Title 20 — Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-74f. Licensing fee. Use of title or designation. (a) The department shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this chapter upon payment of a license fee of two hundred dollars. Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist under t…

Sec. 20-74ff. Continuing education: Definitions; contact hours; attestation; record-keeping; exemptions, waivers and extensions; reinstatement of void licenses. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Contact hour” means a min…

Sec. 20-74g. Disciplinary action against a licensee. Grounds. The commissioner may refuse to renew, suspend or revoke a license, or may impose probationary conditions, where the licensee or applicant for a license has been guilty of unprofessional conduct which has endangered or …

Secs. 20-74gg to 20-74ll. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 20-74h. License renewal. Training or education requirement. Licenses for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal once every two years and shall expire unless renewed in the manner prescribed by regulat…

Sec. 20-74i. Regulations. The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to chapter 54, establishing application and examination procedures, standards for acceptable examination performance, waiver of the examination requirement, continued competenc…

Secs. 20-74j to 20-74n. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 20-74mm. Radiologist assistants. Definitions. Permitted and prohibited activities. Supervisory requirements. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Direct supervision” means a radiologist must be present in the office suite and immediately available to furnish assistance and dire…

Sec. 20-74nn. Radiologist assistants: Definitions. As used in this section, sections 20-74oo to 20-74tt, inclusive, and subsection (c) of section 19a-14: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health; (3) “Direc…

Secs. 20-74o to 20-74r. Substance abuse counselors, generally. Sections 20-74o to 20-74r, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 1998. (P.A. 83-557, S. 1–3, 5; P.A. 84-256, S. 15, 17; P.A. 87-136, S. 1–3; P.A. 89-285, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58; …

Sec. 20-74oo. Radiologist assistants: Qualifications for licensure; use of title; construction; license renewal. (a) No person shall practice as a radiologist assistant in this state unless such person has obtained a license pursuant to this section. No person shall use the title…

Sec. 20-74pp. Requirements re supervising radiologists. (a) Each radiologist assistant practicing in this state shall have a clearly identified supervising radiologist who maintains the final responsibility for the care of patients and the performance of the radiologist assistant…

Sec. 20-74qq. Radiologist assistants: Permitted and prohibited activities. (a) A radiologist assistant may perform radiologic procedures delegated by a supervising radiologist provided: (1) The supervising radiologist is satisfied as to the ability and competency of the radiologi…

Sec. 20-74rr. Professional liability insurance requirements. Each person licensed to practice as a radiologist assistant who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice in …

Sec. 20-74s. Licensure and certification of alcohol and drug counselors. (a) Definitions. For purposes of this section and subdivision (18) of subsection (c) of section 19a-14: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Licensed alcohol and drug counselor” m…

Sec. 20-74ss. Disciplinary action against radiologist assistants. The Commissioner of Public Health may take any disciplinary action set forth in section 19a-17 against a radiologist assistant for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to conform to the accepted standards of t…

Sec. 20-74t. Continuing education requirements. (a) On and after October 1, 2004, each alcohol and drug counselor licensed or certified pursuant to this chapter shall complete a minimum of twenty hours of continuing education each registration period. For purposes of this section…

Sec. 20-74tt. Implementation of licensure requirements by the Department of Public Health. The Department of Public Health shall only be required to implement the provisions of sections 20-74nn to 20-74ss, inclusive, and subsection (c) of section 19a-14 as relate to the licensure…

Secs. 20-74u to 20-74z. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 20-74uu. Nuclear medicine technologists. Definition. Permitted and prohibited activities. (a) As used in this section, “nuclear medicine technologist” means a person who holds and maintains current certification in good standing as a nuclear medicine technologist with the Nu…

Secs. 20-75 to 20-86. Practice defined. Examination, registration and regulation of midwives. Sections 20-75 to 20-86, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4410–4422; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 23, 24; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 19; 1969, P.A. 119, S. 1, 2; 1971, P.A. 410, S. 2–8; P.A. 74-97,…

Sec. 20-86a. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 20-86a to 20-86e, inclusive: (1) “Nurse-midwifery” means the management of women's health care needs, focusing particularly on family planning and gynecological needs of women, pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period and…

Sec. 20-86aa. Doula advisory committee. Duties. Membership. Date Training Review Committee. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Certified doula” means a doula that is certified by the Department of Public Health; and (2) “Doula” means a trained, nonmedical professional who provides…

Sec. 20-86b. Scope of practice. Nurse-midwives shall practice within a health care system or birth center and have clinical relationships with obstetrician-gynecologists that provide for consultation, collaborative management or referral, as indicated by the health status of the …

Sec. 20-86bb. Doulas. Certification. Use of title “certified doula”. Application and fee. Qualifications. Certification by endorsement. Continuing education. Certification renewal. Disciplinary action. (a) As used in this section, (1) “certified doula” means a doula who is certif…

Sec. 20-86c. Requirements for licensure. Fee. The Department of Public Health may issue a license to practice nurse-midwifery upon receipt of a fee of one hundred dollars, to an applicant who (1) is eligible for registered nurse licensure in this state, under sections 20-93 or 20…

Sec. 20-86d. Advisory panel. Section 20-86d is repealed, effective October 1, 2016. (P.A. 83-441, S. 4, 10; P.A. 89-389, S. 10, 22; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 06-195, S. 38; P.A. 16-66, S. 53.)

