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

Sec. 20-14j. Regulations. Advisory task force. Training programs and policies re administration of medication at juvenile residential centers. (a) The commissioners of the departments which license the residential facilities, day programs or individual and family support services…

Sec. 20-14k. Requirement for the posting of policy regarding Medicare assignment. Regulations. Any physician licensed under this chapter shall post, in a conspicuous place, the policy regarding Medicare assignment and shall inform all eligible persons of such policy prior to the …

Sec. 20-14l. Delegation of ophthalmological services. A physician licensed pursuant to this chapter, who specializes in ophthalmology, may delegate to an appropriately trained medical assistant the use or application of any ocular agent, provided such delegated service is perform…

Sec. 20-14m. Use of long-term antibiotic therapy in the treatment of Lyme disease. (a) As used in this section, (1) “long-term antibiotic therapy” means the administration of oral, intramuscular or intravenous antibiotics, singly or in combination, for periods of time in excess o…

Sec. 20-14n. Disciplinary action for purchasing for resale, selling, offering for sale or delivering in any manner a counterfeit drug or device. Any prescribing practitioner, as defined in section 20-14c, who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of section 21a-90 shall be su…

Sec. 20-14o. Prescriptions for opioid drugs. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Opioid drug” has the same meaning as provided in 42 CFR 8.2, as amended from time to time; (2) “Adult” means a person who is at least eighteen years of age; (3) “Prescribing practitioner” has the same …

Sec. 20-14p. Covenants not to compete involving physician. (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 a physician and restricts th…

Sec. 20-14q. Treatment with an investigational drug, biological product or device. Liability of treating physician. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Investigational drug, biological product or device” means a drug, biological product or biological device that has successful…

Sec. 20-14r. Voluntary nonopioid directive form. Establishment and publication. Immunity from liability. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Opioid drug” has the same meaning as provided in 42 CFR 8.2, as amended from time to time; (2) “Prescribing practitioner” has the same meanin…

Sec. 20-14s. Treatment agreement required for prescription of opioid drugs for duration greater than twelve weeks. A prescribing practitioner, as defined in section 20-14c, who prescribes an opioid drug, as defined in section 20-14o, for the treatment of pain for a patient for a …

Sec. 20-8. Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Examining Board. Section 20-8 is repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (1949 Rev., S. 4365; P.A. 76-276, S. 13, 22; P.A. 77-614, S. 347, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 133, 136; P.A. 80-484, S. 16, 174, 176; P.A. 87-156; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, …

Sec. 20-8a. Connecticut Medical Examining Board. Medical hearing panels. (a) There shall be within the Department of Public Health a Connecticut Medical Examining Board. (1) Said board shall consist of twenty-one members, thirteen of whom are physicians, one of whom is a physicia…

Sec. 20-9. Who may practice medicine or surgery. (a) No person shall, for compensation, gain or reward, received or expected, diagnose, treat, operate for or prescribe for any injury, deformity, ailment or disease, actual or imaginary, of another person, nor practice surgery, unt…

Sec. 20-15. Connecticut Osteopathic Examining Board. Section 20-15 is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (1949 Rev., S. 4369; P.A. 77-614, S. 358, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 26, 136; P.A. 80-484, S. 169, 174, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 9, 71; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 15, 55; P.A. 98-1…

Sec. 20-16. Meetings. Record of proceedings. Quorum. Section 20-16 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4370; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 359, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Secs. 20-17 to 20-23. Licensure; qualifications for examination. Examination; qualifications to practice without examination. Permit for participation in intern or resident osteopathic physician program. Professional liability insurance required, when; amount of insurance; report…

Sec. 20-24. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) The practice of chiropractic means the practice of that branch of the healing arts consisting of the science of adjustment, manipulation and treatment of the human body in which vertebral subluxations and other malpositioned a…

Sec. 20-25. Examining board. The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall consist of seven members, four of whom shall be practicing chiropractors and residents of this state and shall have practiced chiropractic continuously in this state for at least three years, and three o…

Sec. 20-26. Meetings of board. Powers and duties. Section 20-26 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4379; June, 1955, S. 2196d; P.A. 77-614, S. 363, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-27. License. (a) Required. No person shall engage in the practice of chiropractic in this state until he has obtained a license. (b) Examination. Qualifications. No person shall receive a license until he has passed an examination prescribed by the Department of Public He…

Sec. 20-28. Examination. Scope of practice. (a) The examination provided for in section 20-27 shall consist of both a written and practical examination. The subjects of the written examination shall be as follows: Anatomy, physiology, symptomatology, histology, vertebral palpatio…

Sec. 20-28a. Exempt activities. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a student of chiropractic enrolled in an educational program of chiropractic in a regionally accredited chiropractic college or institution approved solely for the purposes of this section…

