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

Sec. 19a-580g. Validity of advance directives executed in other states or foreign countries. Health care instructions or appointment of a health care proxy executed under the laws of another state in compliance with the laws of that state or the state of Connecticut, and which ar…

Sec. 19a-580h. Medical orders for life-sustaining treatment program. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Medical order for life-sustaining treatment” means a written medical order by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to effectuate a…

Sec. 19a-580i. Medical orders for life-sustaining treatment advisory council. There is established, within available appropriations, a medical orders for life-sustaining treatment advisory council. The advisory council shall consist of health care providers, public health profess…

Sec. 19a-581. Definitions. As used in this chapter except where the context otherwise requires: (1) “Department” means the Department of Public Health; (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (3) “AIDS” means acquired immune deficiency syndrome, as defined by …

Sec. 19a-582. General consent required for HIV-related testing. Counseling requirements. Exceptions. (a) Except as required pursuant to section 19a-586, a person who has provided general consent as described in this section for the performance of medical procedures and tests is n…

Sec. 19a-583. Limitations on disclosure of HIV-related information. (a) No person who obtains confidential HIV-related information may disclose or be compelled to disclose such information, except to the following: (1) The protected individual, his legal guardian or a person auth…

Sec. 19a-584. Informing and warning of known partners of possible exposure to the HIV virus. Disclosure of HIV-related information to public health officers. (a) A public health officer may inform or warn partners of an individual that they may have been exposed to HIV under the …

Sec. 19a-585. Requirements for disclosure of HIV-related information. (a) Whenever confidential HIV-related information is disclosed it shall be accompanied by a statement in writing, whenever possible, which includes the following or substantially similar language: “This informa…

Sec. 19a-586. Testing for insurance purposes. (a) Any insurer that requests an applicant for insurance coverage to take an HIV-related test shall obtain the applicant's written informed consent for such test prior to conducting it. (b) The Insurance Commissioner shall adopt regul…

Sec. 19a-587. Disclosure by insurers. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the disclosure by a life or health insurer or health care center of a positive HIV-related test result to an organization that assembles or collects information about insurance applicants for the purpose…

Sec. 19a-588. Notification of procedures to certain municipal employees. Each town shall notify its police, fire and emergency medical services personnel of the procedures under subdivision (5) of subsection (d) of section 19a-582 and subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section …

Sec. 19a-589. Regulations. The commissioner shall adopt such regulations, as he deems necessary, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of sections 19a-581 to 19a-585, inclusive. (P.A. 89-246, S. 9.)

Sec. 19a-59. Program to identify infants who are hard of hearing. (a) Each institution, as defined in section 19a-490, that provides childbirth service shall, not later than July 1, 2000, include a universal newborn hearing screening program as part of its standard of care and sh…

Sec. 19a-590. Liability for violations. Any person, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, who wilfully violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable in a private cause of action for injuries suffered as a result of such violation. Upon a finding that an individua…

Sec. 19a-591. Definitions. As used in sections 19a-591 to 19a-591c, inclusive: (1) “AIDS vaccine” means a vaccine which has been developed by a manufacturer, is being tested and administered at a research institution for purposes of determining whether it provides immunity to acq…

Sec. 19a-591a. Administration of AIDS vaccine. A manufacturer, research institution or researcher shall, prior to the administration of an AIDS vaccine to a person, provide a written explanation of the immunity provisions of section 19a-591b to such person and obtain such person'…

Sec. 19a-591b. Immunity from liability for civil damages for personal injury to research subject. Exceptions. A manufacturer, research institution or researcher shall not be liable to a research subject for civil damages for personal injury resulting from the administration of an…

Sec. 19a-591c. Research subjects. No person shall be denied the opportunity to be a research subject because of the inability to pay for medical treatment. (P.A. 91-349, S. 7, 8.)

Sec. 19a-592. Testing, prophylaxis and treatment of minor for HIV or AIDS. Confidentiality. Exception for minors twelve years of age or younger. Liability for costs. (a) Any licensed physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse may examine and provide prop…

Sec. 19a-593. Testing of pregnant women and newborns. Notification and documentation requirements. Report to mother. (a) Each health care provider giving prenatal care to pregnant women in this state shall inform her, or ascertain from the woman's medical record that such informa…

Sec. 19a-593a. Limitation on causes of action for HIV-related test. No cause of action for civil assault, civil battery, invasion of privacy or failure to obtain informed consent shall arise against any acute care general hospital licensed under chapter 368v or any other health c…

Sec. 19a-594. Pregnant women and newborn testing public awareness programs and health care provider training. Section 19a-594 is repealed, effective October 1, 2016. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 17; P.A. 16-87, S. 5.)

Sec. 19a-594a. Referral of child to state agency based on test result. No child shall be referred to the Department of Children and Families solely on the basis of a positive HIV test. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 18.)

