Title 19a — Title 19a: Public Health and Well-Being
32 chapters · 1,163 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-36r Local health department food protection program audits.
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Sec. 19a-36r. Local health department food protection program audits. The Commissioner of Public Health may conduct audits of local health department food protection programs. Such audits may include, but need not be limited to, interviews with local health department staff membe…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37 (Formerly Sec. 19-13a). Regulation of water supply wells and springs. Definitions. Information and requirements re testing of private wells or semipublic wells. Transportation of water in bulk by bulk water hauler.
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Sec. 19a-37. (Formerly Sec. 19-13a). Regulation of water supply wells and springs. Definitions. Information and requirements re testing of private wells or semipublic wells. Transportation of water in bulk by bulk water hauler. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Laboratory or firm…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37a Regulations establishing standards to prevent contamination of public water supplies. Civil penalties.
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Sec. 19a-37a. Regulations establishing standards to prevent contamination of public water supplies. Civil penalties. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing standards to prevent contamination of pu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37b Regulations establishing radon measurement requirements and procedures for evaluating radon in indoor air and reducing radon in public schools.
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Sec. 19a-37b. Regulations establishing radon measurement requirements and procedures for evaluating radon in indoor air and reducing radon in public schools. The Department of Public Health may adopt regulations pursuant to chapter 54 to establish radon measurement requirements a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37c Effective date of regulations re installation of backflow preventer or air gap on a line to existing fire sprinkler system.
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Sec. 19a-37c. Effective date of regulations re installation of backflow preventer or air gap on a line to existing fire sprinkler system. The provisions of Section 19-13-B38a(c)(2)(I) of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, adopted pursuant to section 19a-37a, concernin…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37d Changes to public water supply systems. Required notifications to water company and local building inspector. Authority of local director of public health to implement mitigation measures.
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Sec. 19a-37d. Changes to public water supply systems. Required notifications to water company and local building inspector. Authority of local director of public health to implement mitigation measures. (a) Any person engaged in the installation of an irrigation system or other p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37e Small community water system fiscal asset management plan. Assessment review of hydropneumatic pressure tanks. Exception. Penalty. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-37e. Small community water system fiscal asset management plan. Assessment review of hydropneumatic pressure tanks. Exception. Penalty. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Small community water system” means a water company that regularly serves at least twent…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37f Safe drinking water primacy assessment. Payment and collection from customers. Termination of requirement to pay. Fees. Report. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-37f. Safe drinking water primacy assessment. Payment and collection from customers. Termination of requirement to pay. Fees. Report. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee; (2) …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37g Water company and small community water system emergency plans re alternative sources of potable water during emergency.
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Sec. 19a-37g. Water company and small community water system emergency plans re alternative sources of potable water during emergency. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Bottled water” has the same meaning as defined in section 21a-150; (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37h Water companies to provide multilingual tier 1 notices.
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Sec. 19a-37h. Water companies to provide multilingual tier 1 notices. A water company shall provide tier 1 notices to its consumers in the languages predominantly spoken by the consumers in the water company's service area. A water company shall update its emergency response plan…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37i Community water system reporting re operational status during civil preparedness or public health emergency.
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Sec. 19a-37i. Community water system reporting re operational status during civil preparedness or public health emergency. In the event that the Governor declares a state of civil preparedness emergency pursuant to section 28-9, or a public health emergency, pursuant to section 1…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37j Small community water system capacity implementation plan. Annual updates. Summary. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-37j. Small community water system capacity implementation plan. Annual updates. Summary. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Consumer” has the same meaning as provided in section 25-32a; (2) “Owner” means the person or entity that owns or controls the small co…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37k Residential or commercial property water supply testing. Notification to tenants and lessees of contamination.
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Sec. 19a-37k. Residential or commercial property water supply testing. Notification to tenants and lessees of contamination. The owner of any residential or commercial property shall notify each tenant of any leased or rented unit located on such property and the lessee of such p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-38 (Formerly Sec. 19-13b). Water company to add fluoride to water supply.
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Sec. 19a-38. (Formerly Sec. 19-13b). Water company to add fluoride to water supply. A water company, as defined in section 25-32a, shall add a measured amount of fluoride to the water supply of any water system that it owns and operates and that serves twenty thousand or more per…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-39 (Formerly Sec. 19-13c). Protection of wells.
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Sec. 19a-39. (Formerly Sec. 19-13c). Protection of wells. The owner of any well which is being constructed or which has been completed shall securely protect or fence the same, and the owner of any well which is no longer used or which has been abandoned shall effectively cover a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4 (Formerly Sec. 19-2a). Commissioner to organize department and adopt regulations.
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Sec. 19a-4. (Formerly Sec. 19-2a). Commissioner to organize department and adopt regulations. Section 19a-4 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 77-614, S. 324, 325, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 38, 39.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-40 (Formerly Sec. 19-14). Supervision of vital statistics.
