HB2180 Summary

• Extends the acute care at home pilot program repeal date from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2028, allowing hospitals to continue delivering acute care services in patients' homes.

• Requires eligible hospitals to demonstrate in-person and telehealth equipment capacity to ensure emergency response times of no more than 30 minutes to a patient's home.

• Adds a new requirement for hospitals to establish protocols for meeting emergency response times through mobile paramedic and mobile nursing services.

• Maintains requirements that mobile paramedics have at least two years of experience and community paramedicine certification, operating under physician supervision and delegation.