Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans
102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations
Article III - ADMISSION, TRANSFER AND DISCHARGE
Part C - Transfers
Section 27-102l(d)-120 - Internal transfers
Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 27-102l(d)-120
Current through September 9, 2024
(a) The Department reserves the right to reassess the level of care and appropriateness of placement in a service, activity, or program at any time for any reason and in its clinical judgment propose adjustment in the plan of care and assignment to various services, activities, and programs.
(b) Transfers may be preceded by a review and modification of the veteran's current plan of care. Except where an emergency precludes, the review process shall include:
(1) The veteran,
(2) Next of kin,
(3) Private health care providers, if used by
the veteran, and
(4) Department
staff who have personal knowledge of the circumstances and condition of the
veteran.
(c) Factors to be considered in the review include:
(1)
Current medical and mental health status of the veteran,
(2) Existing and proposed plans of
care,
(3) Long range treatment
goal(s),
(4) Recommendation of
staff from the current placement, and
(5) Recommendation of staff from service,
activity, or program which would receive the transfer.
(d) In addition to the factors in subsection (c), the following programmatic factors may be considered:
(1) For Alzheimer's veterans, a review shall
consider if:
(A) The dementia has progressed
beyond the moderate stage of organic dementia,
(B) The program is no longer benefiting the
veteran, and/or
(C) The
capabilities of a regular Health Care Facility bed should be used without
compromising the care rendered.
(2) For a detoxification veteran, a review
shall consider if:
(A) Sub-acute
detoxification is no longer clinically indicated, and
(B) The veteran can return to the placement
which existed prior to admission to the specialized bed.
(3) A respite care veteran may not be
transferred to other departmental services, activities or programs, unless the
veteran otherwise qualifies for admission, including applicable waiting
lists.
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