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Sec. 19a-40. (Formerly Sec. 19-14). Supervision of vital statistics. The Department of Public Health shall have general supervision of the state system of registration of births, marriages, deaths and fetal deaths, and shall develop the necessary uniform methods and forms for obt…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-40a Criminal history records checks required for applicants for employment in the vital records unit.
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Sec. 19a-40a. Criminal history records checks required for applicants for employment in the vital records unit. The Commissioners of Public Health and Administrative Services shall require each applicant for employment in, and each employee applying for transfer to, the vital rec…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-41 (Formerly Sec. 19-15). Compilation of vital records and statistics. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-41. (Formerly Sec. 19-15). Compilation of vital records and statistics. Regulations. The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, specifying the methods of reporting, recording, issuing, maintaining, indexing…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-41a Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut access to state's birth and death registries.
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Sec. 19a-41a. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut access to state's birth and death registries. (a) Upon the request of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, the Department of Public Health …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-42 (Formerly Sec. 19-15a). Amendment of vital records.
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Sec. 19a-42. (Formerly Sec. 19-15a). Amendment of vital records. (a) To protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records, a certificate registered under chapter 93 may be amended only in accordance with sections 19a-41 to 19a-45, inclusive, chapter 93, regulations adopted by t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-42a Record of acknowledgment, recission or adjudication of parentage to be maintained in parentage registry. Disclosure of information to IV-D agency. Access to copies of acknowledgments of parentage.
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Sec. 19a-42a. Record of acknowledgment, recission or adjudication of parentage to be maintained in parentage registry. Disclosure of information to IV-D agency. Access to copies of acknowledgments of parentage. (a) All (1) voluntary acknowledgments of parentage and rescissions of…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-42b Amendment of out-of-state or foreign birth certificate to reflect gender change. Probate court jurisdiction. Application process.
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Sec. 19a-42b. Amendment of out-of-state or foreign birth certificate to reflect gender change. Probate court jurisdiction. Application process. (a) In the case of a person who is a resident of this state and was born in another state or in a foreign jurisdiction, the probate cour…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-42c Revision of marriage license applications and marriage certificates to replace references to bride and groom and eliminate reference to race or ethnicity.
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Sec. 19a-42c. Revision of marriage license applications and marriage certificates to replace references to bride and groom and eliminate reference to race or ethnicity. On or before January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Public Health shall revise the application for a marriage lic…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-43 (Formerly Sec. 19-15b). Reproduction of vital records.
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Sec. 19a-43. (Formerly Sec. 19-15b). Reproduction of vital records. To preserve vital records, the Commissioner of Public Health is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of certificates or reports in the Department of Public Health. S…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-44 (Formerly Sec. 19-15c). Matching of birth and death certificates.
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Sec. 19a-44. (Formerly Sec. 19-15c). Matching of birth and death certificates. To protect the integrity of vital records and to prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the Commissioner of Public Health and the local registrars of vital records are he…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-45 (Formerly Sec. 19-15d). Transmittal of vital records to other states and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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Sec. 19a-45. (Formerly Sec. 19-15d). Transmittal of vital records to other states and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. (a) The Department of Public Health may, by agreement, transmit copies of vital records required by sections 7-42, 7-45, 7-46, 7-47b, 7…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-45a Memorandum of understanding between the Commissioners of Public Health and Social Services for improving public health services.
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Sec. 19a-45a. Memorandum of understanding between the Commissioners of Public Health and Social Services for improving public health services. The Commissioners of Social Services and Public Health shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the purpose of improving public…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-45b Medical home pilot program.
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Sec. 19a-45b. Medical home pilot program. On or after January 1, 2007, and within any available federal or private funds, the Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services, may establish a medical home pilot program in one region of the s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-45c Evaluation and report required re medical home pilot program.
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Sec. 19a-45c. Evaluation and report required re medical home pilot program. Not later than one year following the establishment of the medical home pilot program under section 19a-45b, the Commissioner of Public Health, shall evaluate such pilot program to ascertain specific impr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-45d Development of plan to streamline cross-enrollment of children receiving services under HUSKY A in other supplemental nutrition programs. Fact sheet containing eligibility requirements. Report.
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Sec. 19a-45d. Development of plan to streamline cross-enrollment of children receiving services under HUSKY A in other supplemental nutrition programs. Fact sheet containing eligibility requirements. Report. (a) Not later than January 1, 2025, the Department of Public Health, in …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-46 (Formerly Sec. 19-17). Expert examinations and inspections.
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Sec. 19a-46. (Formerly Sec. 19-17). Expert examinations and inspections. Said department may, from time to time, engage suitable persons to render sanitary service and to make or supervise practical and scientific investigations and examinations requiring expert skill and to prep…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-47 (Formerly Sec. 19-18). Information to local authorities. Reports to department. Notification of spills.
