Bill > H780

This bill establishes the Hospital to Home Partnership Program within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, designed to improve transitions for patients from hospitals to home or community-based settings. The program will create partnerships between acute-care hospitals and Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs), with each participating hospital required to have at least one ASAP staff member serving as a home and community-based services hospital liaison. This liaison will help patients connect with community services and support discharge plans that prioritize returning home rather than being placed in skilled nursing facilities or other institutional settings. The goal is to strengthen communication between hospitals and community providers, ultimately promoting institutional diversion and increasing the number of patients who can safely return to their homes after hospitalization, which can improve patient outcomes and potentially reduce healthcare costs associated with extended institutional care.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H780