Title 19a — Title 19a: Public Health and Well-Being
32 chapters · 1,163 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490ee Provision of educational materials by birthing hospitals.
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Sec. 19a-490ee. Provision of educational materials by birthing hospitals. (a) As used in this section, (1) “birthing hospital” means a health care facility, as defined in section 19a-630, operated and maintained in whole or in part for the purpose of caring for a person during th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490f Requirements for reports of treatment of wounds from firearms and stab wounds.
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Sec. 19a-490f. Requirements for reports of treatment of wounds from firearms and stab wounds. (a) Each hospital, outpatient surgical facility and outpatient clinic shall report or cause a report to be made to the local police department or the state police of each person treated …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490ff Prohibition on hospitals requiring physicians to provide credentials of board certification in a certain specialty for a certain time or board recertification as part of the credentialing process.
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Sec. 19a-490ff. Prohibition on hospitals requiring physicians to provide credentials of board certification in a certain specialty for a certain time or board recertification as part of the credentialing process. (a) As used in this section, (1) “board eligible” means eligible to…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490g Bilingual consumer guide.
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Sec. 19a-490g. Bilingual consumer guide. The Department of Public Health shall develop and produce a consumer guide of bilingual information on home health care agencies and home health aide agencies. (P.A. 93-415, S. 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-160, S. 11, 69…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490gg Written notification by hospitals to the mother of a stillborn child re burial and cremation arrangement options. Decision regarding disposition.
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Sec. 19a-490gg. Written notification by hospitals to the mother of a stillborn child re burial and cremation arrangement options. Decision regarding disposition. (a) For each stillborn child for which a fetal death certificate will be issued pursuant to section 7-60, a hospital s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490h Emergency room screening of trauma patients for substance abuse. Assistance by Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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Sec. 19a-490h. Emergency room screening of trauma patients for substance abuse. Assistance by Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. (a) Each hospital licensed by the Department of Public Health as a short-term general hospital, outpatient surgical facility or outpat…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490hh Appointment of medical staff or an individual medical staff member of a hospital. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-490hh. Appointment of medical staff or an individual medical staff member of a hospital. Regulations. (a) Appointment of the medical staff or an individual medical staff member of a hospital, as defined in the regulations of Connecticut state agencies and licensed pursua…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490i Interpreter services and linguistic access in acute care hospitals.
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Sec. 19a-490i. Interpreter services and linguistic access in acute care hospitals. Each acute care hospital in this state shall: (1) Develop and annually review a policy on the provision of interpreter services to non-English-speaking patients; (2) Ensure the availability of inte…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490ii Annual analysis of data re emergency department crowding. Report.
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Sec. 19a-490ii. Annual analysis of data re emergency department crowding. Report. (a) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2029, each hospital in the state with an emergency department shall, and each hospital operated exclusively by the state …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490j Hospital plans for remediation of medical and surgical errors.
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Sec. 19a-490j. Hospital plans for remediation of medical and surgical errors. Each hospital licensed under this chapter shall make available to the Commissioner of Public Health upon request a copy of its plan for the remediation of medical and surgical errors required by the Joi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490jj Acceptance of compliance with nationally-established facility guidelines for health care construction when reviewing the plan for certain projects for construction or building alteration. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-490jj. Acceptance of compliance with nationally-established facility guidelines for health care construction when reviewing the plan for certain projects for construction or building alteration. Regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (f) of section 19a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490k Administration of care and vaccinations to patients by hospital without physician's order. Permitted activities. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-490k. Administration of care and vaccinations to patients by hospital without physician's order. Permitted activities. Regulations. (a) A hospital may administer care to patients, after an assessment of contraindications, without a physician's order, in accordance with a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490kk Workplace violence prevention standards by hospitals, chronic disease hospitals, nursing homes, behavioral health facilities, multicare institutions and psychiatric residential treatment facilities. Evidence required for reimbursement.
