2022 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368d - Emergency Medical Services
Section 19a-179f. - Transport of patient to an alternate destination.
(a) A licensed or certified emergency medical services organization or provider may transport a patient by ambulance to an alternate destination, in consultation with the medical director of a sponsor hospital.
(b) On or before January 1, 2024, the Office of Emergency Medical Services shall develop protocols for a licensed or certified emergency medical services organization or provider to transport a pediatric patient with mental or behavioral health needs by ambulance to an urgent crisis center. As used in this subsection, “urgent crisis center” means a center licensed by the Department of Children and Families that is dedicated to treating children's urgent mental or behavioral health needs.
(c) Any ambulance used for transport to an alternate destination under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall meet the requirements for a basic level ambulance, as prescribed in regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-179, including requirements concerning medically necessary supplies and services.
(P.A. 19-118, S. 66; P.A. 22-47, S. 46.)
History: P.A. 19-118 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 22-47 added new Subsec. (b) requiring development of protocols for transport of pediatric patient with mental or behavioral health needs to an urgent crisis center and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c).
