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

Sec. 20-150. Where optical goods may be sold. Exception. Unfair trade practice. (a) No optical glasses or kindred products or other instruments to aid vision that are produced or reproduced to personalized given formulas, or plano cosmetic contact lenses shall be sold at retail e…

Sec. 20-151. Optical selling permits. (a) Any licensed optician and any optical department in any establishment, office or store may apply to the Department of Public Health for a registration certificate to sell at retail optical glasses and instruments from given formulas and t…

Sec. 20-152. Optical retail vendor permit. Section 20-152 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4506; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 51; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 59; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 422, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-153. Optical permit. Product; standards of quality. The department may grant annually, upon the filing of an application as required by it, an optical permit to any optical establishment, office, department or store conducted under the personal and direct supervision of a…

Sec. 20-153a. Lens and frame requirements. (a) No person shall sell, distribute or deliver any eyeglasses or sunglasses unless they are fitted with impact resistant lenses that fully meet the definitions, specifications, test procedures and tolerances for impact resistance and an…

Sec. 20-154. Regulations concerning licenses and permits. Disciplinary action; grounds. The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from said board, may make regulations concerning the licensing of any optician, the granting of any permit to any optical departme…

Sec. 20-155. Complaints concerning license or permit holders. Section 20-155 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4513; P.A. 77-614, S. 425, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 64, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 70, 71.)

Sec. 20-156. Appeal. Any licensee or permittee aggrieved by a final decision of the board under section 19a-17 may appeal therefrom as provided in section 4-183, except such appeal shall be made returnable to the judicial district of New Britain. (1949 Rev., S. 4514; 1971, P.A. 1…

Sec. 20-157. License and permit to be conspicuously displayed. Each person practicing as a licensed optician and each holder of an optical permit shall, at all times, conspicuously display his license or permit in the place in which he practices under such license or permit. (194…

Sec. 20-158. Restricted use of license or permit. Each licensee or permittee licensed under the provisions of this chapter who rents, loans or allows the use of his permit or license to an unlicensed person for unlawful use shall be fined one hundred dollars and shall forfeit his…

Sec. 20-159. Apprentices to register; certification by employer. Each person entering into employment in an optical office, store or establishment for the purpose of obtaining practical experience and skill required under the provisions of this chapter shall register as an appren…

Sec. 20-160. Deceptive ownership or management of optical establishments. Misuse of designations. Any person, firm or corporation, owning, managing or conducting any store, shop or place of business, not holding an optical permit or an optician's license, or not having in his or …

Sec. 20-161. Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, for the violation of which no other penalty has been provided, shall be guilty of a class D felony. For the purposes of this section, each instance of patient contact or consultation which is in violatio…

Sec. 20-162. Exceptions for certified optometrists and physicians and surgeons. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply to certified optometrists licensed to practice under the provisions of chapter 380 nor to deny to physicians or surgeons particularly tra…

Sec. 20-162aa. Definitions. As used in sections 20-162aa to 20-162cc, 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) “Extracorporeal circulation” means the di…

Sec. 20-162bb. Licensure as perfusionist. Application and examination. Alternative licensure criteria. Exceptions. Annual license renewal. (a) No person shall practice perfusion in this state unless the person holds a valid license from the department to practice perfusion in thi…

Sec. 20-162cc. Disciplinary action for improper professional conduct. The Commissioner of Public Health may take any disciplinary action set forth in section 19a-17 against a perfusionist for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to conform to the accepted standards of the pr…

Sec. 20-162n. Definitions. As used in subsection (c) of section 19a-14, this section, and sections 20-162o to 20-162q, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Respiratory care” means health care under the direction of a physician licensed pursu…

Sec. 20-162o. Application. Qualifications. Fees. Regulations. (a) Each person seeking licensure as a respiratory care practitioner shall make application on forms prescribed by the commissioner, pay an application fee of one hundred ninety dollars and present to the commissioner …

Sec. 20-162p. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The commissioner may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if the license holder fails to conform to the accepted standards of the respiratory care profession, including, but not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony, …

Sec. 20-162q. License required. Use of title. Exempt activities. (a) No person shall engage in the practice of respiratory care, as defined in section 20-162n, unless he is licensed under section 20-162o. (b) No person, unless licensed under section 20-162o, shall (1) use the tit…

Sec. 20-162r. Continuing education. Definitions. Minimum requirements. Records. 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 minimum of fifty…

Sec. 20-164b. Regulations re storage and retrieval of prescription information. Obsolete. (P.A. 77-277, S. 2.)

