1. (1) Initiatives that:

   1. (i) Ensure that patients are seen in the most appropriate setting to reduce unnecessary use of emergency departments;
   2. (ii) Improve hospital efficiency, including by increasing emergency department and inpatient throughput; and
   3. (iii) Improve postdischarge resources to facilitate timely emergency department and inpatient discharges;
2. (2) By identifying and recommending improvements for the collection and submission of data that is necessary to monitor and reduce emergency department wait times;
3. (3) By making recommendations to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers; and
4. (4) By facilitating the sharing of best practices for reducing emergency department wait times.

The Commission shall develop strategies and initiatives to recommend to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers to reduce emergency department wait times, including:

Added by Acts 2024, c. 844, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.