Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-206bb — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 384c / Section 20-206bb
Sec. 20-206bb. Licensure. Fee. Qualifications. Renewal. Exemptions. Use of title.
Status: in_force

(b) Each person seeking licensure as an acupuncturist shall make application on forms prescribed by the department, pay an application fee of two hundred dollars and present to the department satisfactory evidence that the applicant has (1) completed sixty semester hours, or its equivalent, of postsecondary study in an institution of postsecondary education that, if in the United States or its territories, was accredited by a recognized regional accrediting body or, if outside the United States or its territories, was legally chartered to grant postsecondary degrees in the country in which located, (2) successfully completed a course of study in acupuncture in a program that, at the time of graduation, was in candidate status with or accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and included (A) for a person who completed such course of study before October 1, 2012, a minimum of one thousand three hundred fifty hours of didactic and clinical training, five hundred of which were clinical, or (B) for a person who completed such course of study on or after October 1, 2012, a minimum of one thousand nine hundred five hours of didactic and clinical training, six hundred sixty of which were clinical, (3) passed all portions of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine examination required for acupuncture certification or an examination prescribed by the department, (4) successfully completed a course in clean needle technique prescribed by the department, and (5) prior to providing direct patient care services, acquired professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice. Any person successfully completing the education, examination or training requirements of this section in a language other than English shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement completed in that language. The amount of insurance that each person shall carry as insurance or indemnity against claims for injury or death for professional malpractice shall be not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars for one person, per occurrence, with an aggregate of not less than one million dollars.

(c) An applicant for licensure as an acupuncturist by endorsement shall present evidence satisfactory to the commissioner of licensure or certification as an acupuncturist, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under a different designation, in another state or jurisdiction whose requirements for practicing in such capacity are equivalent to or higher than those of this state and that there are no disciplinary actions or unresolved complaints pending. Any person completing the requirements of this section in a language other than English shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the department shall, prior to September 1, 2005, issue a license to any applicant who presents to the department satisfactory evidence that the applicant has (1) earned, or successfully completed requirements for, a master's degree in acupuncture from a program that includes a minimum of one thousand three hundred fifty hours of didactic and clinical training, five hundred of which are clinical, from an institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education at the time of the applicant's graduation, (2) passed all portions of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine acupuncture examination, including the acupuncture portion of the comprehensive written examination in acupuncture, the clean needle technique portion of the comprehensive written examination in acupuncture and the practical examination of point location skills, and (3) successfully completed a course in clean needle technique offered by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

(e) Licenses shall be renewed once every two years in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of section 19a-88 . The fee for renewal shall be two hundred fifty-five dollars.

(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for registration periods beginning on and after October 1, 2014, a licensee applying for license renewal shall (A) maintain a certification by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, or (B) earn not less than thirty contact hours of continuing education approved by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine within the preceding twenty-four-month period. For registration periods beginning on and after October 1, 2015, a licensee who provides direct patient care services and who is applying for license renewal shall maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice.

(2) Each licensee applying for license renewal pursuant to section 19a-88 , except a licensee applying for a license renewal for the first time, shall sign a statement attesting that he or she has satisfied the certification or continuing education requirements described in subdivision (1) of this subsection on a form prescribed by the department. Each licensee shall retain records of attendance or certificates of completion that demonstrate compliance with the continuing education or certification requirements described in subdivision (1) of this subsection for not less than five years following the date on which the continuing education was completed or the certification was renewed. Each licensee shall submit such records to the department for inspection not later than forty-five days after a request by the department for such records.

(3) In individual cases involving medical disability or illness, the commissioner may grant a waiver of the continuing education or certification requirements or an extension of time within which to fulfill such requirements of this subsection to any licensee, provided the licensee submits to the department an application for waiver or extension of time on a form prescribed by the commissioner, along with a certification by a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse of the disability or illness and such other documentation as may be required by the department. The commissioner may grant a waiver or extension for a period not to exceed one registration period, except that the commissioner may grant additional waivers or extensions if the medical disability or illness upon which a waiver or extension is granted continues beyond the period of the waiver or extension and the licensee applies for an additional waiver or extension.

(4) A licensee whose license has become void pursuant to section 19a-88 and who applies to the department for reinstatement of such license, shall submit evidence documenting valid acupuncture certification by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or successful completion of fifteen contact hours of continuing education within the one-year period immediately preceding application for reinstatement.

(f) No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint in this or any other state or territory of the United States.

(g) Nothing in section 20-206aa or 20-206cc or this section shall be construed to prevent licensed practitioners of the healing arts, as defined in section 20-1 , physical therapists or dentists from providing care or performing services consistent with accepted standards within their respective professions.

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person who maintains certification with the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association may practice the five-point auricular acupuncture protocol specified as part of such certification program as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse and other behavioral interventions for which the protocol is indicated, provided the treatment is performed under the supervision of a physician licensed under chapter 370, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 370, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378 or an acupuncturist licensed under chapter 384c and is performed in (1) a private freestanding facility licensed by the Department of Public Health that provides care or treatment for substance abusive or dependent persons, (2) a setting operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or (3) any other setting where such protocol is an appropriate adjunct therapy to a substance abuse or behavioral health treatment program. The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no license to engage in the practice of acupuncture is required of: (1) Students enrolled in a college or program of acupuncture if (A) the college or program is recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or licensed or accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education, and (B) the practice that would otherwise require a license is pursuant to a course of instruction or assignments from a licensed instructor and under the supervision of the instructor; or (2) faculty members providing the didactic and clinical training necessary to meet the accreditation standards of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at a college or program recognized by the commission or licensed or accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education. For purposes of this subsection, “licensed instructor” means a faculty member or instructor licensed under this section or otherwise authorized to engage in the practice of acupuncture in this state.

(j) No person shall use the title “acupuncturist”, or use in connection with his or her name, any letters, words or insignia indicating or implying that such person is a licensed acupuncturist or advertise services as an acupuncturist, unless such person holds a license as an acupuncturist issued pursuant to this section. No person shall represent himself or herself as being certified to practice auricular acupuncture for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse, or use in connection with his or her name the term “acupuncture detoxification specialist”, or the letters “A.D.S.” or any letters, words or insignia indicating or implying that such person is certified to practice auricular acupuncture for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse unless such person is certified in accordance with subsection (h) of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent a person from providing care, or performing or advertising services within the scope of such person's license or as otherwise authorized in this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-417i — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 399a / Section 20-417i
Sec. 20-417i. New Home Construction Guaranty Fund.
Status: in_force

(b) Each person who receives a certificate pursuant to sections 20-417a to 20-417j , inclusive, shall pay a fee of two hundred forty dollars annually to the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund. Such fees shall be payable with the fee for an application for a certificate or renewal of a certificate.

(c) (1) For fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 2003, payments received under subsection (b) of this section shall be credited to the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund until the balance in the fund equals seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. Annually, if the balance in the fund exceeds seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, the first three hundred thousand dollars of the excess shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a . On June 1, 2004, and each June first thereafter, if the balance in the fund exceeds seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, the excess shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(2) Any money in the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund may be invested or reinvested in the same manner as funds of the state employees retirement system and the interest arising from such investments shall be credited to the fund.

(d) Whenever a consumer obtains a binding arbitration decision, a court judgment, order or decree against or regarding any new home construction contractor holding a certificate or who has held a certificate under sections 20-417a to 20-417j , inclusive, within two years of the date of entering into the contract with the consumer, for loss or damages sustained by reason of any violation of the provisions of sections 20-417a to 20-417j , inclusive, by a person holding a certificate under said sections, such consumer may, upon the final determination of, or expiration of time for taking, an appeal in connection with any such decision, judgment, order or decree, apply to the commissioner for an order directing payment out of the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund of the amount, not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, unpaid upon the decision, judgment, order or decree for actual damages and costs taxed by the court against such contractor, exclusive of punitive damages. The application shall be made on forms provided by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a copy of the decision, court judgment, order or decree obtained against the new home construction contractor together with a statement signed and sworn to by the consumer, affirming that the consumer has: (1) Complied with all the requirements of this subsection; (2) obtained a decision, judgment, order or decree stating the amount of the decision, judgment, order or decree and the amount owing on the decision, judgment, order or decree at the date of application; and (3) made a good faith effort to satisfy any such decision, judgment, order or decree in accordance with the provisions of chapter 906 which effort may include causing to be issued a writ of execution upon such decision, judgment, order or decree but the officer executing the same has made a return showing that no bank accounts or personal property of such contractor liable to be levied upon in satisfaction of the decision, judgment, order or decree could be found, or that the amount realized on the sale of them or of such of them as were found, under the execution, was insufficient to satisfy the actual damage portion of the decision, judgment, order or decree or stating the amount realized and the balance remaining due on the decision, judgment, order or decree after application on the decision, judgment, order or decree of the amount realized, except that the requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to a judgment, order or decree obtained by the consumer in small claims court. A true and attested copy of such executing officer's return, when required, shall be attached to such application. Whenever the consumer satisfies the commissioner or the commissioner's designee that it is not practicable to comply with the requirements of subdivision (3) of this subsection and that the consumer has taken all reasonable steps to collect the amount of the decision, judgment, order or decree or the unsatisfied part of the decision, judgment, order or decree and has been unable to collect the same, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may, in the commissioner's or the commissioner's designee's discretion, dispense with the necessity for complying with such requirement. No application for an order directing payment out of the fund shall be made later than two years from the final determination of, or expiration of time for taking, an appeal of such decision, court judgment, order or decree and no such application shall be for an amount in excess of thirty thousand dollars.

(e) Upon receipt of such application together with such copy of the decision, court judgment, order or decree, statement and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, true and attested copy of the executing officer's return, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall inspect such documents for their veracity and upon a determination that such documents are complete and authentic and that the consumer has not been paid, the commissioner shall order payment out of the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund of the amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars unpaid upon the decision, judgment, order or decree for actual damages and costs taxed by the court against the contractor, exclusive of punitive damages.

(f) Beginning October 1, 2000, whenever a consumer is awarded an order of restitution against any new home construction contractor for loss or damages sustained as a result of any violation of the provisions of sections 20-417a to 20-417j , inclusive, by a person holding a certificate or who has held a certificate under said sections within two years of the date of entering into the contract with the consumer, in (1) a proceeding brought by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (h) of this section or subsection (d) of section 42-110d , (2) a proceeding brought by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (a) of section 42-110m or subsection (d) of section 42-110d , or (3) a criminal proceeding pursuant to section 20-417e , such consumer may, upon the final determination of, or expiration of time for taking, an appeal in connection with any such order of restitution, apply to the commissioner for an order directing payment out of the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund of the amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars unpaid upon the order of restitution. The commissioner may issue such order upon a determination that the consumer has not been paid.

