Sec.19a-490k-1. Definitions

As used in section 19a-490k-1 through 19a-490k-2, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "Hospital" means any short-term hospital or long-term hospital, as defined in subsection (b) of section 19-13-D1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(2) "Medical protocol" means a set of predetermined criteria developed and adopted by the medical staff of the hospital for a specified medical regimen;

(3) "Medical staff" means an organized group of physicians, licensed in Connecticut, one of whom serves as a chief or president of the medical staff, that have been appointed by the governing board of a hospital and are responsible for the quality of medical care provided to patients by the hospital; and,

(4) "Physician-approved hospital policy" means a medical protocol that has been adopted by the medical staff and approved by the governing board of the hospital.

(Adopted effective October 28, 2005)