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Recruiting a Government Agency’s Assistance Concerning Improper Referrals

Connecticut Health Lawyer’s Association and the Connecticut Managed Care Task Force; Quinnipiac College Graduate School

Michael P. Iacurci

Ambrose & Cohen in New Haven

This article is an instructional guide to obtaining assistance from a state or federal agency when faced with a larger organization or hospital directing patients to its affiliate or its own home care department. It also includes an example of four visiting nurse associations (VNAs) that filed a complaint with the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office regarding a Connecticut hospital directing patients to its own home care department. It describes the process the VNAs followed and the response by the attorney general and the hospital.

Key Words: referrals • visiting nurse associations

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 13, No. 2, 149-151 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/108482230101300210


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