Amendment ID: S2622-4-R1

Redraft Amendment 4

Hospital Bed Tracking System

Messrs. Tarr and Timilty, Ms. DiZoglio, Messrs. O'Connor and Pacheco and Ms. Moran move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:-

"SECTION. Notwithstanding any general or special the secretary of health and human services shall facilitate acute care, intensive care and emergency department inpatient admissions for adults seeking to be admitted from an emergency department or hospital medical floor by developing and maintaining a confidential and secure online portal that enables health care providers, health care facilities and payors to conduct a real-time bed search for patient placement. The online portal shall provide real-time information on the specific availability of all licensed acute care, intensive care and emergency department inpatient beds that shall include, but not limited to: (i) location; (ii) care specialty; and (iii) insurance requirements. The online portal and information contained in the online portal shall not be a public record under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 or under chapter 66."