Title 19a — Title 19a: Public Health and Well-Being
32 chapters · 1,163 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-54a Registry of data on infants exposed to AIDS medication.
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Sec. 19a-54a. Registry of data on infants exposed to AIDS medication. Section 19a-54a is repealed, effective October 1, 2016. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 32, 72; P.A. 16-87, S. 5.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-55 (Formerly Sec. 19-21b). Newborn screening program. Tests required. Report to Department of Public Health. Exemptions. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-55. (Formerly Sec. 19-21b). Newborn screening program. Tests required. Report to Department of Public Health. Exemptions. Regulations. (a) There is established a newborn screening program. The Commissioner of Public Health shall (1) administer the newborn screening progr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-55a Newborn screening account.
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Sec. 19a-55a. Newborn screening account. Section 19a-55a is repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 4; P.A. 06-188, S. 20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 678, 728.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-55b Information on newborn infant safe sleep practices.
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Sec. 19a-55b. Information on newborn infant safe sleep practices. Each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490, through its maternity program, shall provide the parent or parents or the legal guardian of a newborn infant with written informational materials containing the America…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-56 (Formerly Sec. 19-21c). Program for prevention of erythroblastosis.
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Sec. 19a-56. (Formerly Sec. 19-21c). Program for prevention of erythroblastosis. Section 19a-56 is repealed. (1969, P.A. 734, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 90-13, S. 12.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-56a and 19a-56b (Formerly Secs. 10a-132b and 10a-132d). Birth defects surveillance program; collection of birth defects data; advisory committee. Confidentiality of birth defects information; access.
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Secs. 19a-56a and 19a-56b. (Formerly Secs. 10a-132b and 10a-132d). Birth defects surveillance program; collection of birth defects data; advisory committee. Confidentiality of birth defects information; access. Sections 19a-56a and 19a-56b are repealed, effective October 1, 2016.…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-57 (Formerly Sec. 19-21d). Loans for purchase of hemodialysis treatment machines.
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Sec. 19a-57. (Formerly Sec. 19-21d). Loans for purchase of hemodialysis treatment machines. Section 19a-57 is repealed, effective October 1, 2016. (P.A. 73-447, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 16-66, S. 53.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-58 (Formerly Sec. 19-21e). Pamphlet concerning hearing impairments in infants.
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Sec. 19a-58. (Formerly Sec. 19-21e). Pamphlet concerning hearing impairments in infants. Section 19a-58 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 79-287; P.A. 80-483, S. 78, 186; P.A. 81-205, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 00-27, S. 9, 24; S.…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59 Program to identify infants who are hard of hearing.
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Sec. 19a-59. Program to identify infants who are hard of hearing. (a) Each institution, as defined in section 19a-490, that provides childbirth service shall, not later than July 1, 2000, include a universal newborn hearing screening program as part of its standard of care and sh…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59a Low protein modified food products and amino acid modified preparations for inherited metabolic disease. Prescription required. Purchase by department.
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Sec. 19a-59a. Low protein modified food products and amino acid modified preparations for inherited metabolic disease. Prescription required. Purchase by department. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Inherited metabolic disease” means a disease for which newborn screening is…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59b Maternal and child health protection program.
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Sec. 19a-59b. Maternal and child health protection program. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a maternal and child health protection program. He shall contract, for purposes of the program, annually, within available appropriations, with local providers of hea…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59c Administration of federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in the state.
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Sec. 19a-59c. Administration of federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in the state. The Department of Public Health is authorized to administer the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in the state, in accor…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59d Penalties for violations of regulations for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children.
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Sec. 19a-59d. Penalties for violations of regulations for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. The Commissioner of Public Health may, in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-59c, impose a civil penalty of not more than two …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59e Media campaign for the reduction of adolescent pregnancies.
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Sec. 19a-59e. Media campaign for the reduction of adolescent pregnancies. Section 19a-59e is repealed, effective October 1, 2018. (P.A. 95-227, S. 1, 2; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 56, 88; P.A. 18-168, S. 85.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59f Federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. Requirements re participating vendors. Federal audits. Revision of state plan.
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Sec. 19a-59f. Federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. Requirements re participating vendors. Federal audits. Revision of state plan. (a) The Department of Public Health shall permit a vendor, who the department previously authorized to participa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59g Programs and services for pregnant women to reduce incidence of low birth weight among infants.
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Sec. 19a-59g. Programs and services for pregnant women to reduce incidence of low birth weight among infants. The Department of Public Health, within available appropriations and in consultation with the Departments of Social Services and Education, shall seek to reduce the incid…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59h Maternal mortality review program. Confidentiality of information.
