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

Sec. 19a-617. Advisory board. Section 19a-617 is repealed, effective July 1, 1995. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-3, S. 13, 28; P.A. 95-257, S. 57, 58.)

Sec. 19a-617a. Demonstration project converting acute care hospital to provider of other medical services. Certificate of need waiver, property tax abatement. Section 19a-617a is repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (P.A. 96-238, S. 22, 23, 25; P.A. 05-151, S. 13.)

Sec. 19a-617b. Demonstration project for long-term acute care hospitals or satellite facilities. Waiver of licensure requirements. Certificate of need. Report. Section 19a-617b is repealed, effective May 14, 2018. (P.A. 03-275, S. 1; P.A. 18-91, S. 80.)

Sec. 19a-617c. Payments for services provided in long-term acute care hospitals or satellite facilities. Section 19a-617c is repealed, effective July 1, 2012. (P.A. 03-275, S. 2; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 61; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 176; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. …

Secs. 19a-618 to 19a-622. Definitions. Collection; methodology; reporting requirements. Fee schedule; reports, analyses and studies. Confidentiality of data. Filing of data with institute. Sections 19a-618 to 19a-622, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (May Sp. Sess…

Sec. 19a-62. (Formerly Sec. 19-22c). Services for children suffering from cancer. The health center of The University of Connecticut at Farmington shall establish and administer a program of services for children suffering from cancer. Such center shall provide medical evaluation…

Sec. 19a-62a. Asthma monitoring system. Posting of activities of system on department's Internet web site. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall maintain a system of monitoring asthma screening information reported to the Department of Public Health pursuant to subsection (…

Secs. 19a-63 to 19a-67. (Formerly Secs. 19-23a to 19-23e). Diagnostic x-ray systems; regulatory authority; definition. Prevention of excess x-ray exposure; regulations. Compliance with regulations. Advisory board. Exemption from regulation. Sections 19a-63 to 19a-67, inclusive, a…

Sec. 19a-630. (Formerly Sec. 19a-145). Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Affiliate” means a person, entity or organization controlling, controlled by or under common control with another person, entity or organization. Affiliate doe…

Sec. 19a-630a. Affiliate deemed controlled by another person. For purposes of this chapter, an affiliate is deemed controlled by another person if the other person, or one of that other person's affiliates, officers or management employees, acting in such capacity, acts as a gene…

Sec. 19a-631. (Formerly Sec. 19a-148a). Assessments of hospitals for expenses of the unit. (a) As used in this section, section 19a-632 and section 19a-632a, “hospital” means each hospital subject to the provisions of this chapter and licensed as a short-term acute-care general h…

Sec. 19a-632. (Formerly Sec. 19a-148b). Calculation of assessment and costs. (a) On or before September first, annually, the Health Systems Planning Unit shall determine (1) the total net revenue of each hospital for the most recently completed hospital fiscal year beginning Octo…

Sec. 19a-632a. Payment of assessment by electronic funds transfer. (a) For purposes of this section, “electronic funds transfer” has the same meaning as provided in section 12-685. (b) The Office of Health Strategy may require a hospital to pay an assessment levied pursuant to se…

Sec. 19a-633. (Formerly Sec. 19a-149). Investigative powers. Notice of violation. Hearing. Cease and desist order. Enforcement by Attorney General. (a) The commissioner, or any agent authorized by the commissioner to conduct any inquiry, investigation or hearing under the provisi…

Sec. 19a-634. (Formerly Sec. 19a-150). State-wide health care facility utilization study. State-wide health care facilities and services plan. Inventory of health care facilities, equipment and services. (a) The Health Systems Planning Unit shall conduct, on a biennial basis, a s…

Secs. 19a-635 and 19a-636. (Formerly Secs. 19a-151 and 19a-152). Rate-setting powers. Requests for approval of lesser increases. Sections 19a-635 and 19a-636 are repealed, effective July 1, 2002. (P.A. 73-117, S. 9, 10, 11, 31; P.A. 74-78, S. 1, 2; P.A. 75-235; P.A. 78-109, S. 3,…

