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

Sec. 19a-522b. Chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision: Preservation and maintenance of patient medical records. Electronic signatures. (a) A chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision shall preserve all pa…

Sec. 19a-522c. Chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision: In-service training. (a) A nursing home administrator of a chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision shall ensure that all facility staff receive ann…

Sec. 19a-522d. Chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision: Maximum time span between meals; bedtime nourishment. A chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision may extend the maximum time span between the patien…

Sec. 19a-522e. Chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision: Stretcher requirement. A chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision may provide one stretcher per floor irrespective of whether such floor contains mu…

Sec. 19a-522f. Chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision. Administration of peripherally inserted central catheter by IV therapy nurse or physician assistant. Administration of IV therapy or medication by registered nurse. (a) As used in this …

Sec. 19a-522g. Chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision: Medical history and examination. Each chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision shall complete a comprehensive medical history and medical examination …

Sec. 19a-522h. Chronic and convalescent nursing homes. Provision of services to patients with a reportable disease, emergency illness or health condition. Suspension of licensure requirements during public health emergency. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health may suspend the re…

Sec. 19a-523. (Formerly Sec. 19-606). Injunction for violation. (a) If, from the results of an inspection and investigation in accordance with section 19a-498, or upon receipt of a report or complaint from the Commissioner of Social Services, pursuant to section 17a-413, and upon…

Sec. 19a-524. (Formerly Sec. 19-607). Citations issued for certain violations. If, upon review, investigation or inspection pursuant to section 19a-498, the Commissioner of Public Health determines that a nursing home facility or residential care home has violated any provision o…

Sec. 19a-525. (Formerly Sec. 19-608). Contest of citation. Informal conference. Hearing. Final order. (a) The administrator of the nursing home facility or residential care home, or the administrator's designee, shall, not later than five business days after receipt of the citati…

Sec. 19a-526. (Formerly Sec. 19-609). Effect of final order. Payment of civil penalties. (a) When, in the case of a class A or B violation, a final order becomes effective, the citation, the order, if any, affirming or modifying the citation and the finding may be filed by the Co…

Sec. 19a-527. (Formerly Sec. 19-610). Classification of violations by nursing home facilities. Citations issued to nursing home facilities pursuant to section 19a-524 for violations of statutory or regulatory requirements shall be classified according to the nature of the violati…

Sec. 19a-527a. Classification of violations by residential care homes. Citations issued to residential care homes pursuant to section 19a-524, for violations of statutory or regulatory requirements shall be classified according to the nature of the violation and shall state such …

Sec. 19a-528. (Formerly Sec. 19-611). Criteria for imposing civil penalties. In imposing the civil penalties that shall become due under sections 19a-524 to 19a-528, inclusive, the commissioner may consider all factors that the commissioner deems relevant, including, but not limi…

Sec. 19a-528a. Application of licensure for acquisition of a nursing home. Notice of liability for abuse or neglect. Required disclosures. (a) For any application of licensure for the acquisition of a nursing home, any potential nursing home licensee or owner shall submit in writ…

Sec. 19a-529. (Formerly Sec. 19-612). Appeal from final order. Any person aggrieved by a final order pursuant to sections 19a-524 to 19a-528, inclusive, may appeal such order to the superior court for the judicial district in which the nursing home facility or residential care ho…

Sec. 19a-530. (Formerly Sec. 19-612a). Report to regional ombudsman. The Commissioner of Public Health, within ten working days, shall furnish the Commissioner of Social Services a written report of any action taken pursuant to sections 19a-524 to 19a-527, inclusive, on any repor…

Sec. 19a-531. (Formerly Sec. 19-613). Advance disclosure of inspection, investigation or complaint prohibited. Exception. Penalty. Any employee of the Department of Public Health or the Department of Social Services or any regional ombudsman who gives or causes to be given any ad…

Sec. 19a-532. (Formerly Sec. 19-614). Discrimination against complainants and others prohibited. Penalty. No nursing home facility or residential care home shall discharge or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against any resident of any nursing home facility or residential …

Sec. 19a-533. (Formerly Sec. 19-614a). Discrimination against indigent applicants. Definitions. Prohibitions. Record-keeping. Investigation of complaints. Penalties. Waiting lists; not required to accept indigents. Removal from waiting lists. (a) As used in this section, (1) “nur…

Sec. 19a-534. (Formerly Sec. 19-615). Emergency transfer of patients; notice requirement. If the commissioner determines that there is imminent danger to the health, safety or welfare of any patient in any nursing home facility or residential care home, said commissioner may tran…

Sec. 19a-534a. Emergency actions against nursing home and residential care home licensees. If the commissioner finds that the health, safety or welfare of any patient or patients in any nursing home facility or residential care home imperatively requires emergency action and inco…

Sec. 19a-535. (Formerly Sec. 19-616). Transfer or discharge of residents. Notice. Plan required. Appeal. Hearing. Involuntary transfer, discharge reporting. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Facility” means an entity certified as a nursing facility under the Medicaid pro…

Sec. 19a-535a. Residential care homes. Transfer or discharge of patients. Appeal. Hearing. Reporting on involuntary transfers, discharges. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Facility” means a residential care home, as defined in section 19a-490; (2) “Emergency” means a situation i…

Sec. 19a-535b. Chronic disease hospital. Transfer or discharge of patients. Notice. A chronic disease hospital shall not transfer or discharge a patient from such hospital except for medical reasons, or for the patient's welfare or the welfare of other patients, as documented in …

Sec. 19a-535c. Nursing home facility discharge. Caregiver instruction and training requirements. (a) For purposes of this section and section 19a-535d: (1) “Caregiver” means any individual who a resident designates to provide post-discharge assistance to the resident in the resid…