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Sec. 19a-47. (Formerly Sec. 19-18). Information to local authorities. Reports to department. Notification of spills. (a) The Department of Public Health shall cause all proper sanitary information in its possession to be forwarded promptly to the local health authorities of any t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-48 (Formerly Sec. 19-19). Care for children with cerebral palsy.
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Sec. 19a-48. (Formerly Sec. 19-19). Care for children with cerebral palsy. The Department of Public Health shall furnish services for children who have cerebral palsy or who are suffering from conditions which lead to cerebral palsy, such services to include the locating of such …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-49 (Formerly Sec. 19-19a). Services for persons with cystic fibrosis.
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Sec. 19a-49. (Formerly Sec. 19-19a). Services for persons with cystic fibrosis. The Department of Public Health shall establish and administer a program of services for children and adults suffering from cystic fibrosis, and for such purpose shall have the same powers as are conf…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-4a to 19a-4c 19a-4a to 19a-4c
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Secs. 19a-4a to 19a-4c. Transferred to Chapter 319j, Secs. 17a-674 to 17a-676, inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4d 19a-4d
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Sec. 19a-4d. Transferred to Chapter 319j, Sec. 17a-712.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4e 19a-4e
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Sec. 19a-4e. Transferred to Chapter 319j, Sec. 17a-673.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-4f and 19a-4g 19a-4f and 19a-4g
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Secs. 19a-4f and 19a-4g. Transferred to Chapter 319j, Secs. 17a-710 and 17a-711.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4h 19a-4h
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Sec. 19a-4h. Transferred to Chapter 319j, Sec. 17a-713.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4i Office of Injury Prevention.
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Sec. 19a-4i. Office of Injury Prevention. There shall be, within the Department of Public Health, an Office of Injury Prevention, whose purpose shall be to coordinate and expand prevention and control activities related to intentional and unintentional injuries. The duties of sai…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4j Office of Health Equity.
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Sec. 19a-4j. Office of Health Equity. (a) There is established, within the Department of Public Health, an Office of Health Equity. The responsibility of the office is to improve the health of all Connecticut residents by working to eliminate differences in disease, disability an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4k Advisory Commission on Multicultural Health.
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Sec. 19a-4k. Advisory Commission on Multicultural Health. Section 19a-4k is repealed, effective June 12, 2008. (P.A. 00-216, S. 11, 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-1, S. 14, 46; P.A. 08-171, S. 2.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4l Office of Oral Public Health.
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Sec. 19a-4l. Office of Oral Public Health. There is established, within the Department of Public Health, an Office of Oral Public Health. The director of the Office of Oral Public Health shall be (1) a dental health professional with experience in public health and a license to p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-5 (Formerly Sec. 19-4). Powers and duties of commissioner.
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Sec. 19a-5. (Formerly Sec. 19-4). Powers and duties of commissioner. Section 19a-5 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (1949, Rev., S. 3801; 1959, P.A. 148, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 282; 1972, P.A. 108, S. 4; P.A. 73-616, S. 14; P.A. 76-436, S. 374, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 342, 610; P…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-50 (Formerly Sec. 19-20). Children with physical disabilities or cardiac defects. Payment of “clean claims”.
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Sec. 19a-50. (Formerly Sec. 19-20). Children with physical disabilities or cardiac defects. Payment of “clean claims”. (a) The Department of Public Health is designated as the state agency to (1) administer a program of services for children with physical disabilities or who are …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-51 (Formerly Sec. 19-20a). Pediatric Cardiac Patient Care Fund.
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Sec. 19a-51. (Formerly Sec. 19-20a). Pediatric Cardiac Patient Care Fund. There shall be a Pediatric Cardiac Patient Care Fund to be administered by the Department of Public Health and to be used exclusively for medical, surgical, preoperative and postoperative care and hospitali…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-52 (Formerly Sec. 19-20b). Purchase of equipment for children with physical disabilities or cardiac defects.
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Sec. 19a-52. (Formerly Sec. 19-20b). Purchase of equipment for children with physical disabilities or cardiac defects. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the Department of Public Health or the department's contractor, in carrying out its powers and dutie…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-53 (Formerly Sec. 19-21). Birth defects surveillance program. Definitions. Birth defects screenings. Notification. Analyses. Confidentially. Records. Approval of research. Publication of statistical compilations.
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Sec. 19a-53. (Formerly Sec. 19-21). Birth defects surveillance program. Definitions. Birth defects screenings. Notification. Analyses. Confidentially. Records. Approval of research. Publication of statistical compilations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-54 (Formerly Sec. 19-21a). Registration of children with special health care needs.
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Sec. 19a-54. (Formerly Sec. 19-21a). Registration of children with special health care needs. Each institution supported in whole or in part by the state shall report to the Department of Public Health, on a form prescribed by said department, the name and address of each child u…