Sec. 19a-637. (Formerly Sec. 19a-153). Office to promote effective health planning in the state. Section 19a-637 is repealed, effective May 14, 2018. (P.A. 73-117, S. 12, 31; P.A. 77-192, S. 6, 13; 77-304, S. 1; 77-614, S. 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-13; P.A. …

Sec. 19a-637a. Short-term acute care general or children's hospitals to submit budgets for next hospital fiscal year. Section 19a-637a is repealed, effective October 1, 2010. (P.A. 02-101, S. 1; P.A. 03-12, S. 1; P.A. 06-64, S. 5; P.A. 10-179, S. 161.)

Sec. 19a-638. (Formerly Sec. 19a-154). Certificate of need. When required and not required. Request for unit determination. Policies, procedures and regulations. (a) A certificate of need issued by the unit shall be required for: (1) The establishment of a new health care facilit…

Sec. 19a-639. (Formerly Sec. 19a-155). Certificate of need guidelines and principles. Application involving transfer of ownership of a hospital; denial; conditions on approval; hiring of post-transfer compliance reporter. (a) In any deliberations involving a certificate of need a…

Sec. 19a-639a. Certificate of need application process. Issuance of decision. Public hearings. Retention of independent consultant. Policies, procedures and regulations. (a) An application for a certificate of need shall be filed with the unit in accordance with the provisions of…

Sec. 19a-639b. Certificate of need. Validity, extension, revocation and nontransferability. Policies, procedures and regulations. (a) A certificate of need shall be valid only for the project described in the application. A certificate of need shall be valid for two years from th…

Sec. 19a-639c. Proposed relocation of a health care facility. Policies, procedures and regulations. (a) Any health care facility that proposes to relocate a facility shall submit a letter to the unit, as described in subsection (c) of section 19a-638. In addition to the requireme…

Sec. 19a-639d. Certificate of need. Waiver for year 2000 computer capability. Section 19a-639d is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 98-150, S. 6, 17; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)

Sec. 19a-639e. Proposed termination of service by a health care facility. Policies, procedures and regulations. (a) Unless otherwise required to file a certificate of need application pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 19a-638, any health care facility that p…

Sec. 19a-639f. Certificate of need involving hospital ownership. Cost and market impact review. (a) The Health Systems Planning Unit of the Office of Health Strategy shall conduct a cost and market impact review in each case where (1) an application for a certificate of need file…

Sec. 19a-640. (Formerly Sec. 19a-156). Submission and review of proposed budget. Hearing. Guidelines. Revisions. Section 19a-640 is repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (P.A. 73-117, S. 16, 31; P.A. 74-182, S. 1, 3; P.A. 76-44; P.A. 77-61, S. 2, 3; 77-192, S. 10, 13; P.A. 81-465, S.…

Sec. 19a-641. (Formerly Sec. 19a-158). Appeals. Any health care facility or institution and any state health care facility or institution aggrieved by any final decision of said unit under the provisions of sections 19a-630 to 19a-639e, inclusive, may appeal from such decision in…

Sec. 19a-642. (Formerly Sec. 19a-159). Judicial enforcement. The Superior Court on application of the unit or the Attorney General, may enforce, by appropriate decree or process, any provision of this chapter or any act or any order of the unit rendered in pursuance of any statut…

Sec. 19a-643. (Formerly Sec. 19a-160). Regulations. (a) The Office of Health Strategy shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 19a-630 to 19a-639e, inclusive, and sections 19a-644 and 19a-645 concerning the …

Sec. 19a-644. (Formerly Sec. 19a-161). Annual reports of short-term acute care general or children's hospitals. Regulations on affiliation or control of health care facilities and institutions. Required reporting of audited financial statements. (a) On or before February twenty-e…