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Sec. 19a-490kk. Workplace violence prevention standards by hospitals, chronic disease hospitals, nursing homes, behavioral health facilities, multicare institutions and psychiatric residential treatment facilities. Evidence required for reimbursement. (a) Any hospital, chronic di…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490l Mandatory limits on overtime for nurses working in hospitals. Exceptions.
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Sec. 19a-490l. Mandatory limits on overtime for nurses working in hospitals. Exceptions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Nurse” means a registered nurse or a practical nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378, or a nurse's aide registered pursuant to chapter 378a; (2) “Hospital” …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490ll Audit of hospital's cybersecurity disruption plan. Availability for inspection by Departments of Public Health and Administrative Services and Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Confidentiality of information.
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Sec. 19a-490ll. Audit of hospital's cybersecurity disruption plan. Availability for inspection by Departments of Public Health and Administrative Services and Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Confidentiality of information. Not later than January 1, 2025, a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490m Development of surgery protocols and procedures for securing express written consent to an intimate examination by hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities.
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Sec. 19a-490m. Development of surgery protocols and procedures for securing express written consent to an intimate examination by hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities. (a) Each hospital and outpatient surgical facility shall develop protocols for accurate identification p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490mm Data re time spent by employee of hospital or outpatient surgical facility for prior authorization, precertification of admission, service, medication, procedure or extension of stay from health carrier.
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Sec. 19a-490mm. Data re time spent by employee of hospital or outpatient surgical facility for prior authorization, precertification of admission, service, medication, procedure or extension of stay from health carrier. On and after January 1, 2025, each hospital and outpatient s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490n Advisory committee on Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance. Members. Duties.
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Sec. 19a-490n. Advisory committee on Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance. Members. Duties. (a) As used in this section and section 19a-490o: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Department” means the Department of Public Healt…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490nn Nursing home quality of care. Medicare online reporting tool.
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Sec. 19a-490nn. Nursing home quality of care. Medicare online reporting tool. The Commissioner of Public Health shall post in a prominent location on the Department of Public Health's Internet web site a link to the Medicare online reporting tool that allows the public to compare…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490o Establishment of mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections and microbial resistance. Posting of information on web site.
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Sec. 19a-490o. Establishment of mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections and microbial resistance. Posting of information on web site. (a) The Department of Public Health shall establish a mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections and …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490oo Online nursing home consumer dashboard.
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Sec. 19a-490oo. Online nursing home consumer dashboard. The Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman and the Long-Term Care Advisory Council, shall establish an online nursing home consumer dashboard, within available appropriat…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490p Development of plans by hospitals to reduce incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections.
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Sec. 19a-490p. Development of plans by hospitals to reduce incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections. On or before January 1, 2009, each hospital shall develop a plan to reduce the incidence of persons contracting the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490q Health care employer: Work place safety committee; risk assessment; workplace violence prevention and response plan; adjustment to patient care assignment. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-490q. Health care employer: Work place safety committee; risk assessment; workplace violence prevention and response plan; adjustment to patient care assignment. Regulations. (a) As used in this section and sections 19a-490r, 19a-490s and 53a-167c: (1) “Health care emplo…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490r Health care employer: Records and report re incidents of workplace violence.
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Sec. 19a-490r. Health care employer: Records and report re incidents of workplace violence. A health care employer shall maintain records which detail incidents of workplace violence and include the specific area or department of the employer's premises where the incident occurre…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490s Health care employer: Report of assault or related offense to local law enforcement agency.
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Sec. 19a-490s. Health care employer: Report of assault or related offense to local law enforcement agency. Except as provided in this section, a health care employer shall report to such employer's local law enforcement agency any act which may constitute an assault or related of…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490t Community health centers. Program to provide financial assistance. Report.
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Sec. 19a-490t. Community health centers. Program to provide financial assistance. Report. Section 19a-490t is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (P.A. 13-234, S. 141; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 520.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490u Training in symptoms of dementia, implicit bias and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders for hospital direct care staff.
