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

Secs. 19a-353 and 19a-354. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 19a-355. (Formerly Sec. 19-342). Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Tenement house” means any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed to be …

Sec. 19a-356. (Formerly Sec. 19-348). Application of act. This part may be cited as the “Tenement House Act”, and its provisions shall apply to all cities, boroughs and towns, except its provisions concerning water closets, which provisions shall apply to all cities, boroughs and…

Sec. 19a-357. (Formerly Sec. 19-351). Location of building. Elevator. No tenement house shall be erected upon the rear of a lot when there is a tenement house on the front of such lot, nor upon the front of any such lot upon the rear of which there is such a tenement house unless…

Sec. 19a-358. (Formerly Sec. 19-362). Size of rooms. In each tenement house, all rooms, except water-closet compartments, bathrooms and kitchenettes, shall be of the following minimum sizes: In each apartment there shall be at least one room containing not less than one hundred a…

Sec. 19a-359. (Formerly Sec. 19-363). Bathrooms and water closets. In each tenement house erected or subdivided after June 30, 1941, there shall be a water closet in each apartment of two or more rooms. In each tenement house erected after August 31, 1930, and prior to July 1, 19…

Sec. 19a-35a. Alternative on-site sewage treatment systems with capacities of five thousand gallons or less per day. Jurisdiction. Establishment and definition of categories. Minimum requirements. Permits and approvals. Appeals. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 439 a…

Sec. 19a-35b. Expiration of permit or approval for on-site sewage disposal system with design flows of less than five thousand gallons per day. For any permit or approval issued prior to July 1, 2011, for any on-site sewage disposal system with design flows of less than five thou…

Sec. 19a-36. (Formerly Sec. 19-13). Public Health Code. Fees. Public pools. Wells: Use, replacement and mitigation. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a Public Health Code and, from time to time, amend the same. The Public Health Code may provide for the preser…

Sec. 19a-360. (Formerly Sec. 19-364). Arrangement of rooms. In each apartment of three or more rooms in a tenement house, access to each living room and bedroom and to at least one water-closet compartment shall be had without passing through any bedroom. (1949 Rev., S. 4073.) Hi…

Sec. 19a-361. (Formerly Sec. 19-365). Basement living rooms. In tenement houses, no room in the cellar or in the basement shall be constructed, altered, converted or occupied for living purposes, unless all of the following conditions are complied with: (1) Such room shall be at …

Sec. 19a-362. (Formerly Sec. 19-371). No recovery of rent during unlawful occupation. Exception. (a) If any building constructed as, or altered into, a tenement house is occupied in whole or in part for human habitation in violation of the provisions of the state building code, e…

Sec. 19a-363. (Formerly Sec. 19-372). Powers of local authorities not abrogated. Nothing in this part shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers of a local department of health, the fire department or the courts or any other lawful authority to enforce any provision of a…

Sec. 19a-364. (Formerly Sec. 19-373). Enforcement. Each inspector of buildings, fire marshal or other person authorized to issue building permits shall enforce the provisions of this part and report all violations thereof to the proper prosecuting officer. When no other officer i…

Sec. 19a-365. (Formerly Sec. 19-374). Penalties. Any owner or lessee of any building which was not used as a tenement house prior to April 24, 1913, who allows such building to be occupied or used as a tenement house without making such building conform in all respects with the r…

Secs. 19a-366 to 19a-369. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 19a-36a. Regulations concerning food operators. The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to assure that food service establishments employ as food operators persons who have a knowledge of safe food handling …

Sec. 19a-36b. Persons exempt from examination requirement for qualified food operators. Regulations. (a) Any person who serves meals to individuals at registered congregate meal sites funded under Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, which were prepared under…

Secs. 19a-36c to 19a-36e. Display of sign re signs of choking by food service establishments. Sous vide processing by food service establishments. Acidification of sushi rice. Sections 19a-36c to 19a-36e, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2017. (P.A. 05-134, S. 1; P.A…

Sec. 19a-36f. Prohibition on use of disposable natural rubber latex gloves at retail food establishments. (a) No person shall use or require the use of disposable, nonsterile or sterile natural rubber latex gloves at a retail food establishment. (b) Any person who violates subsec…

Sec. 19a-36g. Food code. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 19a-36h to 19a-36o, inclusive: (1) “Catering food service establishment” means a business that is involved in the (A) sale or distribution of food and drink prepared in bulk in one geographic location for …

Sec. 19a-36h. Adoption by reference of United States Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. Regulations. (a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the commissioner shall adopt and administer by reference the United States Food and Drug Administration's Food Code, as amended from tim…

Sec. 19a-36i. Food establishments. Permit. Inspections. Food protection managers. Reciprocal licensing of itinerant food vending establishment. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall operate or maintain any food establishment where food or beverages are served or sold to the pu…

Sec. 19a-36j. Food inspectors. Certification. Employment restrictions. Inspections. (a) No person shall engage in the practice of a food inspector unless such person has obtained a certification from the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section. The commissi…

Sec. 19a-36k. Food-borne illness or outbreak. Investigation. If a director of health has reasonable cause to suspect the possibility of a food-borne illness or food-borne outbreak, such director shall complete an investigation and take action to control the illness or outbreak. S…

