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MA S495
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes the Hospital to Home Partnership Program within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to promote partnerships between Acute Care Hospitals and Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs)
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Aims to increase discharge rates from hospitals to home and community-based settings rather than skilled nursing facilities or other institutional placements
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Requires at least 1 ASAP staff member to serve as a Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Hospital Liaison at each participating Acute Care Hospital
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Hospital Liaisons would connect patients to HCBS programs and community services to enable community discharge as an alternative to institutional placement
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Amends Chapter 19A of the General Laws by adding new Section 4½
Legislative Description
To codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see S2607
9/18/2025