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

Secs. 19a-168q and 19a-168r. Appropriation. Reports to the appropriations committee. Sections 19a-168q and 19a-168r are repealed, effective April 1, 1994. (Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-2, S. 19, 27; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 45, 74, 89; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. …

Secs. 19a-168s to 19a-169c. Transferred to Chapter 368z, Secs. 19a-664 to 19a-672, inclusive.

Sec. 19a-169d. Low income-uninsured account. Section 19a-169d is repealed, effective July 1, 1995. (P.A. 94-9, S. 12, 41; P.A. 95-257, S. 57, 58.)

Sec. 19a-169e. Transferred to Chapter 368z, Sec. 19a-673.

Secs. 19a-16a to 19a-16c. Athletic training. Certification of athletic trainers by the National Athletic Trainers' Association; restrictions; exemptions. Referrals by athletic trainers. Sections 19a-16a to 19a-16c, inclusive, are repealed, effective the later of October 1, 2000, …

Sec. 19a-16d. Submission of scope of practice requests and written impact statements to Department of Public Health. Requests for exemption. Notification and publication of requests. (a) Any person or entity, acting on behalf of a health care profession that seeks to establish a …

Sec. 19a-16e. Scope of practice review committees. Membership. Duties. (a) On or before October fifteenth of the year preceding the commencement of the next regular session of the General Assembly, the Commissioner of Public Health shall select from the timely scope of practice r…

Sec. 19a-16f. Report to General Assembly on scope of practice review processes. On or before January 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Public Health shall evaluate the processes implemented pursuant to sections 19a-16d and 19a-16e and report to the joint standing committee of the Gene…

Sec. 19a-17. (Formerly Sec. 19-4s). Disciplinary action by department, boards and commissions. (a) Each board or commission established under chapters 369 to 376, inclusive, 378 to 381, inclusive, and 383 to 388, inclusive, and the Department of Public Health with respect to prof…

Sec. 19a-170. Transferred to Chapter 368z, Sec. 19a-659.

Secs. 19a-170a to 19a-170g. Transferred to Chapter 368z, Secs. 19a-674 to 19a-680, inclusive.

Secs. 19a-171 to 19a-174. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 19a-175. (Formerly Sec. 19-73u). Definitions. As used in this chapter and section 19a-906, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Emergency medical service system” means a system which provides for (A) the arrangement of personnel, facilities and equipment for the effic…

Sec. 19a-176. (Formerly Sec. 19-73v). Department of Public Health to administer emergency medical services program. The Department of Public Health shall be the lead agency for the state's emergency medical services program and shall be responsible for the planning, coordination …

Sec. 19a-177. (Formerly Sec. 19-73w). Duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall: (1) With the advice of the Office of Emergency Medical Services established pursuant to section 19a-178 and of an advisory committee on emergency medical services and with the benefit of meeting…

Sec. 19a-177a. Waiver of regulations. The Commissioner of Public Health may waive any provisions of the regulations applying to an emergency medical service organization or emergency medical services personnel, as such terms are defined in section 19a-175, if the commissioner det…

Sec. 19a-177b. Adjustment of rates for conveyance and treatment of patients by licensed ambulance services and invalid coaches. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Commissioner of Public Health shall increase the rates for the conveyance and treatment of patients by…

Sec. 19a-178. (Formerly Sec. 19-73z). Office of Emergency Medical Services. State-wide coordinated delivery plan. Model local emergency medical services plans and performance agreements. (a) There shall be established within the Department of Public Health an Office of Emergency …

Sec. 19a-178a. Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board established; appointment; responsibilities. (a) There is established within the Department of Public Health an Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. (b) The advisory board shall consist of members appointed in accordan…

Sec. 19a-178b. Grants for enhancing emergency medical services and equipment. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish an Emergency Medical Services Equipment and Local System Development grant program. The program shall provide incentive grants for enhancing emergen…

Sec. 19a-178c. Plan to mobilize emergency medical services during state of emergency. Rates. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall develop and implement a plan in circumstances where the Governor declares a state of emergency to mobilize state emergency medical service asse…

Sec. 19a-179. (Formerly Sec. 19-73aa). Regulations. (a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, concerning (1) the methods and conditions for licensure and certification of the operations, facilities and equipment enumerated in section 19a-177, (2…

Sec. 19a-179a. Scope of practice of emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, emergency medical services instructor or paramedic. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, the scope of practice of an…

Sec. 19a-179b. Emergency medical technicians and paramedics engaged in civil preparedness duty or training. Chain of command. Any emergency medical technician or paramedic who is part of The Connecticut Disaster Medical Assistance Team or the Medical Reserve Corps, under the ausp…

Sec. 19a-179c. Interfacility critical care transport. Emergency interfacility transport. (a) Any ambulance used for interfacility critical care transport shall meet the requirements for a basic level ambulance, as prescribed in regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-179, inc…

Sec. 19a-179d. Implementation of policies and procedures re training, recertification and reinstatement of certification or licensure of emergency medical service personnel. Section 19a-179d is repealed, effective October 1, 2014. (P.A. 10-117, S. 25; P.A. 14-231, S. 72.)