(g) Before the commissioner may issue any order directing payment out of the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund to a consumer pursuant to subsection (e) or (f) of this section, the commissioner shall first notify the new home construction contractor of the consumer's application for an order directing payment out of the fund and of the new home construction contractor's right to a hearing to contest the disbursement in the event that such contractor has already paid the consumer. Such notice shall be given to the new home construction contractor not later than fifteen days after receipt by the commissioner of the consumer's application for an order directing payment out of the fund. If the new home construction contractor requests a hearing, in writing, by certified mail not later than fifteen days after receiving the notice from the commissioner, the commissioner shall grant such request and shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. If the commissioner does not receive a written request for a hearing by certified mail from the new home construction contractor on or before the fifteenth day from the contractor's receipt of such notice, the commissioner shall conclude that the consumer has not been paid, and the commissioner shall issue an order directing payment out of the fund for the amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars unpaid upon the judgment, order or decree for actual damages and costs taxed by the court against the new home construction contractor, exclusive of punitive damages, or for the amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars unpaid upon the order of restitution.

(h) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may proceed against any new home construction contractor holding a certificate or who has held a certificate under sections 20-417a to 20-417j , inclusive, within two years of the effective date of entering into the contract with the consumer, for an order of restitution arising from loss or damages sustained by any consumer as a result of any violation of the provisions of said sections 20-417a to 20-417j , inclusive. Any such proceeding shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. In the course of such proceeding, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall decide whether to (1) exercise the powers specified in section 20-417c , (2) order restitution arising from loss or damages sustained by any consumer as a result of any violation of the provisions of sections 20-417a to 20-417j , inclusive, and (3) order payment out of the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 54, the decision of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall be final with respect to any proceeding to order payment out of the fund and the commissioner and the commissioner's designee shall not be subject to the requirements of chapter 54 as such requirements relate to an appeal from any such decision. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may hear complaints of all consumers submitting claims against a single new home construction contractor in one proceeding.

(i) No application for an order directing payment out of the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund shall be made later than two years from the final determination of, or expiration of time for, an appeal in connection with any judgment, order or decree of restitution, and no such application shall be for an amount in excess of thirty thousand dollars.

(j) In order to preserve the integrity of the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund, the commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, may order payment out of the fund of an amount less than the actual loss or damages incurred by the consumer or less than the order of restitution awarded by the commissioner or the Superior Court. In no event shall any payment out of the fund be in excess of thirty thousand dollars for any single claim by a consumer.

(k) If the money deposited in the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund is insufficient to satisfy any duly authorized claim or portion of a claim, the commissioner shall, when sufficient money has been deposited in the fund, satisfy such unpaid claims or portions of claims not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, in the order that such claims or portions of claims were originally determined.

(l) Whenever the commissioner has caused any sum to be paid from the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund to a consumer, the commissioner shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the consumer up to the amount paid plus reasonable interest, and prior to receipt of any payment from the fund, the consumer shall assign all of the consumer's right, title and interest in the claim up to such amount to the commissioner, and any amount and interest recovered by the commissioner on the claim shall be deposited in the fund.

(m) If the commissioner orders the payment of any amount as a result of a claim against a new home construction contractor, the commissioner shall determine if such contractor is possessed of assets liable to be sold or applied in satisfaction of the claim on the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund. If the commissioner discovers any such assets, the commissioner may request that the Attorney General take any action necessary for the reimbursement of the fund.

(n) If the commissioner orders the payment of an amount as a result of a claim against a new home construction contractor, the commissioner may, after notice and hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, revoke the certificate of such contractor and such contractor shall not be eligible to receive a new or renewed certificate until such contractor has repaid such amount in full, plus interest from the time such payment is made from the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund, at a rate to be in accordance with section 37-3b , except that the commissioner may, in the commissioner's sole discretion, permit a new home construction contractor to receive a new or renewed certificate after such contractor has entered into an agreement with the commissioner whereby such contractor agrees to repay the fund in full in the form of periodic payments over a set period of time. Any such agreement shall include a provision providing for the summary suspension of any and all certificates held by the new home construction contractor if payment is not made in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-128a — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 380 / Section 20-128a
Sec. 20-128a. Board of examiners. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Said board shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairman deems necessary. Special meetings shall be held on the request of a majority of the board after notice in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225 . A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Members shall not be compensated for their services. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office. Minutes of all meetings shall be recorded by the board. No member shall participate in the affairs of the board during the pendency of any disciplinary proceedings by the board against such member. No professional member shall be an elected or appointed officer of a professional society of optometrists or have been such an officer during the year immediately preceding his appointment.

(c) The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the board, may make and enforce such regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as the commissioner deems necessary to maintain proper professional and ethical standards, including, but not limited to, continuing education requirements, for optometrists. The board may revoke or suspend licenses for cause.

(d) The Board of Examiners for Optometrists shall (1) hear and decide matters concerning suspension or revocation of licensure, (2) adjudicate complaints filed against practitioners licensed under this chapter, and (3) impose sanctions where appropriate.

See Sec. 4-9a for definition of “public member”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-126x — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 379a / Section 20-126x
Sec. 20-126x. Professional liability insurance required, when. Amount of insurance. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) Each insurance company that issues professional liability insurance, as defined in subdivisions (1), (6), (7), (8) and (9) of subsection (b) of section 38a-393 , shall, on and after January 1, 1997, render to the Commissioner of Public Health a true record of the names, according to classification, of cancellations of and refusals to renew professional liability insurance policies and the reasons for such cancellations or refusal to renew said policies for the year ending on the thirty-first day of December next preceding.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-122b — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 379 / Section 20-122b
Sec. 20-122b. Subwork authorization. Failure of dentist to provide written authorization.
Status: in_force

(b) When any unlicensed person, partnership, association or corporation performs for a dentist any service listed in section 20-122a and demands that such dentist furnish him with a written work authorization which such dentist fails or refuses to furnish, such unlicensed person, partnership, association or corporation shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of this section and said section 20-122a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-302 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 391 / Section 20-302
Sec. 20-302. Requirements for licensure.
Status: in_force

(1) Professional engineer: Graduation from an approved course in engineering in a school or college approved by the board or commissioner as of satisfactory standing, a specific record of an additional four years of active practice in engineering work, which shall be of a character satisfactory to the board or commissioner, and the successful passing of a written or written and oral examination prescribed by the board, with the consent of the commissioner, the first part of which shall test the applicant's knowledge of fundamental engineering subjects, including mathematics and the physical sciences, and the second part of which shall test the applicant's ability to apply the principles of engineering to the actual practice of engineering. In lieu of graduation as specified in this subdivision, the board or commissioner may accept, as an alternative, six years or more of experience in engineering work which shall be of a character satisfactory to the board and which shall indicate knowledge, skill and education approximating that attained through graduation from an approved course in engineering. The board or commissioner may waive the written examination requirement in the case of an applicant who submits a specific record of twenty years or more of lawful practice in engineering work which shall be of a character satisfactory to the board or commissioner and which shall indicate that the applicant is competent to be in responsible charge of such work, and may waive the first part of the written examination for an applicant who has completed an approved course in engineering and has at least eight years of engineering experience.

(2) Engineer-in-training: The board or commissioner may license as an engineer-in-training a person who is a graduate of an approved course in engineering or who has had the alternative experience prescribed in subdivision (1) of this section and who has successfully passed the first part of the examination specified in said subdivision. Licensure as an engineer-in-training shall remain valid for a period of ten years from date of issuance of an applicant's first license toward meeting in part the requirements of subdivision (1) of this section.

(3) Land surveyor: Graduation from a school or college approved by the board or commissioner as of satisfactory standing, including the completion of an approved course in surveying, a specific record of an additional three years of active practice in land surveying, which shall be of a character satisfactory to the board or commissioner, and the successful passing of a written or written and oral examination, prescribed by the board with the consent of the commissioner, for the purpose of testing the applicant's knowledge of the fundamentals of land surveying and the procedures pertaining to land surveying. In lieu of graduation as specified in this subdivision, the board or commissioner may accept, as an alternative, six years or more of experience in surveying work which shall be of a character satisfactory to the board or commissioner and which shall indicate knowledge, skill and education approximating that attained through completion of an approved course in surveying. The board or commissioner may waive the written examination requirement in the case of an applicant who submits a specific record of sixteen years or more of lawful practice in surveying work, at least ten of which shall have been in land surveying, of a character satisfactory to the board or commissioner and which shall indicate that the applicant is competent to be in responsible charge of such work.

(4) Surveyor-in-training: The board or commissioner may license as a surveyor-in-training a person who is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board or commissioner or who is scheduled to graduate from such an institution within three months after applying for licensure, or who has had six years or more of experience in surveying work of a character satisfactory to the board or commissioner and which indicates knowledge, skill and education approximating that attained through completion of an approved course in surveying, provided any such person has successfully passed part 1 of the national examination relating to fundamentals of land surveying. Licensure as a surveyor-in-training shall remain valid for a period of ten years from the date of issuance of an applicant's first license toward meeting in part the requirements of subdivision (3) of this section.

Cited. 207 C. 496.

Cited. 41 CA 827.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-265e — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 387 / Section 20-265e
Sec. 20-265e. License as a nail technician trainee.
Status: in_force

(b) Each person seeking an initial license as a nail technician trainee shall apply to the department on a form prescribed by the department, accompanied by an application fee of fifty dollars. Such application shall include the name and address of the spa or salon where such person is employed and the licensed nail technician who will be the applicant's supervisor. Upon the granting of a license under this section, the licensee may practice as a nail technician full-time or part-time under the supervision of a nail technician licensed under section 20-265d , at a spa or salon managed by a person described in section 20-265h . Such license shall be valid for one year, and shall be renewable once for an additional year, for a fee of fifty dollars. No person shall hold such a license for more than two years.

(c) Any person who has held a nail technician trainee license for at least one year and has obtained a statement signed by the supervising nail technician documenting such nail technician trainee has completed a minimum of twenty hours per week of training in the techniques associated with the licensure of a nail technician and infection prevention and control plan guidelines pursuant to section 19a-231 may apply for a nail technician license under section 20-265d .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-623 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400j / Section 20-623
Sec. 20-623. Sale of nonlegend drugs, nonlegend devices and test strips. Labels, packaging, contents and vending machines. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) A vending machine offering nonlegend drugs may also offer nonlegend devices or test strips intended for use by an individual to test for a particular substance prior to injection, inhalation or ingestion of the substance to prevent accidental overdose by injection, inhalation or ingestion of such substance. Each vending machine offering nonlegend drugs or nonlegend devices shall be individually registered with the department, and each application to register a vending machine offering nonlegend drugs or nonlegend devices shall designate an individual who shall be responsible for properly maintaining such vending machine.