Sec. 20-28b. Professional liability insurance required, when. Amount of insurance. Reporting requirements. (a) Each person licensed to practice chiropractic under the provisions of section 20-27 who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insur…

Sec. 20-29. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners may take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 for any of the following reasons: The employment of fraud or deception in obtaining a license, habitual intemperance in the use of ardent spirits,…

Secs. 20-29a to 20-31a. Reinstatement of lapsed registration. Renewal certificates; fee. Board to account to State Treasurer. Fees to be credited to General Fund. Sections 20-29a to 20-31a, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4383, 4384; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 9–11; 1961, P.A. 46…

Sec. 20-32. Use of names and titles. Continuing education. Regulations. (a) No licensee under the provisions of this chapter shall use the title “Doctor” or any abbreviation or synonym thereof unless he or she holds the degree of doctor of chiropractic from a chartered chiropract…

Sec. 20-33. Penalties. Any person, except a physician or surgeon licensed under the provisions of chapter 370, who practices or attempts to practice chiropractic, or any person, including such physician or surgeon, who buys, sells or fraudulently obtains any diploma or license to…

Sec. 20-34. Practice defined. (a) The practice of naturopathy means the science, art and practice of healing by natural methods as recognized by the Council of Naturopathic Medical Education and that comprises diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease and health optimization…

Sec. 20-35. Examining board. The State Board of Naturopathic Examiners shall continue to consist of three members, two of whom shall be practicing natureopathic physicians of this state and one of whom shall be a public member. The Governor shall appoint the members of said board…

Sec. 20-36. Meetings. Powers and duties of examining board. Section 20-36 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4389, 4395; 1955, S. 2199d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 368, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-37. Licensure. Examination. Fees. No person shall engage in the practice of naturopathy in this state until he has obtained a license. No person shall receive a license until he has passed an examination prescribed by the department with the advice and consent of the boar…

Sec. 20-37a. Students and faculty, licensure exemption. Curriculum training and procedures. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Council on Naturopathic Medical Education” or “council” means the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or its successor organization; and (2) “L…

Sec. 20-37b. License by endorsement. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-37, the Department of Public Health may grant a license by endorsement to a naturopathic physician who presents evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Health that the applicant is licen…

Sec. 20-38. Receipts to be credited to General Fund. Section 20-38 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4395; 1955, S. 2199d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 14; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-39. Subjects of examination. Each applicant for the certificate of registration provided for in section 20-37 shall take a written examination on the following subjects: Anatomy, physiology, histology, psychology, chemistry, hygiene, public health, dietetics, jurisprudenc…

Sec. 20-39a. Professional liability insurance required, when. Amount of insurance. Reporting requirements. (a) Each person licensed to practice naturopathy under the provisions of section 20-37 who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insura…

Sec. 20-40. Refusal of license. Disciplinary grounds. Said department may refuse to grant a license to practice naturopathy or may take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 for any of the following reasons: The employment of fraud or material deception in obtaining a li…

Sec. 20-41. Renewal of licenses. Fee. Section 20-41 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4393; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 15.)

Sec. 20-41a. 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 mini…

Sec. 20-42. Penalties. Any person, except a licensed naturopath or a physician or surgeon licensed under the provisions of chapter 370, who practices or attempts to practice naturopathy, or any person who buys, sells or fraudulently obtains any diploma or license to practice natu…

Sec. 20-42a. Delegation of colon hydrotherapy services. Penalty. (a) For purposes of this section “colon hydrotherapist” means a person who holds and maintains certification in good standing as a colon hydrotherapist from the International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy, the …

Secs. 20-43 and 20-44. Appointment and removal of members of examining boards. Obtaining certificate by fraud; fraudulent acts; penalty. Sections 20-43 and 20-44 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4357, 4362; 1953, S. 2188d; 1959, P.A. 393, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 371, 610; P.A. 80-484, …

Sec. 20-45. Suspension, revocation or annulment of license. Disciplinary proceedings. The license of any licensed practitioner of the healing arts in this state, except a physician as defined in section 20-13a, may be revoked, suspended or annulled, or such practitioner may be re…

Secs. 20-46 to 20-49. Hearing of charges; revocation; return of certificate or license. Appeal. Restoration of license. Rescission or modification of revocation or suspension of certificate of registration by Medical Examining Board. Registration of retired practitioners. Section…

Sec. 20-50. Podiatric medicine defined. “Podiatric medicine” means the diagnosis and treatment, including medical and surgical treatment, of ailments of the foot and ankle and all the anatomical structures of the foot and ankle and the administration and prescription of drugs inc…

Sec. 20-50a. Requirements for surgery. Podiatric surgery requiring an anesthetic other than a local anesthetic shall be performed in a facility accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or a freestanding surgery center accredited by the Accre…