Sec. 19a-179e. Department of Public Health to compile list of training programs. Provision of lists. (a) Not later than June 30, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Department of Public Health shall, within available appropriations, compile a list of training programs that are ava…

Sec. 19a-179f. Transport of patient to an alternate destination. (a) A licensed or certified emergency medical services organization or provider may transport a patient by ambulance to an alternate destination, in consultation with the medical director of a sponsor hospital. (b) …

Sec. 19a-17a. Review of medical malpractice awards and certain settlements. Upon entry of any medical malpractice award or upon entering a settlement of a malpractice claim against an individual licensed pursuant to chapter 370 to 373, inclusive, 379 or 383, the entity making pay…

Sec. 19a-17b. (Formerly Sec. 38-19a). Peer review: Definitions; immunity; discovery permissible re proceedings. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Health care provider” means any person, corporation, limited liability company, facility or institution operated, owned or li…

Sec. 19a-17c. Peer review materials not subject to disclosure pursuant to Freedom of Information Act. Access to peer review materials by Department of Public Health. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any regulation adopted thereunder, peer review materi…

Sec. 19a-17d. Prohibition on automatic reciprocal discipline based solely on the termination of a pregnancy. If a health care professional who is currently licensed or was previously licensed in another state or jurisdiction is subject to automatic reciprocal discipline for a dis…

Sec. 19a-17e. Adverse permit or licensure eligibility action based on provision of reproductive health care services prohibited. (a) As used in this section, “reproductive health care services” has the same meaning as provided in section 52-571m. (b) Notwithstanding the provision…

Secs. 19a-17f to 19a-17l. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 19a-17m. Malpractice insurance purchase program. (a) The Department of Public Health shall, within available appropriations, establish a program to purchase and maintain malpractice liability insurance for the following professionals and retired professionals who have been l…

Sec. 19a-17n. Malpractice insurance purchase program. Regulations. Limitations. Section 19a-17n is repealed, effective June 11, 2014. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-3, S. 23, 28; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 00-27, S. 8, 24; P.A. 14-187, S. 55.)

Sec. 19a-18. (Formerly Sec. 19-4t). Meaning of term “licensed” for insurance purposes. Whenever the term “licensed” is used in any individual or group hospital or medical expense insurance policy or hospital or medical services plan contract delivered, issued for delivery or rene…

Sec. 19a-180. (Formerly Sec. 19-73bb). Licensure and certification of ambulance service, paramedic intercept service or rescue service. Exception. Establishment of mobile integrated health care programs. Suspension or revocation of licensure or certification. Penalty. Duties of e…

Sec. 19a-180a. Emergency medical service organization filing of strike contingency plan. Penalty. Regulations. (a) Each emergency medical service organization licensed or certified by the Commissioner of Public Health shall, upon receipt of a notice of intention to strike by a la…

Sec. 19a-180b. Certificate of authorization for supplemental first responder. Suspension or revocation. (a) For the purposes of this section, “supplemental first responder” means an emergency medical service organization who holds a certificate of authorization by the Commissione…

Sec. 19a-180c. Authority of primary service area responder at certain scenes. (a) For the purposes of this section, “primary service area responder” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-175 and “supplemental first responder” has the same meaning as provided in section …

Sec. 19a-180d. Responsibility for decision-making on scene of emergency medical call. Emergency medical services personnel, as defined in section 19a-175, who holds the highest classification of licensure or certification from the Department of Public Health under this chapter an…

Sec. 19a-180e. Determination of whether death of emergency medical service personnel caused by a cardiac event, stroke or pulmonary embolism occurred in line of duty. If the death of any emergency medical service personnel, as defined in section 19a-175, is caused by a cardiac ev…

Sec. 19a-181. (Formerly Sec. 19-73cc). Inspection and registration of ambulance, invalid coach and authorized emergency medical services vehicle. Suspension or revocation of registration certificate. (a) In addition to the inspection required under subsection (b) of this section,…

Sec. 19a-181a. Indemnification of emergency medical services instructors. The state shall save harmless and indemnify any person certified as an emergency medical services instructor by the Department of Public Health under this chapter from financial loss and expense, including …

Sec. 19a-181b. Local emergency medical services plan. (a) Each municipality shall establish a local emergency medical services plan. Such plan shall include the written agreements or contracts developed between the municipality, its emergency medical service organizations and the…

Sec. 19a-181c. Removal of responder. Revocation of responder's primary service area assignment. (a) As used in this section and section 19a-181f: (1) “Responder” means any primary service area responder that (A) is notified for initial response, (B) is responsible for the provisi…

Sec. 19a-181d. Hearing re performance standards. (a) Any municipality may petition the commissioner to hold a hearing if the municipality cannot reach a written agreement with its primary service area responder concerning performance standards. The commissioner shall conduct such…

Sec. 19a-181e. Pilot program for municipal selection of emergency medical services provider based on issuance of requests for proposals. Section 19a-181e is repealed, effective October 1, 2008. (P.A. 00-135, S. 17, 21; 00-151, S. 12, 14; P.A. 08-184, S. 63.)

Sec. 19a-181f. Change in primary service area responder. Submission of alternative local emergency medical services plan. (a) For purposes of this section, “primary service area responder” has the same meaning as in section 19a-175. A municipality that seeks a change in a primary…