(2) Each person who registers a vending machine pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, and the individual designated as the individual responsible for properly maintaining the registered vending machine, shall ensure that such vending machine (A) maintains the proper temperature and humidity for each nonlegend drug offered in such vending machine as required by the original manufacturer of such nonlegend drug, (B) only contains nonlegend drugs and nonlegend devices that remain in the original containers provided by the manufacturers of such nonlegend drugs or nonlegend devices, (C) only offers nonlegend drugs and nonlegend devices that are unexpired and unadulterated, (D) only offers nonlegend drugs and nonlegend devices that are not subject to a recall, provided any nonlegend drug or nonlegend device that is the subject of a recall shall be promptly removed from such vending machine, (E) only contains nonlegend drugs and nonlegend devices, sundries and other nonperishable items, (F) has a clear and conspicuous written statement attached to such vending machine disclosing the name, address and toll-free telephone number of the owner and operator of such vending machine, (G) has a clear and conspicuous written statement attached to such vending machine advising a consumer to check the expiration date of a nonlegend drug or nonlegend device contained in such vending machine before the consumer uses such nonlegend drug or nonlegend device, (H) has attached to such vending machine, in a size and prominent location visible to consumers, a written notice stating “Drug tampering or expired product? Notify the Department of Consumer Protection, Drug Control Division, by calling (telephone number of the toll-free telephone line established by the department pursuant to section 21a-2)” ;, (I) does not offer any nonlegend drug or nonlegend device that requires age verification, is subject to any quantity limit or is subject to any sales restriction under state or federal law, and (J) does not contain any package of a nonlegend drug that contains more than a five-day supply of the nonlegend drug as determined according to the usage directions provided by the manufacturer of such nonlegend drug.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars per violation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-608 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400j / Section 20-608
Sec. 20-608. (Formerly Sec. 20-174). Use of certificate of license, temporary permit or display document by unlicensed person prohibited.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 19a-70 re violation of regulations governing distribution of biologic products during an emergency as grounds for suspension, revocation or annulment of a license or certificate.

See Sec. 30-101 re forfeiture of liquor permit and pharmacist's license for allowing on-premises consumption of alcohol.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-317 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 392 / Section 20-317
Sec. 20-317. Persons licensed in another state as a real estate licensee. Requirements for Connecticut license.
Status: in_force

(b) A real estate professional who satisfies the requirements established in subsection (a) of this section may apply for licensure in this state as set forth in section 21a-11b .

Cited. 144 C. 647. If a nationally recognized real estate brokerage corporation wants to engage in real estate business in this state, section provides a means for it to do so legally. 266 C. 572.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-311b — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 392 / Section 20-311b
Sec. 20-311b. Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

(b) The commission shall authorize the department to issue licenses to real estate licensees.

(c) The commission shall administer the provisions of this chapter as to licensure and issuance, renewal, suspension or revocation of licenses concerning the real estate business.

(d) The commission shall be provided with the necessary office space in Hartford by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. The place of business of the commission and all files, records and property of the commission shall at all times be and remain at such office, except that inactive files shall be stored at a location designated by the commission.

(e) The commission shall hold meetings and hearings in Hartford, in space provided by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or at such places outside of Hartford as shall be determined by the chairman of the commission. The commission shall meet at least once in each three-month period and may meet more often at the call of its chairman. The chairman of the commission shall call a meeting of the commission whenever requested to do so by a majority of the members of the commission.

(f) The commission shall vote on all matters requiring a decision and votes shall be recorded in the commission's minutes.

See chapter 826 re real estate syndicates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-540 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400h / Section 20-540
Sec. 20-540. Definitions. Certificate of registration. Requirements. Limitations. Suspension. Revocation. Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) “Gas service work” means the repair, alteration or maintenance of equipment, appliances, accessories or fixtures within or adjacent to a building or structure in connection with the utilization of gas supplied by a public service company.

(2) “Public service gas technician” means an employee of a public service company, as defined in section 16-1 , who is engaged in the supervision or performance of gas service work.

(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of chapter 393 to the contrary, a public service gas technician shall be issued a certificate of registration by the Department of Consumer Protection in lieu of any license which otherwise might be required under said chapter, which shall entitle the holder of such certificate to perform gas service work only as provided in this section, provided the public service company which employs the public service gas technician certifies to the Department of Consumer Protection that the employee has obtained such training and experience deemed necessary by the public service company to perform gas service work included in such employee's job functions. All public service gas technicians employed by a public service company prior to July 1, 1995, who have completed a gas public service company's training program or are participating in such a program on said date shall be issued a certificate of registration upon the payment of the fee required in subsection (h) of this section.

(c) The content and duration of the training and experience programs provided by the public service company shall be relevant to the duties of the employee and shall be approved biennially by the Labor Department. In reviewing the programs and training provided by a public service company, the Labor Department shall consider the specialization of the employees of the company, the employee's previous company training, the service record of the company, the experience of the company in training employees to perform gas service work and the quality assurance measures used by the company.

(d) An employee enrolled in the company's training programs shall be issued a trainee's certificate by such company valid for the duration of the training program and may perform gas service work only under the supervision of an employee of the public service company who is a registered public service gas technician or holds a journeyman's license.

(e) A public service company employing a public service gas technician shall inform the Department of Consumer Protection upon the change in job description or termination of any registered public service gas technician previously certified pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and upon the issuance or termination of a trainee's certificate provided to an employee pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(f) A registered public service gas technician or employee of a public service company issued a trainee's certificate by such company may only perform such work on behalf of such public service company and only while in the direct employment of such public service company. Such registration or trainee's certificate shall be immediately relinquished upon termination of employment from such public service company.

(g) A registered public service gas technician may not supervise any duly registered apprentice performing work under a permit issued pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 20-334a .

(h) The public service gas technician's registration shall expire annually. Upon application for a license, the applicant shall pay to the department a nonrefundable application fee of ninety dollars. The fee for registration as a public service gas technician shall be the same fee as that charged for a journeyman's license under section 20-335 .

(i) The Department of Consumer Protection may deny, suspend or revoke an application of a certificate granted or issued by it pursuant to this section if the holder of such certificate is (1) convicted of a felony, provided any action taken is based upon (A) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the certificate holder's ability to safely or competently perform work under such certificate, (B) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the certificate holder, and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release, (2) is grossly incompetent, (3) engages in malpractice or unethical conduct, or (4) knowingly makes false, misleading or deceptive representations regarding his work. Prior to such suspension or revocation, such holder shall be given notice and an opportunity for hearing as provided in regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Any person whose certificate has been suspended may, after ninety days, apply to the department to have such certificate reinstated.

(j) The Department of Consumer Protection may, after notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty on any person who (1) engages in or practices gas service work without having first obtained a trainee's certificate or a certificate of registration for such work, (2) wilfully employs a person who does not have a certificate for such work, (3) wilfully and falsely pretends to qualify to engage in or practice such work, or (4) engages in or practices such work after the expiration of his certificate. Such penalty shall be in an amount not more than five hundred dollars for a first violation of this subsection, not more than seven hundred fifty dollars for a second violation and not more than one thousand five hundred dollars for each violation of this subsection occurring less than three years after a second or subsequent violation of this subsection.

(k) The Department of Consumer Protection may act in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (7) of section 21a-7 in the case of a person who: (1) Knowingly engages in fraud or material deception in order to obtain a certificate to perform gas service work or doing so in order to aid another in obtaining such a certificate; (2) performs work beyond the scope of such a certificate; (3) illegally uses or transfers such a certificate; (4) performs incompetent or negligent gas service work; (5) knowingly makes false, misleading or deceptive representations to the public regarding gas service work to be performed; or (6) violates any provision of the general statutes or any regulation adopted thereunder, relating to his profession or occupation.

(l) In lieu of displaying a contractor's license number, each public service company authorized pursuant to this section to employ registered public service gas technicians shall display its name, logo or other trademark which clearly identifies the company on all commercial vehicles used in its business and in a conspicuous manner on all printed advertisements, bid proposals, contracts, invoices and on all stationery used in its business.

(m) (1) Any individual who has been convicted of any criminal offense may request, at any time, that the Department of Consumer Protection determine whether such individual's criminal conviction disqualifies such individual from obtaining a certificate or license issued or conferred pursuant to this section.

(2) An individual making a request under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall make such request on a form, and in a manner, prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, which form shall require the individual to (A) submit to state and national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a , and (B) provide details of the individual's criminal conviction.

(3) Not later than thirty days after receiving a complete request under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, the department shall inform the individual making such request whether, based on the criminal record information submitted, such individual is disqualified from receiving or holding a certificate or license issued pursuant to this section.

(4) The department is not bound by a determination made under this section if, upon further investigation, the department determines that the individual's criminal conviction differs from the information presented in such individual's determination request made under this subsection.

Cited. 43 CA 196.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-417b — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 399a / Section 20-417b
Sec. 20-417b. Registration of contractors required. Application. Fees. Renewal.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person seeking a certificate of registration shall apply to the commissioner, online, on a form provided by the commissioner. The application shall include (1) the applicant's name, business street address and business telephone number, (2) the identity of the insurer that provides the applicant with insurance coverage for liability, (3) if such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to have workers' compensation coverage, the identity of the insurer that provides the applicant with such workers' compensation coverage, (4) if such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to have an agent for service of process, the name and address of such agent, and (5) proof of general liability insurance coverage in an amount not less than twenty thousand dollars, demonstrated by providing the policy number and business name of the insurance provider. Each such application shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred twenty dollars, except that no such application fee shall be required if such person has paid the registration fee required under section 20-421 during any year in which such person's registration as a new home construction contractor would be valid.

(c) Certificates issued to new home construction contractors shall not be transferable or assignable, except when the holder of a certificate, who is engaged in the business, changes the name or form of such business.

(d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection, all certificates issued under the provisions of sections 20-417a to 20-417k , inclusive, shall expire annually on the thirty-first day of March, and the fee charged for renewal of such a certificate shall be the same as the fee charged for the original application for such certificate.

(2) No renewal fee is due if a person seeking renewal of a certificate has paid the registration fee under section 20-427 during any year in which such person's registration as a new home construction contractor would be valid.

(3) A new home construction contractor that holds a certificate of registration issued in accordance with sections 20-417a to 20-417k , inclusive, that expires on September 30, 2023, shall renew such certificate of registration on or before the renewal date established for the eighteen-month period beginning October 1, 2023, and ending March 31, 2025, and shall pay a prorated renewal fee in the amount of one hundred eighty dollars, a prorated fee due under subsection (b) of section 20-417i in the amount of three hundred sixty dollars and a prorated fee due under subsection (b) of section 20-432 in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars if such new home construction contractor has opted to engage in home improvement under subsection (f) of this section.