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Sec. 19a-490u. Training in symptoms of dementia, implicit bias and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders for hospital direct care staff. (a) Each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490, shall include training in the symptoms of dementia as part of such hospital's regularly provid…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490v Removal of a delivered placenta from a hospital.
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Sec. 19a-490v. Removal of a delivered placenta from a hospital. (a) Except for the portion of a delivered placenta that is necessary for an examination described in subsection (d) of this section, a hospital may allow a woman who has given birth in the hospital, or a spouse of th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490w Certification of hospital as comprehensive stroke center, primary stroke center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center or acute stroke-ready hospital.
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Sec. 19a-490w. Certification of hospital as comprehensive stroke center, primary stroke center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center or acute stroke-ready hospital. (a) Not later than October 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, any hospital that has been certified as a comprehensive …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490x List of comprehensive stroke centers, primary stroke centers and acute stroke-ready centers. Submission and maintenance. Nationally recognized standardized stroke triage tool and prehospital care protocols re assessment, treatment and transport of stoke patients. Recommendations.
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Sec. 19a-490x. List of comprehensive stroke centers, primary stroke centers and acute stroke-ready centers. Submission and maintenance. Nationally recognized standardized stroke triage tool and prehospital care protocols re assessment, treatment and transport of stoke patients. R…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490y Tuberculosis screening, testing, treatment and education policies for health care facilities.
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Sec. 19a-490y. Tuberculosis screening, testing, treatment and education policies for health care facilities. A health care facility licensed pursuant to this chapter shall have policies and procedures in place that reflect the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490z Remote access to patient records for quality improvement audits by Department of Public Health.
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Sec. 19a-490z. Remote access to patient records for quality improvement audits by Department of Public Health. A hospital shall provide the Department of Public Health with access, including remote access, to the entirety of a patient's medical record, as the department deems nec…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491 (Formerly Sec. 19-577). License and certificate required. Application. Assessment of civil penalties or a consent order. Fees. Minimum service quality standards. Regulations. Professional liability insurance. Prohibition. Maintenance of medical records.
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Sec. 19a-491. (Formerly Sec. 19-577). License and certificate required. Application. Assessment of civil penalties or a consent order. Fees. Minimum service quality standards. Regulations. Professional liability insurance. Prohibition. Maintenance of medical records. (a) No perso…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491a Information required for nursing home license. Professional liability insurance requirements. Procedure upon failure to provide information.
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Sec. 19a-491a. Information required for nursing home license. Professional liability insurance requirements. Procedure upon failure to provide information. (a) A person seeking a license to establish, conduct, operate or maintain a nursing home shall provide the Department of Pub…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491b Notification of criminal conviction or disciplinary action. Civil penalty. False statements. Criminal history records checks.
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Sec. 19a-491b. Notification of criminal conviction or disciplinary action. Civil penalty. False statements. Criminal history records checks. (a) Any person who is licensed to establish, conduct, operate or maintain a nursing home or residential care home shall notify the Commissi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491c Criminal history and patient abuse background search program. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-491c. Criminal history and patient abuse background search program. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Criminal history and patient abuse background search” or “background search” means (A) a review of the registry of nurse's aides maintained by the Departmen…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491d Prospective employees of home health agency to submit to comprehensive background check. Disclosure re prior disciplinary action.
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Sec. 19a-491d. Prospective employees of home health agency to submit to comprehensive background check. Disclosure re prior disciplinary action. (a) As used in this section, “comprehensive background check” means a background investigation performed by a home health agency, as de…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491e Home health agency contracts. Prohibition on no-hire clauses, penalties.
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Sec. 19a-491e. Home health agency contracts. Prohibition on no-hire clauses, penalties. (a) As used in this section, (1) “home health agency” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490, and (2) “no-hire clause” means a provision of a contract between a home health agency…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491f Collection and provision of certain client and location information to home health care agency and home health aide agency employees. Collection of crime-related data. Prohibition on the denial of the provision of services.