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Sec. 19a-59h. Maternal mortality review program. Confidentiality of information. (a) As used in this section and section 19a-59i, “maternal death” means the death of a woman while pregnant or not later than one year after the date on which the woman ceases to be pregnant, regardl…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59i Maternal mortality review committee. Development of educational materials by the Department of Public Health.
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Sec. 19a-59i. Maternal mortality review committee. Development of educational materials by the Department of Public Health. (a) There is established a maternal mortality review committee within the department to conduct a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of maternal deaths…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59j Infant mortality review program. Confidentiality of information.
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Sec. 19a-59j. Infant mortality review program. Confidentiality of information. (a) As used in this section and section 19a-59k, “infant death” means the death of a child that occurs between birth and one year of age. (b) There is established, within the Department of Public Healt…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59k Infant mortality review committee.
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Sec. 19a-59k. Infant mortality review committee. (a) There is established an infant mortality review committee within the department to conduct a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of infant deaths for purposes of reducing health care disparities, identifying factors associa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59l Midwifery working group. Responsibilities. Appointments. Annual report.
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Sec. 19a-59l. Midwifery working group. Responsibilities. Appointments. Annual report. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Certified midwife” means any individual who completes a graduate degree in midwifery and passes a national certification examination administered by the America…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59m Consideration of nutrition education programs re eligibility to receive services from federal program.
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Sec. 19a-59m. Consideration of nutrition education programs re eligibility to receive services from federal program. Not later than January 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Public Health shall consider, to the extent permissible under federal law, each nutrition education program off…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59n Annual report re funds for administering federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. List of expenditures.
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Sec. 19a-59n. Annual report re funds for administering federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. List of expenditures. Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report, in accordance with the …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-5a and 19a-5b 19a-5a and 19a-5b
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Secs. 19a-5a and 19a-5b. Transferred to Chapter 319j, Secs. 17a-677 and 17a-678.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-5c 19a-5c
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Sec. 19a-5c. Transferred to Chapter 319i, Sec. 17a-465a.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6 (Formerly Sec. 19-4a). Commissioner to plan and administer programs for control and treatment of lung disease and chronic illness and for medical rehabilitation.
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Sec. 19a-6. (Formerly Sec. 19-4a). Commissioner to plan and administer programs for control and treatment of lung disease and chronic illness and for medical rehabilitation. (a) The commissioner shall be responsible for planning state-wide programs for the control and treatment o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-60 (Formerly Sec. 19-22). Dental services for children.
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Sec. 19a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-22). Dental services for children. The Department of Public Health may, on request, furnish dental services for children in areas of the state where adequate dental service is unavailable. Such dental service shall be furnished free of charge to all…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-60a Dental services for children of low-income families.
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Sec. 19a-60a. Dental services for children of low-income families. The Commissioner of Public Health, the Commissioner of Social Services and the chief executive officer of The University of Connecticut Health Center, shall establish a pilot program for the delivery of dental ser…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-61 (Formerly Sec. 19-22b). Services for children suffering from diabetes.
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Sec. 19a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-22b). Services for children suffering from diabetes. The Department of Public Health shall establish and administer a program of services for children suffering from diabetes. Diabetic centers for children shall be geographically located so as to co…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-62 (Formerly Sec. 19-22c). Services for children suffering from cancer.
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Sec. 19a-62. (Formerly Sec. 19-22c). Services for children suffering from cancer. The health center of The University of Connecticut at Farmington shall establish and administer a program of services for children suffering from cancer. Such center shall provide medical evaluation…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-62a Asthma monitoring system. Posting of activities of system on department's Internet web site.
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Sec. 19a-62a. Asthma monitoring system. Posting of activities of system on department's Internet web site. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall maintain a system of monitoring asthma screening information reported to the Department of Public Health pursuant to subsection (…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-63 to 19a-67 (Formerly Secs. 19-23a to 19-23e). Diagnostic x-ray systems; regulatory authority; definition. Prevention of excess x-ray exposure; regulations. Compliance with regulations. Advisory board. Exemption from regulation.
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Secs. 19a-63 to 19a-67. (Formerly Secs. 19-23a to 19-23e). Diagnostic x-ray systems; regulatory authority; definition. Prevention of excess x-ray exposure; regulations. Compliance with regulations. Advisory board. Exemption from regulation. Sections 19a-63 to 19a-67, inclusive, a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-68 (Formerly Sec. 19-26). Detention of persons affected with communicable disease or radioactive material.
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Sec. 19a-68. (Formerly Sec. 19-26). Detention of persons affected with communicable disease or radioactive material. Section 19a-68 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3805; 1955, S. 2036d; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 84-336, S. 5.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-69 (Formerly Sec. 19-27). Distribution of biologic products.
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Sec. 19a-69. (Formerly Sec. 19-27). Distribution of biologic products. In order to protect the public health of the citizens of the state and to assist in the enforcement of, and compliance with, day care center and school immunization regulations, the Department of Public Health…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6a Commissioner to implement outreach programs on chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome.