(e) Failure to receive a notice of expiration or a renewal application shall not exempt a new home construction contractor from the obligation to renew.

(f) The holder of a certificate of registration issued by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of sections 20-417a to 20-417k , inclusive, may opt to engage in home improvement, as defined in section 20-419 . If a new home construction contractor does opt to engage in such home improvement, such new home construction contractor shall first notify the commissioner in writing and shall pay to the Department of Consumer Protection any fee due to the Home Improvement Guaranty Fund pursuant to section 20-432 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633d — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400j / Section 20-633d
Sec. 20-633d. Medical protocol standing order for dispensing of opioid antagonists by licensed pharmacists. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Any such medical protocol standing order shall be deemed issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of the prescribing practitioner's professional practice. The pharmacy shall provide the Department of Consumer Protection with a copy of every medical protocol standing order agreement entered into with a prescribing practitioner under this section.

(c) A pharmacist may only dispense an opioid antagonist pursuant to a medical protocol standing order if the pharmacist has been trained and certified as part of a program approved by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.

(d) A pharmacist who dispenses an opioid antagonist pursuant to a medical protocol standing order shall (1) provide appropriate training regarding the administration of such opioid antagonist to the person to whom the opioid antagonist is dispensed, (2) maintain a record of such dispensing and the training required pursuant to this chapter, and (3) send a copy of the record of such dispensing to the prescribing practitioner who entered into an agreement for a medical protocol standing order with the pharmacy.

(e) A pharmacist who dispenses an opioid antagonist in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be deemed not to have violated any standard of care for a pharmacist.

(f) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-453 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400b / Section 20-453
Sec. 20-453. Issuance, suspension and revocation of certificate. Educational and examination requirements. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person issued an initial certificate of registration as a community association manager prior to October 1, 2019, shall, not later than one year following the date of issuance of such certificate, successfully complete a nationally recognized course on community association management and pass the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers' Certified Manager of Community Associations examination, or a similar examination as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(c) Any person applying for an initial certificate of registration as a community association manager shall successfully complete a nationally recognized course on community association management and pass the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers' Certified Manager of Community Associations examination, or a similar examination as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, prior to being issued such certificate.

(d) The department, with the advice and assistance of the commission, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, concerning any examination required for certification under this chapter and the approval of schools, institutions or organizations offering courses in current practices and laws concerning community association management and the content of such courses. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Specifications for meeting the educational requirements prescribed in this section; and (2) exemptions from the educational requirements for reasons of health or instances of individual hardship. In adopting such regulations, the department may not disapprove a school, institution or organization that offers an examination or courses in current practices and laws concerning community association management solely because its examination or courses are offered or taught by electronic means, nor may the department disapprove an examination or course solely because it is offered or taught by electronic means.

(e) An applicant for renewal of registration as a community association manager shall, in addition to the other requirements imposed by the provisions of this chapter, complete sixteen hours of continuing education over the course of the two-year period, retain proof of completion, and, upon request, provide such proof to the department. Continuing education shall consist of a course or courses, offered by the Connecticut Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, in community association management techniques and common interest community law, or similar courses as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-341d — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 393a / Section 20-341d
Sec. 20-341d. Department empowered to issue licenses, permits.
Status: in_force

(b) An apprentice's permit shall be issued by said department for the performance of work as a subsurface sewage disposal system installer or cleaner under the supervision of a licensee, upon application of the licensee. Such permit shall be valid for one year and may be renewed for one additional year upon application of the licensee.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-308 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 391 / Section 20-308
Sec. 20-308. Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

(b) The board may, upon application and the payment of a fee to be fixed by the board, authorize the Department of Consumer Protection to issue a license as an engineer-in-training to any person who holds a certificate of qualification as engineer-in-training or surveyor-in-training issued to him by the proper authority of any state or territory or possession of the United States, or any country, provided the requirements for certification under which such certificate of qualification was issued do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter and are of a standard at least equal to that specified in section 20-302 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-127 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 380 / Section 20-127
Sec. 20-127. Definitions. Scope of practice. License renewal forms.
Status: in_force

(1) The “practice of advanced optometric care” means any one or more of the following practices and procedures: (A) Measuring, examining, diagnosing, preventing, enhancing, managing or treating visual functions, defects of vision, muscular functions or anomalies, or other conditions or diseases of the visual system, the eye and ocular adnexae; (B) the prescribing, supplying, adjusting, fitting or adapting of ophthalmic devices and lenses, spectacles, prisms, orthoptic therapy, visual therapy, visual rehabilitation, oculomotor therapy, tinted lenses, filters, contact lenses, diagnosing, preventing, enhancing, managing, treating or relieving visual functions, defects of vision, muscular functions or anomalies, or diseases of the visual system, the eye and ocular adnexae; (C) the administration or prescription of any pharmaceutical agents related to the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the eye and ocular adnexae, excluding nonemergency oral glaucoma agents but including controlled substances under schedules II, III, IV and V in accordance with section 21a-252 , subject to the limitations of subsection (f) of this section relating to quantities dispensed, performance or ordering of procedures or laboratory tests related to the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the eye and ocular adnexae; these procedures include, but are not limited to, removal of superficial foreign bodies of the cornea, ultrasound and topical, oral or injectable medication to counteract anaphylaxis or anaphylactic reaction; (D) the nonsurgical treatment of glaucoma consistent with subsection (k) of this section; or (E) the use of punctal plugs. The “practice of advanced optometric care” does not include surgical treatment of glaucoma, treatment of ocular cancer, treatment of infectious diseases of the retina, diagnosis and treatment of systemic diseases, use of therapeutic lasers, use of injectable medications other than to counteract anaphylaxis or anaphylactic reaction, surgical procedures other than noninvasive procedures, use of general anesthesia, use of intravenous injections, procedures that require the cutting or opening of the globe, enucleation of the eye, extraocular muscle surgery or any invasive procedure performed on the human body other than noninvasive procedures performed on the eye or ocular adnexae.

(2) “Optometrist” means an individual licensed pursuant to this chapter to engage in the practice of optometry.

(3) The “practice of optometry” means any one or more of the following practices and procedures: (A) The examination of the human eye and the eyelid for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment excluding the lacrimal drainage system and lacrimal gland or referral for consultation, as authorized by this section or, where appropriate, referral to an ophthalmologist; (B) the use of tests, instruments, devices, ocular agents-D, ocular agents-T and noninvasive procedures for the purpose of investigation, examination, diagnosis, treatment excluding the lacrimal drainage system and lacrimal gland, or correction, as authorized by this section, of visual defects, abnormal conditions or diseases of the human eye and eyelid; (C) the prescription and application of ophthalmic lenses, prisms, filters, devices containing lenses or prisms or filters or any combination thereof, orthoptics, vision training, ocular agents-D for the purpose of diagnosing visual defects, abnormal conditions or diseases of the human eye and eyelid, ocular agents-T and noninvasive procedures for the purpose of correction, alleviation or treatment, as authorized by this section, of visual defects, abnormal conditions or diseases of the human eye and eyelid excluding the lacrimal drainage system, lacrimal gland and structures posterior to the iris but including the treatment of iritis; (D) the examination of the human eye for purposes of prescribing, fitting or insertion of contact lenses to the human eye. The practice of optometry shall not include the use of surgery, x-ray, photocoagulation or ionizing radiation, or the treatment of glaucoma. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit the scope of practice of opticians licensed pursuant to chapter 381 or the practice of physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 370.

(4) “Ocular agents-D” means: (A) Topically administered agents used for the purpose of diagnosing visual defects, abnormal conditions or the diseases of the human eye and eyelid known generally as cycloplegics not to exceed one per cent, mydriatics other than phenylephrine hydrochloride ten per cent and topical anesthetics, which are administered topically for the examination of the human eye and the analysis of ocular functions; (B) those vision training or optical devices which have been designated drugs for preclearance testing by the federal Food and Drug Administration or similar agency; and (C) fluorescein and similar dyes used in fitting contact lenses. The drugs described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision may be acquired and used only for diagnostic purposes. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to allow an optometrist to acquire or use a controlled substance listed under section 21a-243 .

(5) “Ocular agents-T” means: (A) Topically administered ophthalmic agents used for the purpose of treating or alleviating the effects of diseases or abnormal conditions of the human eye or eyelid excluding the lacrimal drainage system, lacrimal gland and structures posterior to the iris, but including the treatment of iritis, excluding allergens, alpha adrenergic agonists, antiparasitics, antifungal agents, antimetabolites, antineoplastics, beta adrenergic blocking agent, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, collagen corneal shields, epinephrine preparations, miotics used for the treatment of glaucoma, temporary collagen implants and succus cineraria maritima; (B) orally administered antibiotics, antihistamines and antiviral agents used for the purpose of treating or alleviating the effects of diseases or abnormal conditions of the human eye or eyelid excluding the lacrimal drainage system, lacrimal gland and structures posterior to the iris, but including the treatment of iritis; and (C) orally administered analgesic agents used for the purpose of alleviating pain caused by diseases or abnormal conditions of the human eye or eyelid excluding the lacrimal drainage system, lacrimal gland and structures posterior to the iris, but including the treatment of iritis. “Ocular agents-T” does not include any controlled substance or drug administered by injection.

(6) “Noninvasive procedures” means procedures used to diagnose or treat a disease or abnormal condition of the human eye or eyelid excluding the lacrimal drainage system, lacrimal gland and structures posterior to the iris but including the removal of superficial foreign bodies of the cornea and the treatment of iritis, provided the procedures do not require an incision or use of a laser.

(b) Optometrists who were first licensed prior to April 1, 1985, shall be permitted to acquire and use ocular agents-D topically in the practice of optometry only after they have completed a course which (1) consists of a minimum of forty-five classroom hours and fifteen clinic hours, (2) is conducted by an institution accredited by a regional professional accreditation organization recognized or approved by the National Commission on Accrediting or the United States Commissioner of Education and (3) is approved by the Department of Public Health, and have passed an examination, prescribed by said department with the advice and consent of the board of examiners in optometry, in pharmacology as it applies to optometry, with a particular emphasis on the topical application of ocular agents-D to the eye for the purpose of examination of the human eye and the analysis of ocular functions. Optometrists licensed on and after April 1, 1985, shall not be required to take a course or pass an examination in order to acquire and use said agents topically in the practice of optometry.

