Title 19a, Title 19a: Public Health and Well-Being

Sec. 19a-77. “Child care services” defined. Exclusions. Additional license. (a) As used in this section and sections 19a-77a to 19a-80, inclusive, and sections 19a-82 to 19a-87a, inclusive, “child care services” includes: (1) A “child care center” which offers or provides a progr…

Sec. 19a-77a. Child day care services in retail stores. Section 19a-77a is repealed, effective October 1, 2011. (P.A. 98-71, S. 2, 3; P.A. 99-67; P.A. 01-175, S. 14, 32; P.A. 03-243, S. 10; P.A. 04-257, S. 36; P.A. 05-207, S. 8; P.A. 11-242, S. 98.)

Sec. 19a-79. (Formerly Sec. 19-43d). Regulations. Exemptions. Waivers. (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of sections 19a-77 to 19a-80, inclusive, and 19a-82 to 19a-87, inclus…

Sec. 19a-79a. Pesticide applications at child care facilities. (a) As used in this section, “pesticide” means a fungicide used on plants, an insecticide, a herbicide or a rodenticide but does not mean a sanitizer, disinfectant, antimicrobial agent or a pesticide bait; “lawn care …

Sec. 19a-7a. State goal to assure the availability of appropriate health care to all state residents. The General Assembly declares that it shall be the goal of the state to assure the availability of appropriate health care to all Connecticut residents, regardless of their abili…

Sec. 19a-7b. Health Care Access Commission. Section 19a-7b is repealed, effective July 1, 2019. (P.A. 90-134, S. 2, 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11, S. 16, 25; P.A. 93-262, S. 55, 87; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 39, 58; P.A. 96-227, S. 16; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-…

Sec. 19a-7c. Subsidized nongroup health insurance product for pregnant women. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, may contract, within available appropriations, to provide a subsidized nongroup health insurance product fo…

Sec. 19a-7d. Primary care direct services program. Section 19a-7d is repealed, effective July 1, 2024. (P.A. 90-134, S. 10, 28; P.A. 91-274; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-203, S. 1, 2; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 46; P.A. 06-195, S. 84; P.A. 07-252, S. 4;…

Sec. 19a-7e. Health care for uninsured pregnant women demonstration project. The Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, shall establish a three-year demonstration program to improve access to health care for uninsured pregnant women u…

Sec. 19a-7f. Child immunization standard of care and programs. Provision of vaccines by department. Vaccine policy and reporting. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall determine the standard of care for immunization for the children of this state. The standard of care for i…

Sec. 19a-7g. Childhood Immunization Advisory Council. Section 19a-7g is repealed, effective October 1, 2008. (P.A. 91-327, S. 2, 8; P.A. 93-262, S. 56, 87; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 08-184, S. 63.)

Sec. 19a-7h. Immunization information system. Regulations. (a) As used in this section, “health care provider” means a person who has direct or supervisory responsibility for the administration of a vaccine or assessment of immunization status, including a physician or physician …

Sec. 19a-7i. Extension of coverage under the maternal and child health block grant. Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Public Health shall extend coverage under Title V of the Social Security Act for families up to three hundred per cent of the federal poverty l…

Sec. 19a-7j. Vaccines and antibiotic purchase and childhood immunization registry. Health and welfare fee assessment. Appeal. Penalties. Overpayment. (a) Not later than September first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Commi…

Sec. 19a-7k. Preventive dental care pilot program. Section 19a-7k is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (P.A. 97-239; P.A. 99-197, S. 3.)

Sec. 19a-7l. Department of Public Health to provide information concerning meningococcal meningitis to local and regional boards of education. On or before September 1, 2008, the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Department of Education, shall contact each lo…

Sec. 19a-7m. Provision of charitable health care services by out-of-state health care practioners. No provision of this title or title 20 shall be construed to prohibit an out-of-state health care practitioner who holds a current unrestricted health care practitioner license or c…

Sec. 19a-7n. Childhood immunization budget account reconciliation and expenditure projection process. Not later than October 1, 2013, the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management, shall develop and thereafter annually implement a recon…

Sec. 19a-7o. Hepatitis C and HIV-related testing. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Hepatitis C screening test” means a laboratory test that detects the presence of hepatitis C virus antibodies in the blood; (2) “Hepatitis C diagnostic test” means a laboratory test that dete…

Sec. 19a-7p. Public health fee. Annual reporting requirement. Appeal. Penalties. Overpayment. (a) Not later than September first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall (1) determine the amount…

Sec. 19a-7q. Certificate for use by physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse stating required vaccination is medically contraindicated. On or before October 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Public Health shall develop and make available on the Internet web…

Sec. 19a-7r. Advisory Committee on Medically Contraindicated Vaccinations. Duties. Membership. Report. (a) There is established an Advisory Committee on Medically Contraindicated Vaccinations within the Department of Public Health for the purpose of advising the Commissioner of P…

Sec. 19a-7s. Evaluation of data re exemptions from immunization requirements. Report. The Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the state Department of Education and the Office of Early Childhood, shall evaluate all of the data collected by said departments concernin…