Sec. 19a-36l. Inspection violations. Appeal process. The owner or operator of a food establishment aggrieved by an order to correct any inspection violations identified by the food inspector or to hold, destroy or dispose of unsafe food may appeal such order to the director of he…

Sec. 19a-36m. Authority of directors of health and Commissioner of Agriculture. Application of provisions of food code re certified food managers. Exceptions. (a) Nothing in this section or sections 19a-36h to 19a-36l, inclusive, shall limit the authority of directors of health u…

Sec. 19a-36n. Commissioner's authority to make public announcement re identity of source of food-borne illness or outbreak. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Public Health may announce to the public, at the commissioner's sole discretion, …

Sec. 19a-36o. Variance from requirements of Public Health Code for sous vide processing and acidification of sushi rice. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, from June 30, 2017, until December 31, 2022, a food service establishment may request a variance from th…

Sec. 19a-36p. Posting on menus and menu boards of request for customers to notify server of any food allergies. Not later than January 1, 2025, each class 2, class 3 and class 4 food establishment, as defined in section 19a-36g, shall post in a clear and conspicuous manner on its…

Sec. 19a-36q. Informational poster regarding food allergies for food establishments. Displaying of poster. (a) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Department of Public Health shall develop or approve an informational poster regarding food allergies for display in class 2, class …

Sec. 19a-36r. Local health department food protection program audits. The Commissioner of Public Health may conduct audits of local health department food protection programs. Such audits may include, but need not be limited to, interviews with local health department staff membe…

Sec. 19a-37. (Formerly Sec. 19-13a). Regulation of water supply wells and springs. Definitions. Information and requirements re testing of private wells or semipublic wells. Transportation of water in bulk by bulk water hauler. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Laboratory or firm…

Secs. 19a-370 to 19a-393. (Formerly Secs. 19-486 to 19-504). Treatment of drug dependent persons. Sections 19a-370 to 19a-393, inclusive, are repealed. (1967, P.A. 555, S. 42–51, 53–60; 1969, P.A. 753, S. 25–32, 35, 37; 1971, P.A. 858, S. 1–4, 6; 871, S. 95, 96; P.A. 73-201, S. 1…

Sec. 19a-37a. Regulations establishing standards to prevent contamination of public water supplies. Civil penalties. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing standards to prevent contamination of pu…

Sec. 19a-37b. Regulations establishing radon measurement requirements and procedures for evaluating radon in indoor air and reducing radon in public schools. The Department of Public Health may adopt regulations pursuant to chapter 54 to establish radon measurement requirements a…

Sec. 19a-37c. Effective date of regulations re installation of backflow preventer or air gap on a line to existing fire sprinkler system. The provisions of Section 19-13-B38a(c)(2)(I) of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, adopted pursuant to section 19a-37a, concernin…

Sec. 19a-37d. Changes to public water supply systems. Required notifications to water company and local building inspector. Authority of local director of public health to implement mitigation measures. (a) Any person engaged in the installation of an irrigation system or other p…

Sec. 19a-37e. Small community water system fiscal asset management plan. Assessment review of hydropneumatic pressure tanks. Exception. Penalty. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Small community water system” means a water company that regularly serves at least twent…

Sec. 19a-37f. Safe drinking water primacy assessment. Payment and collection from customers. Termination of requirement to pay. Fees. Report. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee; (2) …

Sec. 19a-37g. Water company and small community water system emergency plans re alternative sources of potable water during emergency. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Bottled water” has the same meaning as defined in section 21a-150; (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of…

Sec. 19a-37h. Water companies to provide multilingual tier 1 notices. A water company shall provide tier 1 notices to its consumers in the languages predominantly spoken by the consumers in the water company's service area. A water company shall update its emergency response plan…

Sec. 19a-37i. Community water system reporting re operational status during civil preparedness or public health emergency. In the event that the Governor declares a state of civil preparedness emergency pursuant to section 28-9, or a public health emergency, pursuant to section 1…

Sec. 19a-37j. Small community water system capacity implementation plan. Annual updates. Summary. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Consumer” has the same meaning as provided in section 25-32a; (2) “Owner” means the person or entity that owns or controls the small co…

Sec. 19a-37k. Residential or commercial property water supply testing. Notification to tenants and lessees of contamination. The owner of any residential or commercial property shall notify each tenant of any leased or rented unit located on such property and the lessee of such p…

Sec. 19a-38. (Formerly Sec. 19-13b). Water company to add fluoride to water supply. A water company, as defined in section 25-32a, shall add a measured amount of fluoride to the water supply of any water system that it owns and operates and that serves twenty thousand or more per…

Sec. 19a-39. (Formerly Sec. 19-13c). Protection of wells. The owner of any well which is being constructed or which has been completed shall securely protect or fence the same, and the owner of any well which is no longer used or which has been abandoned shall effectively cover a…

Secs. 19a-394 to 19a-399. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 19a-4. (Formerly Sec. 19-2a). Commissioner to organize department and adopt regulations. Section 19a-4 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 77-614, S. 324, 325, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 38, 39.)

Sec. 19a-40. (Formerly Sec. 19-14). Supervision of vital statistics. The Department of Public Health shall have general supervision of the state system of registration of births, marriages, deaths and fetal deaths, and shall develop the necessary uniform methods and forms for obt…