(c) Optometrists who were first licensed in this state prior to January 1, 1991, shall be permitted to acquire, administer, dispense and prescribe ocular agents-T in the practice of optometry only after they have (1) successfully completed a minimum of ninety-six classroom hours and fourteen clinical hours in the didactic and clinical use of ocular agents-T for the purposes of treating deficiencies, deformities, diseases or abnormalities of the human eye, including the removal of foreign bodies from the eye and adnexae, conducted by a duly accredited school or college of optometry or medical school, and have passed an examination as administered by the accredited school or college of optometry or medical school which conducted the course of study and (2) successfully completed a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation offered by an accredited hospital, the American Heart Association or a comparable institution or organization. Proof of successful completion of the courses required under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be reported to the Department of Consumer Protection. Optometrists licensed on and after January 1, 1991, and who have graduated from an accredited school or college of optometry on or after January 1, 1991, shall not be required to take either a course in the didactic and clinical use of ocular agents-T or a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or pass an examination in order to acquire, administer, dispense and prescribe such ocular agents-T.

(d) Optometrists shall be permitted to engage in the practice of advanced optometric care only after they have (1) successfully completed a minimum of seventy-five classroom hours and fifty-one clinical hours in the study of advanced optometric care that includes the treatment of deficiencies, deformities, diseases or abnormalities of the human eye, including anterior segment disease, lacrimology and glaucoma conducted by a duly accredited school or college of optometry or medical school, (2) passed an examination as administered by the accredited school or college of optometry or medical school that conducted the course of study and (3) met the requirements that permit them to acquire and use ocular agents-D and to acquire, administer, dispense and prescribe ocular agents-T pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.

(e) No licensed optometrist authorized pursuant to this section to acquire, administer, dispense and prescribe an ocular agent-T shall dispense such agent to any person unless no charge is imposed for such agent and the quantity dispensed does not exceed a seventy-two-hour supply, except if the minimum available quantity for said agent is greater than a seventy-two-hour supply, the optometrist may dispense the minimum available quantity.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no licensed optometrist authorized pursuant to this section to practice advanced optometric care shall dispense controlled substances under schedules II, III, IV and V or under section 21a-252 , to any person unless no charge is imposed for such substances and the quantity dispensed does not exceed a seventy-two-hour supply, except if the minimum available quantity for such substances is greater than a seventy-two-hour supply, the optometrist may dispense the minimum available quantity. A licensed optometrist authorized pursuant to this section to practice advanced optometric care may acquire, prescribe, dispense and charge for contact lenses that contain ocular agents-T, as defined in subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of this section.

(g) (1) An optometrist may delegate to an optometric assistant, optometric technician or appropriately trained person the use or application of any ocular agent in accordance with section 20-138a , or an optometrist may cause the same to be self-administered by a patient under the care and direction of the optometrist.

(2) No optometrist shall delegate to any person the authority to prescribe any ocular agent.

(h) An optometrist shall refer any patient with iritis or a corneal ulcer to an ophthalmologist not later than seventy-two hours after commencement of initial treatment of such condition unless there is improvement of such condition within such time period.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-184c , each optometrist authorized by this section to practice advanced optometric care, or to use ocular agents-D or ocular agents-T or both, shall be held to the same standard of care as ophthalmologists with regard to such advanced optometric care, the use of such ocular agents-D or ocular agents-T or both and any other procedures authorized by this section.

(j) Each optometrist authorized pursuant to this section to practice advanced optometric care, or to use ocular agents-D or ocular agents-T or both, shall post in a conspicuous location in each office waiting room, a standardized notice stating that said optometrist is authorized to practice advanced optometric care, or to use ocular agents for diagnosis or treatment or both, within the scope of his practice.

(k) An optometrist engaged in the practice of advanced optometric care and the nonsurgical treatment of glaucoma shall refer to an ophthalmologist or other physician, for evaluation, any glaucoma patient who (1) presents with the presence of pediatric glaucoma or closed angle glaucoma, or (2) does not improve in response to treatment. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the emergency administration, prior to referral, of medication otherwise authorized under this section.

(l) Each optometrist authorized pursuant to this section to practice advanced optometric care shall notify the Department of Public Health of his intent to engage in such practice. The Commissioner of Public Health shall develop license renewal forms that indicate whether a person holds himself out as authorized to practice advanced optometric care.

(m) On and after January 1, 2005, no initial license to engage in optometry shall be issued unless the applicant meets the requirements of this section to practice advanced optometric care. The foregoing provision shall not apply to optometrists licensed in this state prior to January 1, 2005.

Cited. 119 C. 673.

Practice of optometry is a profession. 21 CS 332.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-609a — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400j / Section 20-609a
Sec. 20-609a. Use of electronic technology or telepharmacy by hospital. Quality assurance evaluations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Electronic technology” or “telepharmacy” means the process: (A) By which each step involved in the dispensing of a sterile product is verified through use of a bar code tracking system and documented by means of digital photographs which are electronically recorded and preserved; and (B) which is monitored and verified through video and audio communication between a licensed supervising pharmacist and a pharmacy technician;

(2) “Sterile product” means any drug, as that term is defined in section 20-571 , that is compounded, manipulated or otherwise prepared under sterile conditions during the dispensing process, is not intended for self-administration by a patient and is intended to be used in a hospital, or its satellite, remote or affiliated office-based locations;

(3) “Pharmacist” means an individual who is licensed to practice pharmacy under the provisions of section 20-590 , 20-591 , 20-592 or 20-593 and who is thereby recognized as a health care provider by the state of Connecticut; and

(4) “Pharmacy technician” means an individual who is registered with the department and qualified in accordance with section 20-598a .

(b) A hospital, licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 368v, which operates a hospital pharmacy, may use electronic technology or telepharmacy at the hospital and at the hospital's satellite or remote locations for purposes of allowing a pharmacist to supervise pharmacy technicians in the dispensing of sterile products. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, a pharmacist shall be permitted to supervise a pharmacy technician through use of electronic technology, and under such supervision the pharmacist shall monitor and verify the activities of a pharmacy technician through audio and video communication. The pharmacist-to-technician ratio pursuant to section 20-576-33 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies shall apply. In the event of a malfunction of the electronic technology, no sterile product prepared by a pharmacy technician during the time period of the malfunction may be distributed to patients, unless a licensed pharmacist is able to: (1) Personally review and verify the accuracy of all processes utilized in the dispensing of the sterile product; or (2) upon the restoration of the electronic technology, utilize the mechanisms of the electronic technology which recorded the actions of the pharmacy technician to confirm that all proper steps were followed in the dispensing of the sterile product. All orders for sterile products to be dispensed using telepharmacy shall be verified by a pharmacist prior to being delegated to a pharmacy technician for such dispensing. A hospital shall ensure that appropriately licensed personnel administer medications dispensed using telepharmacy. All of the processes involved in a hospital's use of telepharmacy shall be under the purview of the hospital's director of pharmacy.

(c) A hospital using telepharmacy shall undertake periodic quality assurance evaluations, not less than once per calendar quarter, which shall include, upon discovery, prompt review of any error in medication administration which occurs where telepharmacy is used to dispense such medication. A hospital shall make such quality assurance evaluations available for review and inspection by the Departments of Consumer Protection and Public Health.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-130 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 380 / Section 20-130
Sec. 20-130. Qualifications for practice of optometry. Examination. Fees.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 10-5 re high school equivalency diplomas.

Cited. 130 C. 347.

Partnership cannot be licensed to practice optometry. 21 CS 332.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-41a — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 373 / Section 20-41a
Sec. 20-41a. Continuing education: Definitions; contact hours; attestation; record-keeping; exemptions, waivers and extensions; reinstatement of void licenses.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health;

(2) “Contact hour” means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education activity;

(3) “Department” means the Department of Public Health;

(4) “Licensee” means any person who receives a license from the department pursuant to chapter 373; and

(5) “Registration period” means the one-year period for which a license renewed in accordance with section 19a-88 is current and valid.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, for registration periods beginning on and after October 1, 2009, a licensee applying for license renewal shall earn a minimum of fifteen contact hours of continuing education within the preceding registration period. Such continuing education shall (1) be directly related to the practice of naturopathy; and (2) reflect the professional needs of the licensee in order to meet the health care needs of the public. Qualifying continuing education activities include, but are not limited to, courses, including on-line courses, offered or approved by the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges, regionally accredited institutions of higher education or a state or local health department.

(c) Each licensee applying for license renewal pursuant to section 19a-88 shall sign a statement attesting that he or she has satisfied the continuing education requirements of subsection (b) of this section on a form prescribed by the department. Each licensee shall retain records of attendance or certificates of completion that demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements of said subsection (b) for a minimum of five years following the year in which the continuing education activities were completed and shall submit such records to the department for inspection not later than forty-five days after a request by the department for such records.

(d) A licensee applying for the first time for license renewal pursuant to section 19a-88 is exempt from the continuing education requirements of this section.

(e) In individual cases involving medical disability or illness, the commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion, grant a waiver of the continuing education requirements or an extension of time within which to fulfill the continuing education requirements of this section to any licensee, provided the licensee submits to the department an application for waiver or extension of time on a form prescribed by the department, along with a certification by a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse of the disability or illness and such other documentation as may be required by the commissioner. The commissioner may grant a waiver or extension for a period not to exceed one registration period, except that the commissioner may grant additional waivers or extensions if the medical disability or illness upon which a waiver or extension is granted continues beyond the period of the waiver or extension and the licensee applies for an additional waiver or extension.

(f) Any licensee whose license has become void pursuant to section 19a-88 and who applies to the department for reinstatement of such license pursuant to section 19a-14 shall submit evidence documenting successful completion of fifteen contact hours of continuing education within the one-year period immediately preceding application for reinstatement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-353 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 394 / Section 20-353
Sec. 20-353. Restricted and limited licenses. Examinations. Duties of state apprentice training division of Labor Department.
Status: in_force

(b) The board, with the consent of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, may prepare written, oral and practical examinations to determine the qualifications of persons who apply for restricted licenses or renewals of such licenses. Such examinations shall be administered by the Department of Consumer Protection.

(c) The Department of Consumer Protection, at the direction of the board, may issue a limited technician license or a limited dealer technician license to any person for the installation of a dish antenna, as defined in section 20-342 . Such person shall have successfully completed a training program established and approved by the state apprentice training division of the Labor Department and shall have passed an examination approved or administered by the Department of Consumer Protection.