Sec. 19a-7t. Provision by department of COVID-19 vaccination status to recipient of vaccine or recipient's fiduciary, parent or guardian. The Department of Public Health shall provide to any person who has received a COVID-19 vaccination or such person's court-appointed fiduciary…

Sec. 19a-7u. Pilot program to expand behavioral health care. Grants. (a) Not later than July 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services, shall establish a pilot grant program to expand behavioral health care offered to chi…

Sec. 19a-8. (Formerly Sec. 19-4i). Boards and commissions within the department: Public members. Not less than one-third of the members of each board and commission identified in subsection (b) of section 19a-14 shall be public members. As used in this section and in the sections…

Sec. 19a-80. (Formerly Sec. 19-43e). License required for child care centers and group child care homes. Fees. Comprehensive background checks. Notification of changes in regulations. (a) No person, group of persons, association, organization, corporation, institution or agency, …

Secs. 19a-80a to 19a-80d. Transferred to Chapter 368v, Secs. 19a-507a to 19a-507d, inclusive.

Sec. 19a-80e. Parental participation in state-funded child care centers and group child care homes. Each child care center and group child care home, as defined in section 19a-77, that is funded by the state pursuant to section 8-210, 17b-737 or 17b-752 shall: (1) Provide for par…

Sec. 19a-80f. Investigation of child abuse or neglect involving licensed facilities. Information sharing between agencies. Compilation of listing of substantiated allegations. (a) As used in this section, “facility” means a child care center, a group child care home and a family …

Sec. 19a-80g. Child care center waiting list fees and deposits. Any child care center, as described in section 19a-77, that collects a registration fee or deposit from any person for the placement of a child on a waiting list for such child care center shall, upon written request…

Sec. 19a-80h. Enrollment of certain children in preschool programs. Any child care center or group child care home that is licensed with a preschool endorsement, in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-79, may deem a child who is thirty-two to thirty-six mo…

Sec. 19a-81. (Formerly Sec. 19-43f). Hearing on denial of license. Section 19a-81 is repealed, effective July 13, 1995. (1967, P.A. 696, S. 8; P.A. 77-157, S. 5, 11; 77-603, S. 45, 125; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 85-613, S. 44, 154; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-360, S. 31, 32.)

Sec. 19a-82. (Formerly Sec. 19-43g). Consultative services of state and municipal departments. Inspections. Assistance to licensees. The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall utilize consultative services and assistance from the Departments of Education, Mental Health and Addicti…

Sec. 19a-83. (Formerly Sec. 19-43h). Reports of licensees. Section 19a-83 is repealed, effective July 1, 2014. (1967, P.A. 696, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 85-613, S. 46, 154; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-360, S. 24, 32; P.A. 14-39, S. 88.)

Sec. 19a-84. (Formerly Sec. 19-43i). Suspension or revocation of license. Denial of initial license application. Summary suspension or summary probation of license. (a) When the Commissioner of Early Childhood has reason to believe any person licensed under sections 19a-77 to 19a…

Sec. 19a-85. (Formerly Sec. 19-43j). Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner of Early Childhood rendered under section 19a-82 or 19a-84 may appeal the decision of the commissioner in accordance with section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in th…

Sec. 19a-86. (Formerly Sec. 19-43k). Injunction against illegal operation. The Commissioner of Early Childhood may request the Attorney General to bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enjoin any person, group of persons, association, orga…

Sec. 19a-86a. Accepting voluntary surrender of license as resolution of disciplinary action. The Commissioner of Early Childhood may resolve any disciplinary action against a licensee pursuant to sections 19a-84 and 19a-87e by accepting the voluntary surrender of the license of s…

Sec. 19a-86b. Validity of license during investigation or disciplinary action. Any person or entity who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary action pursuant to section 19a-80f, 19a-84, 19a-87a, 19a-87e, 19a-423 or 19a-429 while holding a license issued by the Office…

Sec. 19a-86c. Failure to provide written notice of proposed closure. Penalty. (a) Any licensee child care center or group child care home, as described in section 19a-77, that fails to provide written notice to (1) the Office of Early Childhood, (2) all staff employed at such chi…

Sec. 19a-87. (Formerly Sec. 19-43l). Penalty for operation without a license. Notice and hearing. (a) Any person or officer of an association, organization or corporation who establishes, conducts, maintains or operates a child care center or group child care home without a curre…

Sec. 19a-87a. Discretion in the issuance of licenses. Suspension. Revocation. Notification of criminal conviction. False statements: Class A misdemeanor. Reporting of violations. Enforcement powers of the Office of Early Childhood. (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall ha…

Sec. 19a-87b. (Formerly Sec. 17-585(b)–(d)). License required for family child care homes. Approval required to act as assistant or substitute staff member; provision of child care services by substitute staff members. Comprehensive background checks. Fees. Regulations; waivers. …

Sec. 19a-87c. (Formerly Sec. 17-586). Family child care home: Penalty for operation without a license. Notice and hearing. (a) Any person or officer of an association, organization or corporation who shall establish, conduct, maintain or operate a family child care home, as defin…

Sec. 19a-87d. (Formerly Sec. 17-587). Family child care homes: Injunction against illegal operation. The Commissioner of Early Childhood may request the Attorney General to bring an action, in the superior court for the judicial district in which such home is located, to enjoin a…