient to contact the Department on Aging's case coordination unit if the patient is pending discharge to a skilled nursing facility or if home health services are ordered for the patient. Requires that hospital procedures in connection with giving a discharge notice include prohibitions against discharges or referrals to certain unlicensed, uncertified, or unregistered facilities. Requires the Department of Public Health to annually provide hospitals with a list of licensed, certified, or registered facilities and provides that a hospital is in compliance with the procedures for discharge or referral to certain facilities if it relies on that list. Effective immediately.
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