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

Sec. 19a-903. Prohibited billing practices re hospital-acquired conditions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Hospital” means an acute care hospital that is subject to the federal inpatient prospective payment system described in 42 CFR 412; and (2) “Outpatient surgical facility”…

Sec. 19a-903a. Circulating nurses in hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Circulating nurse” means a registered nurse licensed under chapter 378 who is educated, trained or experienced in perioperative nursing and who is responsible for …

Sec. 19a-903b. Hospital designation of health care providers and technologists to perform oxygen-related patient care activities. Training. Competency testing. Exception. A hospital, as defined in section 19a-490b, may designate any licensed health care provider and any certified…

Sec. 19a-903c. Medical spas. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Medical spa” means an establishment in which cosmetic medical procedures are performed, but shall not include, hospitals or other licensed health care facilities; and (2) “Cosmetic medical procedure” means any pr…

Sec. 19a-904. Emergency service members and exposure to infectious diseases. Definitions. Designated officers. Duties of hospital. Request for notification. Immunity from liability. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Infectious disease” means any infectious disease on the list dev…

Sec. 19a-904a. Notice to patients re coverage by health insurance policy. Understandable language in documents submitted to patients or insureds. Collection from insured of money owed by health carrier. (a) On and after January 1, 2016, each health care provider shall, prior to a…

Sec. 19a-904b. Notice to health carrier when stopping acceptance of patients in insurance plan. Updates to health care provider directories. (a) Not later than thirty days after the date that a health care provider stops accepting patients who are enrolled in an insurance plan, s…

Sec. 19a-904c. Electronic health records systems; utilization by hospitals. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Bidirectional connectivity” means the ability of a hospital's electronic health record system to electronically send and receive electronic health records; (2) “Elec…

Sec. 19a-904d. Health information blocking. Penalty. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Affiliated provider” means a health care provider that is: (A) Employed by a hospital or health system, (B) under a professional services agreement with a hospital or health system that pe…

Sec. 19a-905. Health care providers who provide direct patient care to wear badges. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Health care provider” means any person employed by or acting on behalf of a health care facility or institution; and (2) “Health care facility or institution” mea…

Sec. 19a-905a. Recording of developmental screenings by health care providers. Each health care provider, who is authorized under state law to perform a physical examination of a child five years of age or under for purposes of completing, on behalf of such child, the state Depar…

Sec. 19a-906. Telehealth services. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Asynchronous” means any transmission to another site for review at a later time that uses a camera or other technology to capture images or data to be recorded. (2) “Facility fee” has the same meaning as in sect…

Sec. 19a-906a. Issuance of order authorizing out-of-state telehealth providers to provide telehealth services to patients in this state. Section 19a-906a is repealed, effective June 4, 2024. (P.A. 22-81, S. 33; P.A. 24-110, S. 10.)

Sec. 19a-907. Conversion therapy. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 19a-907a to 19a-907c, inclusive: (1) “Conversion therapy” means any practice or treatment administered to a person under eighteen years of age that seeks to change the person's sexual orientation …

Sec. 19a-907a. Conversion therapy by healthcare provider. Prohibition. (a) No health care provider shall engage in conversion therapy. (b) Any conversion therapy practiced by a health care provider shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall be grounds for disciplinary a…

Sec. 19a-907b. Conversion therapy in conduct of trade or commerce. Prohibition. Unfair or deceptive trade practice. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who practices or administers conversion therapy to practice or administer such therapy while in the conduct of trade or comm…

Sec. 19a-907c. Conversion therapy and the expenditure of public funds. No public funds, as defined in section 9-601, shall be expended for the purpose of (1) practicing conversion therapy, (2) referring a person to a health care provider for conversion therapy, (3) referring any …

Sec. 19a-908. Initial contact lens prescriptions. Prohibition on use of remote refractive devices. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Contact lens” means any lens placed directly on the surface of the eye, regardless of whether or not the lens is intended to correct a visual defec…

Sec. 19a-909. Access to and maintenance and administration of epinephrine cartridge injectors by authorized entities. Limitation on liability. (a) As used in this section and sections 21a-70 and 52-557v: (1) “Epinephrine cartridge injector” means an automatic prefilled cartridge …

Sec. 19a-910. Development of communication aid for use during emergencies. Maintenance of communication aid in vehicle. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Emergency medical services personnel” has the same meaning as provided in section 20-206jj; (2) “Firefighter” means a uniforme…

Sec. 19a-910a. Maintenance of documents in police officer and emergency medical technician vehicles. On and after January 1, 2023, each police officer, as defined in section 46b-15, and emergency medical technician, as defined in section 19a-904, shall maintain, in any vehicle us…

Sec. 19a-911. Council on Protecting Women's Health established. Membership. Report. (a) There is established a Council on Protecting Women's Health that shall advise the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and i…

Sec. 19a-911a. Accessing, continuing or completing assisted reproductive technology treatments or procedures or the performance of such treatments or procedures. Prohibition of or unreasonable limitation on prohibited. (a) As used in this section, (1) “assisted reproductive techn…

Sec. 19a-912. Limited services pregnancy centers. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 19a-912a and 19a-912b: (1) “Abortion” means the termination of a pregnancy for purposes other than producing a live birth. “Abortion” includes, but is not limited to, a termination…

Sec. 19a-912a. Deceptive advertising by limited services pregnancy centers. Prohibited. No limited services pregnancy center, with the intent to perform a pregnancy-related service, shall make or disseminate before the public, or cause to be made or disseminated before the public…

Sec. 19a-912b. Deceptive advertising by limited services pregnancy centers. Injunctive relief. Civil penalty. (a) The Attorney General may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to compel compliance with the provisions of section 19a-912a and correct t…

Sec. 19a-913. Establishment of guidelines by department for use of nonpharmaceutical therapies to treat chronic pain. On or before January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Public Health shall (1) establish guidelines for the use of evidence-based, nonpharmaceutical therapies to treat…

Sec. 19a-914. Pediatric mental health, behavioral health and substance use disorder screening tool for use by pediatricians and emergency departments. On or before January 1, 2023, the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, shal…

Sec. 19a-915. Reciprocal licensure or endorsement for speech and language pathology and occupational therapy. Report. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Early Childhood, shall develop and implement a plan to establish licensure by reci…

Sec. 19a-916. Splash pad and spray park signage. Not later than January 1, 2024, the owner or operator of each splash pad and spray park where water is recirculated shall post a sign in a conspicuous location at or near the entryway to the splash pad or spray park stating that th…

Sec. 19a-917. Educational material concerning gun safety practices to be provided by primary care providers to patients. Availability of educational materials. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Primary care provider” means a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physic…

Sec. 19a-918. Performance of apheresis. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 368v or 378, a person performing apheresis on a healthy donor for the purpose of collecting blood or blood components need not be licensed pursuant to chapter 378, provided such person performs such …