(d) The content and duration of the training and experience program shall be relevant to the duties of the employee and shall be approved biennially by the state apprentice training division of the Labor Department. In reviewing the program and training, the state apprentice training division shall consider the specialization of the employees of the company, the employee's previous company training, the service record of the company, the experience of the company in training employees, the work performed by the company and the quality assurance measures used by the company.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-280 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 389 / Section 20-280
Sec. 20-280. Board of Accountancy. Members' terms. Meetings. Seal. Maintenance of registry. Printing of directory. Powers. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The board shall meet at such times and places as may be fixed by the board and shall meet at least once in every quarter of a calendar year. A majority of the board members then serving shall constitute a quorum at any meeting duly called. The board shall have a seal which shall be judicially noticed. The board shall maintain a registry of the names and addresses of all licensees and registrants under sections 20-279b to 20-281m , inclusive, and shall have responsibility for the administration and enforcement of said sections.

(c) The Department of Consumer Protection shall provide office space for the board. Members shall not be compensated for their services and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-7 , shall not be reimbursed for necessary expenses.

(d) The board shall annually cause to be printed a directory which shall contain the names, arranged alphabetically, of all licensees and registrants under sections 20-279b to 20-281m , inclusive.

(e) Said board shall be within the Department of Consumer Protection.

(f) The board shall have the power to take all action that is necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of sections 20-279b to 20-281m , inclusive, including the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents; to administer oaths; to take testimony and to receive evidence concerning all matters within its jurisdiction. In case of disobedience of a subpoena, the board may invoke the aid of any court of this state in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence. The board, its members, and its agents shall be immune from personal liability for actions taken in good faith in the discharge of the board's responsibilities, and the state shall indemnify and hold harmless the board, its members, and its agents from all costs, damages, and attorneys' fees arising from claims and suits against them with respect to matters to which such immunity applies.

(g) The board may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, governing its administration and enforcement of sections 20-279b to 20-281m , inclusive, and the conduct of licensees and registrants, including, but not limited to:

(1) Regulations governing the board's meetings and the conduct of its business;

(2) Regulations concerning procedures governing the conduct of investigations and hearings by the board;

(3) Regulations specifying the educational qualifications required for the issuance of certificates under section 20-281c , the experience required for initial issuance of certificates under section 20-281c and the continuing professional education required for renewal of licenses under subsection (e) of section 20-281d ;

(4) Regulations concerning professional conduct directed to controlling the quality and probity of the practice of public accountancy by licensees, and dealing among other things with independence, integrity, objectivity, competence, technical standards, responsibilities to the public and responsibilities to clients;

(5) Regulations specifying actions and circumstances that shall be deemed to constitute holding oneself out as a licensee in connection with the practice of public accountancy;

(6) Regulations governing the manner and circumstances of use by holders of certificates who do not also hold licenses under sections 20-279b to 20-281m , inclusive, of the titles “certified public accountant” and “CPA”;

(7) Regulations regarding quality reviews that may be required to be performed under the provisions of sections 20-279b to 20-281m , inclusive;

(8) Regulations implementing the provisions of section 20-281 l , including, but not limited to, specifying the terms of any disclosure required by subsection (d) of said section 20-281 l , the manner in which such disclosure is made and any other requirements the board imposes with regard to such disclosure. Such regulations shall require that any disclosure: (A) Be in writing and signed by the recipient of the product or service; (B) be clear and conspicuous; (C) state the amount of the commission or the basis on which the commission will be calculated; (D) identify the source of the payment of the commission and the relationship between such source and the person receiving payment; and (E) be presented to the client at or prior to the time the recommendation of the product or service is made;

(9) Regulations establishing the due date for any fee charged pursuant to sections 20-281c , 20-281d and 20-281e . Such regulations may establish the amount and due date of a late fee charged for the failure to remit payment of any fee charged pursuant to sections 20-281c , 20-281d and 20-281e ; and

(10) Such other regulations as the board may deem necessary or appropriate for implementing the provisions and the purposes of sections 20-279b to 20-281m , inclusive.

See Sec. 4-32 re state revenue accounting system.

See Sec. 4-40a re compensation and expenses of licensing boards and commissions.

See Sec. 51-58 re court seals.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-259 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 387 / Section 20-259
Sec. 20-259. Management of establishments.
Status: in_force

Purpose of statute is that the work done shall be under supervision of a person of skill. 113 C. 564.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400j / Section 20-633
Sec. 20-633. Administration of vaccines and epinephrine cartridge injectors by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Disclosures. Training. Recordkeeping. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(A) Any vaccine, approved or authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is listed on the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's age-appropriate immunization schedule, to any patient who is: (i) Eighteen years of age or older; or (ii) at least twelve years of age but younger than eighteen years of age with (I) the consent of such patient's parent, legal guardian or other person having legal custody of such patient, or (II) proof that such patient is an emancipated minor;

(B) Any vaccine not included on the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Adult Immunization Schedule to any patient who is eighteen years of age or older, provided the vaccine administration instructions for such vaccine are available on the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Internet web site; and

(C) Any vaccine pursuant to a verbal or written prescription of a prescribing practitioner for a specific patient.

(2) A pharmacist shall make a reasonable effort to review a patient's vaccination history to prevent any inappropriate use of a requested vaccine.

(3) All vaccines administered pursuant to this section shall be administered in accordance with the: (A) Vaccine manufacturer's package insert or the orders of a prescribing practitioner; and (B) regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(4) A pharmacist may delegate to an advanced pharmacy technician the pharmacist's authority to administer a vaccine described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection to a patient described in said subparagraph, provided the advanced pharmacy technician administers the vaccine: (A) Under the direct supervision of such pharmacist; and (B) in accordance with the provisions of this section and the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(b) A pharmacist who has completed the training required in regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section may administer an epinephrine cartridge injector, as defined in section 19a-909 , to a patient whom the pharmacist reasonably believes, based on such pharmacist's knowledge and training, is experiencing anaphylaxis, regardless of whether such patient has a prescription for an epinephrine cartridge injector. Such pharmacist, or such pharmacist's designee, shall call the 9-1-1 emergency telephone number either before or immediately after such pharmacist administers the epinephrine cartridge injector to such patient. Such pharmacist shall document the date, time and circumstances in which such pharmacist administered such epinephrine cartridge injector, and maintain such documentation for at least three years.

(c) (1) A certified and registered pharmacy technician may administer a vaccine to a patient at a pharmacy if: (A) The managing pharmacist of such pharmacy is authorized to administer vaccines under this section; and (B) such pharmacy technician (i) has successfully completed a course of hands-on training, certified by the American Council for Pharmacy Education, concerning the administration of vaccines, (ii) has been trained at such pharmacy regarding the process for administering vaccines to patients at such pharmacy, (iii) successfully completes at least one hour of annual continuing education concerning immunization, (iv) has been evaluated by the managing pharmacist of such pharmacy, and (v) administers such vaccine at the direction of the pharmacist on duty at such pharmacy.

(2) During the period beginning on September first and ending on March thirty-first of the succeeding calendar year, a certified and registered pharmacy technician shall not count toward the pharmacist-to-technician ratio set forth in section 20-576-33 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies if such pharmacy technician: (A) Is authorized to administer vaccines under this section; and (B) exclusively performs duties related to the administration of vaccines during such period.

(d) (1) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health and the Commission of Pharmacy, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall: (A) Require any pharmacist who administers a vaccine pursuant to this section to successfully complete an immunization training program for pharmacists; (B) define the basic requirements of such training program, which shall include training and instruction in pre-administration education and screening, vaccine storage and handling, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections, recordkeeping, vaccine safety, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic cardiac life support and adverse event reporting; (C) identify qualifying training programs, which are accredited by the National Centers for Disease Control Prevention, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or another appropriate national accrediting body; and (D) establish a system of control and reporting.

(2) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may amend the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to: (A) Establish additional requirements concerning delegations by pharmacists to advanced pharmacy technicians under this section; and (B) the administration of vaccines by advanced pharmacy technicians under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-146 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 381 / Section 20-146
Sec. 20-146. Licensed opticians; examinations, continuing education requirements. Licensure without examination.
Status: in_force

(b) All examinations shall be conducted in the English language and shall be written and oral as well as by practical demonstration. The examinations for licensed optician shall include inquiry into the theory and practice of the fundamentals of mechanical and technical knowledge, optics, mathematics, physics, chemistry and physiology as they pertain to the functional knowledge and application of producing and reproducing ophthalmic lenses and the mounting of the same to supporting materials and shall also include further examination into the theory and practice of fitting, adapting and designing of optical glasses from given formulas, or kindred products, to the ultimate wearer by mechanical manipulation, molding techniques or other related functions. Such examinations shall be conducted at least once each year by the Department of Public Health, under the supervision of the board. The examinations shall be prescribed by the department with the advice and consent of the board.

(c) Each licensed optician shall meet such continuing education requirements as the Commissioner of Public Health may establish. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, setting forth continuing education requirements for licensed opticians.

Former statute invalid for uncertainty. 132 C. 38. Not unconstitutional on any ground asserted; a determination that others have violated statute would not relieve defendant from complying with its requirements. 142 C. 229.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-74 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 376 / Section 20-74
Sec. 20-74. Construction. Administration by commissioner.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Public Health shall administer the provisions of this chapter with respect to the licensing of physical therapist assistants within available appropriations.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-37a — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 373 / Section 20-37a
Sec. 20-37a. Students and faculty, licensure exemption. Curriculum training and procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) “Council on Naturopathic Medical Education” or “council” means the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or its successor organization; and

(2) “Licensed faculty members” means faculty members or instructors licensed in this or another jurisdiction in the area of practice in which they are providing clinical instruction.

(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 20-37 , no license to practice naturopathic medicine is required of:

(1) Students enrolled in a college or program of naturopathic medicine if (A) the college or program is recognized by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or licensed or accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education, and (B) the practice that would otherwise require a license is pursuant to a course of instruction or assignments from an instructor and under the supervision of the instructor; or

(2) Licensed faculty members providing the didactic and clinical training necessary to meet the accreditation standards of the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education at a college or program recognized by the council or licensed or accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education.

(c) A college or program of naturopathic medicine approved pursuant to section 20-37 may include within its curriculum such didactic and clinical training as is necessary for such college or program to qualify for accreditation by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, including such training that is outside the scope of the practice of naturopathy, as defined in section 20-34 . Students and licensed faculty members of such college or program may perform all procedures that are part of the curriculum of such college or program, provided such procedures are incidental to the course of study at such college or program and the student conducting such procedures is under the direct supervision of a faculty member who is licensed to perform such procedures in this state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-377q — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 396a / Section 20-377q
Sec. 20-377q. Investigations. Subpoenas. Injunctions.
Status: in_force

(b) The Attorney General, at the request of the commissioner, is authorized to apply in the name of the state of Connecticut to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision of sections 20-377k to 20-377v , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-509 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400g / Section 20-509
Sec. 20-509. Certifications and provisional licenses. Issuance. Renewals. Competency. Application fees. Examination.
Status: in_force

(b) Each application for an appraiser certification or provisional license under said sections, or for a renewal thereof, shall be made in writing, on such forms and in such manner as is prescribed by the Department of Consumer Protection and accompanied by such evidence in support of such application as is prescribed by the commission. The commission may require such information with regard to an applicant as the commission deems desirable, with due regard to the paramount interests of the public, as to the honesty, truthfulness, integrity and competency of the applicant.