Sec. 19a-535d. Effect on legal rights. Nursing home facility liability. Insurer and healthcare provider responsibility. Discharge or transfer. Caregiver compensation. (a) Nothing in this section or section 19a-535c shall be construed to create a private right of action against a …

Sec. 19a-535e. Essential support persons. Definitions. Visitation rights at long-term care facilities. (a) As used in this section, section 19a-535f and subsection (b) of section 17a-873, (1) “primary essential support person” means a person designated by a long-term care facilit…

Sec. 19a-535f. State-wide visitation policy for long-term care facilities. Requirements. Provisions for essential support persons. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a state-wide policy for visitation with a long-term care facility resident. The policy shall be…

Sec. 19a-536. (Formerly Sec. 19-617). Inspection reports to be available for inspection. Room to be provided. Notice of availability. Each nursing home administrator, as defined in section 19a-511 shall permit patients in the nursing home, relatives and legal representatives of, …

Sec. 19a-537. (Formerly Sec. 19-617a). Definitions. Nursing home responsibilities re reservation of beds. Reimbursement. Readmission. (a) As used in this section and section 19a-537a: (1) “Vacancy” means a bed that is available for an admission; (2) “Nursing home” means any chron…

Sec. 19a-537a. Reservation of beds. Penalty. Hearing. Compliance with section 19a-537 shall be monitored by the department on a postaudit basis or whenever a complaint is received and its provisions shall be enforced as follows: (1) The Department of Social Services is authorized…

Sec. 19a-538. (Formerly Sec. 19-618). Department of Public Health list of information concerning nursing home facilities and residential care homes. The Department of Public Health shall make available to the public on the department's Internet web site a list that shall include,…

Sec. 19a-539. (Formerly Sec. 19-619). Disclosure of additional costs. Enforcement of surety contracts. (a) Each nursing home facility shall disclose in writing to all prospective patients a complete and accurate list of all additional costs which may be incurred by them and such …

Sec. 19a-540. (Formerly Sec. 19-620). Posting of citations. Monthly report by Department of Public Health. (a) Each class A or class B citation shall be prominently posted in the nursing home cited in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health so as to be visible …

Sec. 19a-541. (Formerly Sec. 19-621a). Receivership of nursing home facilities and residential care homes: Definitions. As used in this section and sections 19a-542 to 19a-549, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as p…

Sec. 19a-542. (Formerly Sec. 19-621b). Application for receivership. Hearing. Parties. Emergency order. (a) An application to appoint a receiver for a nursing home facility or residential care home may be filed in the Superior Court by the Commissioner of Social Services or the C…

Sec. 19a-543. (Formerly Sec. 19-621c). Imposition of receivership: Grounds. The court shall grant an application for the appointment of a receiver for a nursing home facility or residential care home upon a finding of any of the following: (1) Such facility or home is operating w…

Sec. 19a-544. (Formerly Sec. 19-621d). Imposition of receivership: Defenses. It shall be a sufficient defense to a receivership application if any owner of a nursing home facility or residential care home establishes that, (1) the owner did not have knowledge or could not reasona…

Sec. 19a-545. (Formerly Sec. 19-621e). Duties of receiver. (a) A receiver appointed pursuant to the provisions of sections 19a-541 to 19a-549, inclusive, in operating a nursing home facility or residential care home, shall have the same powers as a receiver of a corporation under…

Sec. 19a-546. (Formerly Sec. 19-621f). Authority of receiver concerning leases, mortgages, secured transactions. (a) A receiver may not be required to honor any lease, mortgage, secured transaction or other contract entered into by the owner of a nursing home facility or resident…

Sec. 19a-547. (Formerly Sec. 19-621g). Appointment of receiver. Qualifications of receiver. Removal. Bond. Fees. (a) The court may appoint any responsible individual or entity whose name is proposed by the Commissioner of Public Health and the Commissioner of Social Services to a…

Sec. 19a-548. (Formerly Sec. 19-621h). Accounting by receiver. Each receiver shall, during the first week in January, April, July and October in each year, sign, swear to and file with the clerk of the court by which the receiver was appointed a full and detailed account of his o…

Sec. 19a-549. (Formerly Sec. 19-621i). Termination of receivership. The Superior Court, upon a motion by the receiver or the owner of the nursing home facility or residential care home, may terminate the receivership if it finds that such facility or home has been rehabilitated s…

Sec. 19a-549a. Notification by nursing home facilities when placed in receivership or petition for bankruptcy filed. If a nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521, is placed in receivership pursuant to sections 19a-541 to 19a-549, inclusive, or has filed a petition fo…

Sec. 19a-550. (Formerly Sec. 19-622). Patients' bill of rights. (a)(1) As used in this section, (A) “nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-521, and (B) “residential care home” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-521; and (2) for the pu…

Sec. 19a-550a. Patient's rights pursuant to Medicare conditions of participation. Each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490, shall notify each patient, or where appropriate and permitted by state and federal privacy laws, the patient's representative or guardian, upon such pat…

Sec. 19a-550b. Nursing home resident rights to technology of their choice. Requirements for virtual visitation, virtual monitoring. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490; (2) “Resident” means a resident o…

Sec. 19a-550c. Access to recordings, images from technology used by nursing home residents. Confidentiality requirements. Restrictions on solicitation of recordings, images. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section …

Sec. 19a-551. (Formerly Sec. 19-623a). Management of resident's personal funds. Each nursing home facility and residential care home shall: (1) On or before the admission of each resident provide such resident or such resident's legally liable relative, guardian or conservator wi…