Secs. 20-168 to 20-169. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part II, Secs. 20-594 to 20-597, inclusive.

Sec. 20-171. Renewal of license as assistant pharmacist. Section 20-171 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4470; 1963, P.A. 197, S. 2; P.A. 81-361, S. 4, 39; P.A. 94-36, S. 38, 42; P.A. 95-264, S. 70.)

Sec. 20-175a. Posting charges for legend drugs required. Section 20-175a is repealed. (P.A. 73-480, S. 2, 4; P.A. 75-543; P.A. 95-264, S. 70.)

Sec. 20-180. Practicing physicians and dentists excepted. Sale of certain drugs restricted. Section 20-180 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4481; 1967, P.A. 109, S. 5; 555, S. 78; P.A. 95-264, S. 70.)

Secs. 20-181 to 20-183. Sale of poisons. Certain drugs to be marked “poison”; penalty. Sale of antitoxin; powers of Department of Public Health and Addiction Services. Sections 20-181 to 20-183, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4482–4484; 1967, P.A. 109, S. 6, 7; P.A. 77-6…

Secs. 20-184b to 20-184e. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part III, Secs. 20-614 to 20-617, inclusive.

Sec. 20-185aa. Surgical technologists. Definitions. Requirements for employment by health care facility. Documentation. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Health care facility” means an outpatient surgical facility, as defined in section 19a-493b, or a hospital, as defined in in s…

Secs. 20-185b to 20-185f. Pharmacist may substitute generic drugs and form of prescribed drugs; pharmacist to post sign. When pharmacist may substitute; container to be labeled, exception. Substitution of drugs does not constitute the practice of medicine. Prohibited defenses. Re…

Sec. 20-185i. Behavior analysis. Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Licensed behavior analyst. Board certified assistant behavior analyst. Use of title. (a) As used in this section and sections 10-76ii, 10-145t, 19a-14, sections 20-185j to 20-185m, inclusive, and section 20-41…

Sec. 20-185j. Behavior analysts. Licensure requirements. Exceptions. (a) No person may practice behavior analysis unless licensed pursuant to section 20-185k or 20-185l. (b) No person may use the title “behavior analyst” or make use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations t…

Sec. 20-185k. Behavior analysts. License applications. License renewal requirements. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall grant a license as a behavior analyst to any applicant who furnishes evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that such applicant is certified as a be…

Sec. 20-185l. Behavior analysts. Licensure by endorsement. Requirements. A person, who is not eligible for licensure under section 20-185k, may apply for licensure by endorsement as a behavior analyst. Such applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that th…

Sec. 20-185m. Behavior analysts. Disciplinary action by commissioner. The Commissioner of Public Health may take any disciplinary action set forth in section 19a-17 against a behavior analyst for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to conform to the accepted standards of th…

Sec. 20-185r. Central service technicians. Definitions. Examination and credentials. Continuing education. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Central service technician” means a person who decontaminates, inspects, assembles, packages and sterilizes reusable medical instruments or…

Sec. 20-185v. Phlebotomists. Definition. Certification. (a) As used in this section, “phlebotomist” means a person, acting on an order of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370, advanced practice registered nurse license…

Sec. 20-185w. Flushing of peripheral IV with prepackaged normal saline. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Normal saline” means a nine-tenths of one per cent sodium chloride solution that does not contain additives and is suitable for administration to a hospital patient; (2) “Pre…

Sec. 20-186. Board of examiners. (a) The Board of Examiners of Psychologists shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor, three of whom shall be practicing psychologists in good professional standing and licensed according to the provisions of this chapter and two of …

Sec. 20-186a. Duties of board of examiners. The Board of Examiners of Psychologists shall (1) hear and decide matters concerning suspension or revocation of licensure, (2) adjudicate complaints filed against practitioners licensed under this chapter and (3) impose sanctions where…

Sec. 20-187. Report. Secretary. Conduct of investigations. Section 20-187 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4633; 1957, P.A. 269, S. 3; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; 1969, P.A. 597, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 20-187a. License required. Practice defined. No person shall practice psychology unless he has obtained a license as provided in section 20-188. The practice of psychology means the rendering of professional services under any title or description of services incorporating t…

Sec. 20-187b. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as f…

Sec. 20-187c. State and national fingerprint-based criminal history records check of psychologists. The Commissioner of Public Health shall require each person applying for licensure as a psychologist to submit to a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history records ch…

Sec. 20-188. Examination; qualifications. Before granting a license to a psychologist, the department shall, except as provided in section 20-190, require any applicant therefor to pass an examination in psychology prescribed by the department with the advice and consent of the b…