The department shall promulgate regulations for licensing an acute care hospital's acute hospital care at-home programs and services. At a minimum, the regulations must address:

1. (1) diagnoses that respond safely and effectively to home-based acute care;
2. (2) patient eligibility criteria and screening requirements, including patient consent;
3. (3) multidisciplinary team requirements, including roles and responsibilities of team members;
4. (4) standards for continuous remote patient monitoring and connectivity with the patient;
5. (5) standards for the development of in-home services to ensure same level of care in the home as in a traditional hospital stay; and
6. (6) standards for patient safety.

HISTORY: 2024 Act No. 164 (S.858), SECTION 3, eff May 20, 2024.