Secs. 19a-595 to 19a-599. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 19a-59a. Low protein modified food products and amino acid modified preparations for inherited metabolic disease. Prescription required. Purchase by department. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Inherited metabolic disease” means a disease for which newborn screening is…

Sec. 19a-59b. Maternal and child health protection program. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a maternal and child health protection program. He shall contract, for purposes of the program, annually, within available appropriations, with local providers of hea…

Sec. 19a-59c. Administration of federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in the state. The Department of Public Health is authorized to administer the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in the state, in accor…

Sec. 19a-59d. Penalties for violations of regulations for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. The Commissioner of Public Health may, in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-59c, impose a civil penalty of not more than two …

Sec. 19a-59e. Media campaign for the reduction of adolescent pregnancies. Section 19a-59e is repealed, effective October 1, 2018. (P.A. 95-227, S. 1, 2; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 56, 88; P.A. 18-168, S. 85.)

Sec. 19a-59f. Federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. Requirements re participating vendors. Federal audits. Revision of state plan. (a) The Department of Public Health shall permit a vendor, who the department previously authorized to participa…

Sec. 19a-59g. Programs and services for pregnant women to reduce incidence of low birth weight among infants. The Department of Public Health, within available appropriations and in consultation with the Departments of Social Services and Education, shall seek to reduce the incid…

Sec. 19a-59h. Maternal mortality review program. Confidentiality of information. (a) As used in this section and section 19a-59i, “maternal death” means the death of a woman while pregnant or not later than one year after the date on which the woman ceases to be pregnant, regardl…

Sec. 19a-59i. Maternal mortality review committee. Development of educational materials by the Department of Public Health. (a) There is established a maternal mortality review committee within the department to conduct a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of maternal deaths…

Sec. 19a-59j. Infant mortality review program. Confidentiality of information. (a) As used in this section and section 19a-59k, “infant death” means the death of a child that occurs between birth and one year of age. (b) There is established, within the Department of Public Healt…

Sec. 19a-59k. Infant mortality review committee. (a) There is established an infant mortality review committee within the department to conduct a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of infant deaths for purposes of reducing health care disparities, identifying factors associa…

Sec. 19a-59l. Midwifery working group. Responsibilities. Appointments. Annual report. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Certified midwife” means any individual who completes a graduate degree in midwifery and passes a national certification examination administered by the America…

Sec. 19a-59m. Consideration of nutrition education programs re eligibility to receive services from federal program. Not later than January 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Public Health shall consider, to the extent permissible under federal law, each nutrition education program off…

Sec. 19a-59n. Annual report re funds for administering federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children. List of expenditures. Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report, in accordance with the …

Secs. 19a-5a and 19a-5b. Transferred to Chapter 319j, Secs. 17a-677 and 17a-678.

Sec. 19a-5c. Transferred to Chapter 319i, Sec. 17a-465a.

Sec. 19a-6. (Formerly Sec. 19-4a). Commissioner to plan and administer programs for control and treatment of lung disease and chronic illness and for medical rehabilitation. (a) The commissioner shall be responsible for planning state-wide programs for the control and treatment o…

Sec. 19a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-22). Dental services for children. The Department of Public Health may, on request, furnish dental services for children in areas of the state where adequate dental service is unavailable. Such dental service shall be furnished free of charge to all…

Sec. 19a-600. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 19a-601 and 19a-602: (1) “Counselor” means: (A) A psychiatrist, (B) a psychologist licensed under chapter 383, (C) a clinical social worker licensed under chapter 383b, (D) a marital and family therapist licensed under chapt…

Sec. 19a-601. Information and counseling for minors required. Medical emergency exception. (a) Prior to the performance of an abortion upon a minor, a physician or counselor shall provide pregnancy information and counseling in accordance with this section in a manner and languag…

Sec. 19a-602. Termination of pregnancy prior to viability. Abortion after viability prohibited; exception. (a) The decision to terminate a pregnancy prior to the viability of the fetus shall be solely that of the patient in consultation with the patient's physician or, pursuant t…

Secs. 19a-603 to 19a-609. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 19a-60a. Dental services for children of low-income families. The Commissioner of Public Health, the Commissioner of Social Services and the chief executive officer of The University of Connecticut Health Center, shall establish a pilot program for the delivery of dental ser…

Sec. 19a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-22b). Services for children suffering from diabetes. The Department of Public Health shall establish and administer a program of services for children suffering from diabetes. Diabetic centers for children shall be geographically located so as to co…

Sec. 19a-610. Short title: Office of Health Care Access Act. Section 19a-610 is repealed, effective October 6, 2009. (May Sp. Sess. 94-3, S. 5, 28; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 61; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 176.)

Sec. 19a-611. Definitions. Section 19a-611 is repealed, effective July 1, 2008. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-3, S. 6, 28; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 27, 88; P.A. 08-14, S. 8.)