(c) Fees for applications under this section shall be paid to the commission as follows: Forty-five dollars for an appraiser certification and forty dollars for a provisional license. The payment of an application fee shall entitle an applicant who otherwise meets the appropriate requirements established by the commission to take the appropriate written examination, where applicable, within the one-year period from the date of payment. In addition to the application fee, applicants taking an examination administered by a national testing service shall be required to pay directly to such testing service an examination fee covering the cost of such examination.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-265c — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 387 / Section 20-265c
Sec. 20-265c. License or permit as an eyelash technician. Requirements. Exemptions. Disciplinary action.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after January 1, 2020, each person seeking an initial license as an eyelash technician shall apply to the department on a form prescribed by the department, accompanied by an application fee of one hundred dollars and evidence that the applicant (1) has completed a course of not less than fifty hours of study and received a certificate of completion from a school approved under section 20-265g or section 20-262 or in a school outside of the state whose requirements are equivalent to a school approved under section 20-265g , or (2) (A) if the applicant is applying on or before January 1, 2022, has practiced as an eyelash technician continuously in this state for a period of not less than two years prior to July 1, 2020, and (B) is in compliance with the infection prevention and control plan guidelines prescribed by the department under section 19a-231 in the form of an attestation.

(c) The department may grant a license under this section to any person who is licensed at the time of application as an eyelash technician or entitled to perform similar services under a different designation in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States and who submits evidence satisfactory to the commissioner of (1) a current license in good standing to practice as an eyelash technician from such other state, district, commonwealth or territory, and (2) licensed practice in such state, district, commonwealth or territory for a period of at least two years immediately preceding the application. Pending approval of the application for a license, the commissioner may issue a temporary permit to such applicant upon receipt of a completed application, the application fee in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and a copy of the current license from such other state, district, commonwealth or territory. Such temporary permit shall be valid for a period not exceeding one hundred twenty calendar days and shall not be renewable.

(d) Any license issued under this section shall expire in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 and may be renewed every two years, for a fee of one hundred dollars. No person shall carry on the occupation of eyelash technician after the expiration of such person's license until such person has applied to the department for a renewal of such license.

(e) No person shall use the title “eyelash technician” or similar title unless the person holds a license or temporary permit issued under this section.

(f) A person may practice temporarily as an eyelash technician in this state without a license or temporary permit if such person, at an event such as a professional course, seminar, workshop, trade show or product demonstration, (1) provides instruction on techniques related to being an eyelash technician, or (2) participates in the demonstration of the practice of being an eyelash technician or a product related to such practice as part of such event, provided such person (A) is licensed or certified in the state, territory or possession of the United States or foreign country where such person primarily practices as an eyelash technician if such licensure or certification is required by such state, territory, possession or foreign country; (B) practices as an eyelash technician under the direct supervision of a licensed eyelash technician; (C) does not receive compensation for practicing as an eyelash technician in this state, other than for providing instruction for such practice to persons in attendance at the course, seminar, workshop, trade show or other event; and (D) provides instruction or demonstrates techniques or services related to practicing as an eyelash technician only for persons enrolled in the course, seminar or workshop or attending the trade show or other event at which such person provides instruction, demonstrates a product or offers such services. Any person or organization that holds or produces a course, seminar, workshop, trade show or other event at which eyelash technicians without a license or temporary permit provide instruction, participate in a demonstration or offer services related to the practice of an eyelash technician, shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this subsection.

(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a student enrolled in a program at a school in the Technical Education and Career System established under section 10-95 .

(h) No license or temporary permit shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint in any state or jurisdiction.

(i) The Commissioner of Public Health may deny an application of an individual or take any disciplinary action set forth in section 19a-17 against an eyelash technician for failure to conform to the accepted standards of the profession, including, but not limited to: (1) Conviction of a felony, provided any action taken is based upon (A) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the license holder's ability to safely or competently practice as an eyelash technician, (B) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the license holder, and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release; (2) fraud or deceit in obtaining or seeking reinstatement of a license to practice as an eyelash technician; (3) fraud or deceit in the practice of an eyelash technician; (4) negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; (5) physical, mental or emotional illness or disorder resulting in an inability to conform to the accepted standards of the profession; or (6) abuse or excessive use of drugs, including, alcohol, narcotics or chemicals. The commissioner may order a license holder to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if his or her physical or mental capacity to practice safely is the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to section 19a-17 . The commissioner shall give notice and an opportunity to be heard on any contemplated action under section 19a-17 .

(j) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

(k) (1) Any individual who has been convicted of any criminal offense may request, at any time, that the commissioner determine whether such individual's criminal conviction disqualifies the individual from obtaining a certificate issued or conferred by the commissioner pursuant to this section based on (A) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the individual's ability to safely or competently perform the duties or responsibilities associated with such license, (B) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the individual, and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release of the individual.

(2) An individual making such request shall include (A) details of the individual's criminal conviction, and (B) any payment required by the commissioner. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than fifteen dollars for each request made under this subsection. The commissioner may waive such fee.

(3) Not later than thirty days after receiving a request under this subsection, the commissioner shall inform the individual making such request whether, based on the criminal record information submitted, such individual is disqualified from receiving or holding a certificate issued pursuant to this section.

(4) The commissioner is not bound by a determination made under this section, if, upon further investigation, the commissioner determines that the individual's criminal conviction differs from the information presented in the determination request.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-306a — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 391 / Section 20-306a
Sec. 20-306a. Practice of engineering or land surveying by a corporation or limited liability company.
Status: in_force

(b) A qualifying corporation or limited liability company desiring a certificate of registration shall file with the board an application upon a form prescribed by the Department of Consumer Protection accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of five hundred sixty-five dollars. Each such certificate shall expire annually and shall be renewable upon payment of a fee of three hundred seventy-five dollars. If all requirements of this chapter are met, the department shall issue to such corporation or limited liability company a certificate of registration within thirty days of such application, provided the department or board may refuse to authorize the issuance of a certificate if any facts exist which would entitle the commissioner or board to suspend or revoke an existing certificate.

(c) Each such corporation or limited liability company shall file with the department a designation of an individual or individuals licensed to practice engineering or land surveying in this state who shall be in charge of engineering or land surveying by such corporation or limited liability company in this state. Such corporation or limited liability company shall notify the department of any change in such designation within thirty days after such change becomes effective.

(d) Not less than two-thirds of the individual members of a limited liability company or owners of a professional corporation that practices or offers to practice professional engineering or land surveying services in this state shall be individually licensed under the provisions of this chapter and shall own not less than two-thirds of the voting interests of the limited liability company or not less than two-thirds of the voting stock of the professional corporation.

Cited. 200 C. 145.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-74aa — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 376c / Section 20-74aa
Sec. 20-74aa. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health.

(3) “Medical x-ray system” means an x-ray system designed for the irradiation of any part of the human body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-311 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 392 / Section 20-311
Sec. 20-311. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Advertising” (A) means disseminating, publishing or causing to be posted by way of any (i) print media, including, but not limited to, outdoor signage and periodicals, (ii) audio or video broadcast, streaming or other electronic dissemination, or (iii) written or photographic material disseminated or posted via online, telephonic notification, electronic mail or other electronic means, and (B) does not include any (i) stockholder communication, including, but not limited to, any annual report, interim financial report, proxy material, registration statement, securities prospectus or application for listing a security on a stock exchange, (ii) prospectus, property report, offering statement or other document that any federal agency or agency of another state requires be delivered to a prospective purchaser, (iii) communication addressed to, and relating to the account of, a person who has executed a contract for the purchase of a subdivider's lands, except if such communication concerns the sale of additional lands, or (iv) press release or other communication delivered to a media outlet for general information or public relations purposes, provided no charge is imposed by such media outlet for publication or use of any part of such communication;

(2) “Affiliated” means having a working relationship with a real estate licensee by way of an (A) employer-employee relationship, or (B) independent contractor relationship;

(3) “Associate broker” means a real estate broker who (A) is affiliated with a supervising licensee as an independent contractor or employed by a supervising licensee, and (B) has the authority to engage in the real estate business on behalf of such supervising licensee;

(4) “Business entity” means any association, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or partnership;

(5) “Commercial real estate transaction” means any transaction involving the sale, exchange, lease or sublease of real property other than (A) real property containing any building or structure occupied, or intended to be occupied, by not more than four families, or (B) a single building lot to be used for family or household purposes;

(6) “Commission” means the Connecticut Real Estate Commission appointed under the provisions of section 20-311a ;

(7) “Confidential information” means any fact concerning a person's assets, expenses, income, liabilities, motivations to purchase, rent or sell real property and previous offers received or made to purchase or lease real property which (A) a client has not authorized for release, or (B) is not (i) a matter of general knowledge, (ii) part of a public record or file to which access is authorized pursuant to section 1-210 , or (iii) otherwise subject to disclosure under any other provision of the general statutes or regulations of Connecticut state agencies;

(8) “Custodial broker” means any individual who is (A) licensed as a real estate broker, and (B) temporarily appointed solely to (i) conclude the real estate business matters of another broker who is deceased or incapacitated, (ii) transition such matters to a real estate broker who is alive and not incapacitated, or (iii) assist in transitioning the deceased or incapacitated broker's ownership interest in a business entity that is engaged in the real estate business for the purpose of satisfying the requirements established in section 20-312 ;

(9) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Protection;

(10) “Designated agency” means the appointment by a real estate broker of one or more brokers or salespersons affiliated with or employed by the real estate broker to solely represent a buyer or tenant as a designated buyer's agent and appoint another to represent a seller or landlord as a designated seller's agent in a transaction;

(11) “Designated broker” means the individual real estate broker whom a real estate broker business entity names as the individual broker responsible for the supervision and overall operation of such business entity's engagement in the real estate business in this state;

(12) “Designated buyer agent” means a real estate licensee who is designated by the real estate broker by whom such real estate licensee is employed, or with whom such real estate licensee is affiliated, solely to represent a named buyer or tenant client of the real estate broker during the term of a buyer representation agreement or authorization;