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Sec. 19a-6a. Commissioner to implement outreach programs on chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome. The Commissioner of Public Health shall implement using existing structures, state-wide informational outreach programs on chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome.…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6b Commissioner to allow assisted living services in congregate housing pilot program.
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Sec. 19a-6b. Commissioner to allow assisted living services in congregate housing pilot program. The Commissioner of Public Health shall allow state-funded congregate facilities to provide assisted living services pursuant to section 8-119n. (June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 153, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6c Assisted living services in state-funded congregate housing facilities. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-6c. Assisted living services in state-funded congregate housing facilities. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall allow state-funded congregate housing facilities to provide assisted living services through licensed assisted living services agencies, a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6d Tobacco abuse reduction and health plan.
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Sec. 19a-6d. Tobacco abuse reduction and health plan. The Commissioner of Public Health and the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall, within available appropriations, develop a tobacco abuse reduction and health plan and shall submit such plan to the joint s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6e Traumatic brain injury patient registry.
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Sec. 19a-6e. Traumatic brain injury patient registry. The Department of Public Health shall establish a registry of data on traumatic brain injury patients. Each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490, shall make available to the registry such data concerning each traumatic brai…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6f Listing of certified medical assistants.
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Sec. 19a-6f. Listing of certified medical assistants. Section 19a-6f is repealed, effective October 1, 2022. (P.A. 04-82, S. 1; P.A. 16-66, S. 43; P.A. 22-58, S. 78.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6g HealthFirst Connecticut Authority. Members. Duties. Report. Application for financial assistance.
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Sec. 19a-6g. HealthFirst Connecticut Authority. Members. Duties. Report. Application for financial assistance. Section 19a-6g is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 07-185, S. 30; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 67; P.A. 08-184, S. 18; P.A. 13-299, S. 95.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6h State-wide Primary Care Access Authority. Members. Duties. Consultants and assistants. Report.
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Sec. 19a-6h. State-wide Primary Care Access Authority. Members. Duties. Consultants and assistants. Report. (a) There is established a State-wide Primary Care Access Authority. The authority shall consist of the Commissioners of Public Health and Social Services, the Comptroller …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6i School-based health center advisory committee. Members. Duties. Report.
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Sec. 19a-6i. School-based health center advisory committee. Members. Duties. Report. (a) There is established a school-based health center advisory committee for the purpose of advising the Commissioner of Public Health on matters relating to (1) statutory and regulatory changes …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-6j to 19a-6l Interagency and Partnership Advisory Panel on Lupus; membership. Interagency and Partnership Advisory Panel on Lupus; duties. Assistance to the Interagency and Partnership Advisory Panel on Lupus from the Department of Public Health.
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Secs. 19a-6j to 19a-6l. Interagency and Partnership Advisory Panel on Lupus; membership. Interagency and Partnership Advisory Panel on Lupus; duties. Assistance to the Interagency and Partnership Advisory Panel on Lupus from the Department of Public Health. Sections 19a-6j to 19a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6m Advisory council on organ and tissue donation education and awareness. Members. Duties. Report.
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Sec. 19a-6m. Advisory council on organ and tissue donation education and awareness. Members. Duties. Report. (a) There is established an advisory council on organ and tissue donation education and awareness. The advisory council shall consist of the following members: The Commiss…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6n Advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome. Report.
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Sec. 19a-6n. Advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome. Report. Section 19a-6n is repealed, effective October 1, 2017. (P.A. 13-187, S. 2; 13-208, S. 71; P.A. 14-231, S…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6o Palliative Care Advisory Council. Duties. Members. Report.
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Sec. 19a-6o. Palliative Care Advisory Council. Duties. Members. Report. (a) There is established, within available appropriations, within the Department of Public Health, a Palliative Care Advisory Council. The advisory council shall: (1) Analyze the current state of palliative c…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6p School-based health centers. Hours. Services. Reimbursement for services.
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Sec. 19a-6p. School-based health centers. Hours. Services. Reimbursement for services. Any school-based health center may (1) extend its hours of operation, (2) provide services to students who do not reside in the school district that such school-based health center is located, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6q Chronic disease plan.
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Sec. 19a-6q. Chronic disease plan. The Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health Strategy and local and regional health departments, shall, within available resources, develop a plan that is consistent with the Department of Public Health's He…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6r School-based health centers and expanded school health sites. Definitions. Use of title. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-6r. School-based health centers and expanded school health sites. Definitions. Use of title. Regulations. (a) As used in sections 19a-6i, 19a-7d and 19a-638: (1) “School-based health center” means a health center that: (A) Is located in, or on the grounds of, a school fa…