Sec. 20-86e. Use of title. A nurse-midwife licensed under this chapter shall be known as a “licensed nurse-midwife” and no other person shall assume such title or use the abbreviation L.N.M. or C.N.M. or any other words, letters or figures which indicate that the person using the…

Sec. 20-86f. Disciplinary action. The Department of Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to this chapter fails to conform to the accepted standards of the nurse-midwifery profession including, but not limited to, the …

Sec. 20-86g. Midwifery license. Any person who held a current valid license as a midwife on June 30, 1983, shall be entitled to renew such license annually, upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars, in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88. (P.A. 90-40, S. 1, 4; June S…

Sec. 20-86h. Disciplinary action against licensed midwives. The Department of Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person licensed as a midwife fails to conform to the accepted standards of the midwife profession. Conduct which fails to conform to th…

Sec. 20-86i. Temporary practice of graduates of nurse-midwifery programs. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit graduates of nurse-midwifery programs approved by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education from practicing midwifery for a period not to ex…

Sec. 20-100. Notice to Department of Health Services. Section 20-100 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4436; 1953, S. 2225d; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-101. Construction of chapter. Permitted practices. Temporary practice. No provision of this chapter shall confer any authority to practice medicine or surgery nor shall this chapter prohibit any person from the domestic administration of family remedies or the furnishing …

Sec. 20-101a. Determination and pronouncement of death by registered nurse. Regulations. (a) A registered nurse, licensed under this chapter, in charge in a hospice, nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521, or residential care home, as defined in section 19a-521, or …

Sec. 20-101b. Construction. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting a registered nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse from engaging in those activities which constitute the practice of nursing. (P.A. 89-389, S. 18, 22.)

Sec. 20-101c. Prescription forms used by advanced practice registered nurses and nurse-midwives. All prescription forms used by advanced practice registered nurses and nurse-midwives shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the advanced practice registered nurse or…

Sec. 20-101d. Covenants not to compete involving advanced practice registered nurse. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Covenant not to compete” means any provision of an employment or other contract or agreement that creates or establishes a professional relationship with an…

Sec. 20-102. Penalty. No person shall, for remuneration, (1) practice nursing, as defined in subsection (a) of section 20-87a, in this state unless such person has received a certificate as a registered nurse or a license as an advanced practice registered nurse; or (2) practice …

Sec. 20-102a. Appearance before board concerning application. Any applicant for licensure under this chapter may present himself or herself before the Board of Examiners for Nursing with respect to such pending application. Such presentation shall not constitute a hearing nor a c…

Sec. 20-102aa. Nurse's aides: Definitions; registration. As used in subsection (c) of section 19a-14 and sections 20-102aa to 20-102ff, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “nurse's aide” means an individual providing nursing or nursing-relat…

Secs. 20-102b to 20-102z. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 20-102bb. Nurse's aides: Registry. The Department of Public Health shall establish and maintain a registry of nurse's aides. The registry shall contain names and addresses of registered nurse's aides and such other information as the commissioner may require. The registry sh…

Sec. 20-102cc. Nurse's aides: Commissioner to enter finding of improper conduct on the registry; petition for removal of finding. (a) The Department of Public Health shall receive, investigate and prosecute complaints against individuals who are providing or have provided service…

Sec. 20-102dd. Nurse's aides: Grounds for denial of registration. The Commissioner of Public Health may deny registration as a nurse's aide to an individual who has been the subject of a finding rendered pursuant to section 20-102cc. The registry shall contain information concern…

Sec. 20-102ee. Nurse's aides: Regulations; training requirements. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning the regulation of nurse's aides. Such regulations shall require a training program for nurs…

Sec. 20-102ff. Nurse's aides: Not permitted to perform licensed activity. Nothing in subsection (c) of section 19a-14 or sections 20-102aa to 20-102ff, inclusive, shall authorize any person to engage in any activity for which a license is required pursuant to chapter 378. (P.A. 9…

Sec. 20-87. Definitions. Section 20-87 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4423; 1969, P.A. 146; P.A. 75-166, S. 5, 6.)

Sec. 20-87a. Definitions. Scope of practice. (a) The practice of nursing by a registered nurse is defined as the process of diagnosing human responses to actual or potential health problems, providing supportive and restorative care, health counseling and teaching, case finding a…

Sec. 20-88. State Board of Examiners for Nursing. (a) The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing shall consist of twelve members who are residents of the state to be appointed by the Governor subject to the provisions of section 4-9a. The Governor shall appoint two memb…