Sec. 19a-645. (Formerly Sec. 19a-162). Taking of land to enlarge hospitals. A nonprofit hospital, licensed by the Department of Public Health, which provides lodging, care and treatment to members of the public, and which wishes to enlarge its public facilities by adding contiguo…

Sec. 19a-646. (Formerly Sec. 19a-166). Negotiation of discounts and different rates and methods of payments with hospitals. Filing with the unit. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Unit” means the Health Systems Planning Unit within the Office of Health Strategy, established under…

Sec. 19a-647. (Formerly Sec. 19a-166b). Preferred provider network. Definitions. Filing requirements. Section 19a-647 is repealed, effective October 1, 2001. (P.A. 93-358, S. 1; P.A. 94-235; P.A. 95-79, S. 59, 189; 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 97-99, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S…

Sec. 19a-648. (Formerly Sec. 19a-167e). Performance or billing by affiliates after the base year. Adjustments. Civil penalty. Section 19a-648 is repealed, effective July 1, 2006. (P.A. 89-371, S. 6; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 06-64, S. 21.)

Sec. 19a-649. (Formerly Sec. 19a-167f). Uncompensated care. Annual submission of information. (a) The unit shall review annually the level of uncompensated care provided by each hospital to the indigent. Each hospital shall file annually with the unit its policies regarding the p…

Sec. 19a-650. (Formerly Sec. 19a-167g). Regulations. Section 19a-650 is repealed, effective July 1, 2006. (P.A. 89-371, S. 8, 31; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 53, 130; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 06-64, S. 21.)

Sec. 19a-651. (Formerly Sec. 19a-167h). Data requirement. Rate order compliance. Adjustment. Section 19a-651 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 89-371, S. 24; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 19a-652. (Formerly Sec. 19a-167i). Termination of prospective payment system. Savings clause. Section 19a-652 is repealed, effective July 1, 2006. (P.A. 89-371, S. 27; P.A. 06-64, S. 21.)

Sec. 19a-653. (Formerly Sec. 19a-167j). Failure to file a certificate of need or data or information or negligent failure to comply with a settlement agreement. Civil penalty. Notice. Extension. Hearing. Appeal. Deduction from Medicaid payments. (a) Any person or health care faci…

Sec. 19a-654. (Formerly Sec. 19a-167k). Data submission requirements. Memorandum of understanding. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Patient-identifiable data” means any information that identifies or may reasonably be used as a basis to identify an individual patien…

Sec. 19a-655. (Formerly Sec. 19a-167l). Hospital budget calculations for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 1993. Section 19a-655 is repealed, effective July 1, 2002. (P.A. 93-229, S. 12, 21; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 02-89, S. 36; 02-101, S. 20.)

Secs. 19a-656 to 19a-658. (Formerly Secs. 19a-167m to 19a-167o). Compliance assessment calculation for fiscal year commencing October 1, 1991, to be applied in fiscal year commencing fiscal year October 1, 1993. Request for adjustment to authorized net and gross revenue and autho…

Sec. 19a-659. (Formerly Sec. 19a-170). Definitions. As used in sections 19a-644, 19a-649, 19a-670 and 19a-676, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Unit” means the Health Systems Planning Unit within the Office of Health Strategy, established under section 19a-612; (2) “Ho…

Sec. 19a-660. (Formerly Sec. 19a-168g). Adjustments to orders. Section 19a-660 is repealed, effective July 1, 2002. (Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-2, S. 21, 27; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 64, 89; P.A. 93-44, S. 14, 24; P.A. 94-9, S. 8, 41; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 02-101, S. 20.)

Sec. 19a-661. (Formerly Sec. 19a-168i). Penalty. Section 19a-661 is repealed, effective July 1, 2006. (Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-2, S. 8, 27; P.A. 93-44, S. 15, 24; P.A. 94-9, S. 9, 41; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 06-64, S. 21.)