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Sec. 19a-491f. Collection and provision of certain client and location information to home health care agency and home health aide agency employees. Collection of crime-related data. Prohibition on the denial of the provision of services. (a) Each home health care agency and home…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491g Health and safety training curriculum and monthly assessments with direct care staff by home health care agencies and home health aide agencies. Evidence required for reimbursement. Rate enhancement for timely reporting of workplace violence incident.
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Sec. 19a-491g. Health and safety training curriculum and monthly assessments with direct care staff by home health care agencies and home health aide agencies. Evidence required for reimbursement. Rate enhancement for timely reporting of workplace violence incident. (a) Each home…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491h Annual report by home health care agencies and home health aide agencies re incidences of client abuse of staff member and actions taken by the agency to ensure safety of staff member. Annual report by commissioner.
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Sec. 19a-491h. Annual report by home health care agencies and home health aide agencies re incidences of client abuse of staff member and actions taken by the agency to ensure safety of staff member. Annual report by commissioner. (a) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491i Rest home with nursing supervision licensure discontinued. One-time licensure renewal authorized.
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Sec. 19a-491i. Rest home with nursing supervision licensure discontinued. One-time licensure renewal authorized. The Commissioner of Public Health shall not grant any new license to establish, conduct or operate a rest home with nursing supervision on and after June 4, 2024. Notw…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492 Regulations re qualifications of home health care administrators employed as such on January 1, 1981.
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Sec. 19a-492. Regulations re qualifications of home health care administrators employed as such on January 1, 1981. Section 19a-492 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 81-116; P.A. 82-472, S. 70, 183; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-195, S. 14…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492a Disclosures by home health care agencies.
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Sec. 19a-492a. Disclosures by home health care agencies. Whenever a home health care agency, licensed pursuant to this chapter, contracts or arranges for services for a patient under the care of the agency or whenever such agency refers a patient, under its care, for home health …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492b Home health care and hospice agencies. Discrimination against persons receiving aid. Prohibition. Penalties.
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Sec. 19a-492b. Home health care and hospice agencies. Discrimination against persons receiving aid. Prohibition. Penalties. (a) A home health care agency or hospice agency that receives payment for rendering care to persons receiving medical assistance from the state, assistance …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492c Home health care and hospice agencies. Waiver for provision of hospice services.
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Sec. 19a-492c. Home health care and hospice agencies. Waiver for provision of hospice services. (a) For purposes of this section, “rural town” means towns having either seventy-five per cent or more of their population classified as rural in the 1990 federal decennial census of p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492d Vaccinations and medication administered by nurses employed by home health care agency, hospice agency or home health agency.
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Sec. 19a-492d. Vaccinations and medication administered by nurses employed by home health care agency, hospice agency or home health agency. On and after October 1, 2007, a nurse who is employed by an agency licensed by the Department of Public Health as a home health care agency…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492e Delegation of medication administration by registered nurse to home health aides and hospice aides. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-492e. Delegation of medication administration by registered nurse to home health aides and hospice aides. Regulations. (a) For purposes of this section “home health care agency” and “hospice agency” have the same meanings as provided in section 19a-490. Notwithstanding t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492f Disposal of controlled substances for hospice and hospice care programs.
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Sec. 19a-492f. Disposal of controlled substances for hospice and hospice care programs. Each hospice and hospice care program licensed under section 19a-122b that provides hospice home care services for terminally ill persons shall dispose of any controlled substance, as defined …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492g Encouragement of hospice nursing staff to spend three weeks each in pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric oncology unit and pediatric hospice facility.
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Sec. 19a-492g. Encouragement of hospice nursing staff to spend three weeks each in pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric oncology unit and pediatric hospice facility. Not later than July 1, 2025, and at the time of hiring of each new member of its nursing staff, each organizat…