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The 2024 legislative session resulted in another flurry of statutory and regulatory changes affecting health care providers that take effect on October 1, 2024. A summary of the more notable laws identified by Pullman & Comley’s Healthcare practice is accessible at this link and includes the following:
- A requirement that facilities receiving reimbursement from the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program adopt and implement workplace violence prevention standards consistent with those of the Joint Commission.
- Expansions in scope of practice for APRNs and podiatrists.
- Several new laws impacting pharmacists and pharmacy operations, including the use of pharmacy techs, the ordering and prescribing of vaccines and new grounds for disciplining pharmacists and other pharmacy professionals.
- Assisted living services agencies (ALSAs) now have new notice requirements regarding fee increases, while managed residential communities must provide advanced notice when the ALSA serving their community changes.
- Also, beginning January 1, 2025, a requirement for hospitals treating patients for a non-fatal overdose of an opioid drug, to administer, with patient consent, a toxicology screening of the patient as medically appropriate, and report the screening results to DPH.
If you have any questions or would like more information about these new laws, please contact a Pullman & Comley Health Care attorney.
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