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

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 Section 20-175a is repealed.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. 20-175b. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part III, Sec. 20-611.

Sec. 20-176. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part I, Sec. 20-582.

Sec. 20-177. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part II, Sec. 20-598.

Sec. 20-178. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part III, Sec. 20-606.

Sec. 20-179. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part I, Sec. 20-577.

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 Section 20-180 is repealed.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.)

Sec. 20-180a. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part III, Sec. 20-622.

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 Sections 20-181 to 20-183, inclusive, are repealed.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…

Sec. 20-184. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part III, Sec. 20-609.

Sec. 20-184a. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part I, Sec. 20-571.

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

Sec. 20-185. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part I, Sec. 20-581.

Sec. 20-185a. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part III, Sec. 20-619.

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…

Secs. 20-185bb to 20-185dd. Reserved for future use.

Secs. 20-185g and 20-185h. Transferred to Chapter 400j, Part III, Secs. 20-620 and 20-621.

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…

Secs. 20-185n to 20-185q. Reserved for future use.

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…

Secs. 20-185s to 20-185u. Reserved for future use.

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…

Secs. 20-185x to 20-185z. Reserved for future use.

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…

Sec. 20-189. Graduation from approved education program required. Applicants shall graduate from an education program approved by the board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health. (1949 Rev., S. 4634; 1969, P.A. 597, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 302, 610; P.A. 81-471, S. …

Sec. 20-190. Licensure by endorsement. Waiver of examination. Fee. An applicant for licensure by endorsement shall present evidence satisfactory to the Department of Public Health that the applicant is a currently practicing, competent practitioner and who at the time of applicat…

Sec. 20-191. Certification without examination of applicants with three years' experience. Section 20-191 is repealed. (1957, P.A. 269, S. 10; 1969, P.A. 597, S. 14.)

Sec. 20-191a. Renewal of license. Each license issued under this chapter shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88. Thirty days prior to the expiration date of each license under section 19a-88, the department shall mail to the last-known addre…

Sec. 20-191b. Fees for lost license and verifying licensure. Section 20-191b is repealed, effective June 7, 1995. (1959, P.A. 654, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 597, S. 8; P.A. 95-125, S. 5, 6.)

Sec. 20-191c. Continuing education. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, for registration periods beginning on and after October 1, 2014, each psychologist licensed in accordance with this chapter shall complete a minimum of ten hours of continuing education …

Sec. 20-191d. Doctoral-level psychology provider. Temporary permit. Fee. On and after February 1, 2024, the Department of Public Health may issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensure as a doctoral-level psychology provider who holds a doctoral degree in psychology or …

Sec. 20-192. Disciplinary action; grounds; appeals. The board may take any action set forth in section 19a-17, if the license holder: Has been convicted of a felony; has been found by the board to have employed fraud or deceit in obtaining his license or in the course of any prof…

Sec. 20-193. False representation. Penalties. Any person not licensed as provided in this chapter who, except as provided in section 20-195, represents himself as a psychologist or, having had his license suspended or revoked continues to represent himself as a psychologist, or c…

Sec. 20-194. Right to practice medicine not granted. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant to licensed psychologists the right to practice medicine as defined in section 20-9. (1957, P.A. 269, S. 7; 1969, P.A. 597, S. 11.) History: 1969 act substituted “licensed” fo…

Sec. 20-194a. Hospital or health care facility staff privileges allowed. Any hospital or health care facility may allow a psychologist, licensed pursuant to this chapter, full staff privileges in accordance with the standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Car…

Sec. 20-195. Exempted activities and employment. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the activities and services of a graduate student, intern or resident in psychology, pursuing a course of study in an educational institution under the provisions of section 2…

Sec. 20-195a. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health; (3) “Marital and family therapy” means the evaluation, assessment, diagnosis, counseling, management and tr…

Sec. 20-195aa. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 20-195bb to 20-195ee, inclusive, and section 20-195gg: (1) “Licensed professional counselor” or “professional counselor” means a person who has been licensed as a professional counselor pursuant to this chapter; (2)…