(13) “Designated seller agent” means a real estate licensee who is designated by the real estate broker by whom such real estate licensee is employed, or with whom such real estate licensee is affiliated, solely to represent a named seller or landlord client of the real estate broker during the term of a listing agreement or authorization;

(14) “Development owner” means (A) the owner of record of a multiunit development that is offered for lease, or (B) the parent company of such owner of record if such parent company holds a one hundred per cent ownership interest in such owner of record;

(15) “Engage in the real estate business” means to, while acting for another and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, negotiate for or offer, or attempt to list for sale, sell, exchange, buy or rent, an estate or interest in real estate or to resell a mobile manufactured home, as defined in section 21-64 ;

(16) “Incapacity” means any physical or mental incapacity which prevents an individual from substantially satisfying such individual's duties and responsibilities as a real estate licensee;

(17) “Influence residential real estate appraisals” includes, but is not limited to, refusing or intentional failing to refer a homebuyer, or encouraging other real estate licensees not to refer a homebuyer, to a mortgage broker or lender, as such terms are defined in section 36a-760 , based solely on the fact that the mortgage broker or lender uses an appraiser who has provided an appraisal reflecting a fair market value estimate that was less than the sale contract price;

(18) “Leasing agent” means any individual, other than a real estate licensee, who (A) acts as an agent for a principal for a commission, fee or other valuable consideration, and (B) engages in leasing or renting activity, including, but not limited to, (i) collecting security deposits, (ii) offering or attempting to negotiate a rental, or (iii) collecting, offering or attempting to collect rent for the use of real estate;

(19) “Multiunit development” means any residential complex with at least fifty units that are leased or available to be leased;

(20) “Negotiate” means acting, directly or indirectly, as an intermediary by facilitating, or participating in, communications between parties related to the parties' interests in a real estate or mobile manufactured home transaction;

(21) “Nonmaterial fact concerning real property” means any fact, set of facts or circumstances surrounding real property which includes, but is not limited to, the fact that (A) an occupant of real property is or has been infected with a disease on the list of reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions issued by the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-2a , or (B) the real property was at any time suspected to have been the site of a death or felony;

(22) “Person” means any individual or business entity;

(23) “Promotional note” (A) means any promissory note that (i) is secured by a trust deed executed (I) on unimproved real property, (II) after construction of an improvement of real property but before the first sale of such property so improved, or (III) as a means of financing the first purchase of such property so improved, and (ii) is subordinate, or which by its terms may become subordinate, to any other trust deed on such property, and (B) does not include any note which was executed more than three years prior to being offered for sale or was secured by a first trust deed on real property in a subdivision, which evidences a bona fide loan made in connection with the financing of the usual costs of the development of one or more residential, commercial or industrial buildings on the property under a written agreement providing (i) for either the disbursement of the loan funds as costs are incurred or in relation to the progress of the work, and (ii) for title insurance insuring the priority of the security as against mechanic's liens or for the final disbursement of at least ten per cent of the loan funds after the expiration of the period for the filing of mechanic's liens;

(24) “Prospective party” means any person that communicates with a real estate licensee in contemplation of potential representation by the real estate licensee in a real estate transaction;

(25) “Real estate broker” or “broker” means (A) any person engaged in the real estate business, and (B) any person employed by or on behalf of the owner or owners of lots or other parcels of real estate, at a stated salary, upon commission, upon a salary and commission basis or otherwise to sell such real estate, or any parts thereof, in lots or other parcels, and who sells or exchanges, or offers, attempts or agrees to negotiate the sale or exchange of, any such lot or parcel of real estate;

(26) “Real estate licensee” means any real estate broker or real estate salesperson licensed pursuant to this chapter;

(27) “Real estate salesperson” or “salesperson” means any individual who is affiliated with a supervising licensee to (A) engage in the real estate business for or on behalf of such supervising licensee, or (B) if such individual is acting for another person as a designated seller agent or designated buyer agent, engage in the real estate business;

(28) “Real estate transaction” means any transaction in which (A) real property is legally transferred to another person, or (B) a lease agreement is executed between a landlord and a tenant;

(29) “Residential real property” means any one to four-family residential real estate located in this state, including, but not limited to, (A) a cooperative or condominium where the total number of units in such cooperative or condominium does not exceed four units, and (B) any individual unit within a multiunit development;

(30) “School” means any person that offers prelicensing or continuing education courses approved pursuant to this chapter;

(31) “Supervising licensee” means the real estate broker that is responsible for controlling and supervising another real estate licensee or a team;

(32) “Team” means any combination of at least two licensed real estate brokers, designated brokers or real estate salespersons who are affiliated with the same supervising licensee and engage in advertising as a group using a team name; and

(33) “Team name” means the name used to refer to a team in team advertisements.

Constitutionality discussed. 142 C. 699. When Probate Court directs a private sale, Superior Court can only determine whether its discretion has been reasonably and legally exercised. 143 C. 716. Those portions of section classifying one listing property in publication for promotion of sales or referral of information to licensed real estate brokers as engaged in real estate business, held unconstitutional. 144 C. 659. Cited. 169 C. 445; 184 C. 228; 218 C. 396.

Cited. 3 CA 675; 34 CA 250.

Cited. 35 CS 24.

Rights and duties of broker employed to secure loan depend on same principles as when employed to find purchaser of property. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 415.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-13j — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 370 / Section 20-13j
Sec. 20-13j. Profiles on physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and other health care providers. Public availability.
Status: in_force

(1) “Department” means the Department of Public Health;

(2) “Other health care provider” means: (A) A dentist licensed under chapter 379; (B) a chiropractor licensed under chapter 372; (C) an optometrist licensed under chapter 380; (D) a podiatrist licensed under chapter 375; (E) a naturopath licensed under chapter 373; (F) a dental hygienist licensed under chapter 379a; or (G) a physical therapist licensed under chapter 376;

(3) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378; and

(4) “Physician” means a physician licensed under this chapter.

(b) The department, after consultation with the Connecticut Medical Examining Board, the Connecticut State Medical Society, or any other appropriate state board, shall:

(1) Collect the following information to create an individual profile on each physician and advanced practice registered nurse for dissemination to the public; and

(2) Within available appropriations, collect the following information to create an individual profile on each other health care provider for dissemination to the public:

(A) The name of the medical or dental school, chiropractic college, school or college of optometry, school or college of chiropody or podiatry, school or college of naturopathy, school of dental hygiene, school of physical therapy or other school or institution giving instruction in the healing arts attended by the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider and the date of graduation;

(B) The site, training, discipline and inclusive dates of any completed postgraduate education or other professional education required pursuant to the applicable licensure section of the general statutes;

(C) The area of the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's practice specialty;

(D) The address of the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's primary practice location or primary practice locations, if more than one;

(E) A list of languages, other than English, spoken at the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's primary practice locations;

(F) An indication of any disciplinary action taken against the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider by the department, the appropriate state board or any professional licensing or disciplinary body in another jurisdiction;

(G) Any current certifications issued to the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider by a specialty board of the profession;

(H) The hospitals and nursing homes at which the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider has been granted privileges;

(I) Any appointments of the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider to a Connecticut medical school faculty and an indication as to whether the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider has current responsibility for graduate medical education;

(J) A listing of the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's publications in peer-reviewed literature;

(K) A listing of the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's professional services, activities and awards;

(L) Any hospital disciplinary actions against the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider that resulted, within the past ten years, in the termination or revocation of the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's hospital privileges for a professional disciplinary cause or reason, or the resignation from, or nonrenewal of, professional staff membership or the restriction of privileges at a hospital taken in lieu of or in settlement of a pending disciplinary case related to professional competence in such hospital;

(M) A description of any criminal conviction of the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider for a felony within the last ten years. For the purposes of this subdivision, a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider shall be deemed to be convicted of a felony if the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider pleaded guilty or was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction or has been convicted of a felony by the entry of a plea of nolo contendere;

(N) To the extent available, and consistent with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, all professional malpractice court judgments and all professional malpractice arbitration awards against the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider in which a payment was awarded to a complaining party during the last ten years, and all settlements of professional malpractice claims against the physician, advanced practice registered nurse and other health care provider in which a payment was made to a complaining party within the last ten years;

(O) An indication as to whether the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider is actively involved in patient care;

(P) An indication as to whether the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider provides primary care services and, for advanced practice registered nurses, an indication as to whether the advanced practice registered nurse is practicing independently or in collaboration with a physician pursuant to a collaborative agreement; and

(Q) The name of the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's professional liability insurance carrier.

(c) Any report of a professional malpractice judgment or award against a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider made under subparagraph (N) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall comply with the following: (1) Dispositions of paid claims shall be reported in a minimum of three graduated categories indicating the level of significance of the award or settlement; (2) information concerning paid professional malpractice claims shall be placed in context by comparing an individual physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's professional malpractice judgments, awards and settlements to the experience of other physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and other health care providers licensed in Connecticut who perform procedures and treat patients with a similar degree of risk; (3) all judgment award and settlement information reported shall be limited to amounts actually paid by or on behalf of the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider; and (4) comparisons of professional malpractice payment data shall be accompanied by (A) an explanation of the fact that physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and other health care providers treating certain patients and performing certain procedures are more likely to be the subject of litigation than others and that the comparison given is for physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and other health care providers who perform procedures and treat patients with a similar degree of risk; (B) a statement that the report reflects data for the last ten years and the recipient should take into account the number of years the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider has been in practice when considering the data; (C) an explanation that an incident giving rise to a professional malpractice claim may have occurred years before any payment was made due to the time lawsuits take to move through the legal system; (D) an explanation of the effect of treating high-risk patients on a physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's professional malpractice history; and (E) an explanation that professional malpractice cases may be settled for reasons other than liability and that settlements are sometimes made by the insurer without the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's consent. Information concerning all settlements shall be accompanied by the following statement: “Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons that do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider. A payment in settlement of a professional malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that professional malpractice has occurred.”.

(d) Pending professional malpractice claims against a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider and actual amounts paid by or on behalf of a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider in connection with a professional malpractice judgment, award or settlement shall not be disclosed by the department to the public. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the department from investigating and disciplining a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider on the basis of professional malpractice claims that are pending.

(e) Prior to the initial release of a physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's profile to the public, the department shall provide the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider with a copy of the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's profile. Additionally, any amendments or modifications to the profile that were not supplied by the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider or not generated by the department itself shall be provided to the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider for review prior to release to the public. A physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider shall have sixty days from the date the department mails or delivers the prepublication copy to dispute the accuracy of any information that the department proposes to include in such profile and to submit a written statement setting forth the basis for such dispute. If a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider does not notify the department that the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider disputes the accuracy of such information within such sixty-day period, the department shall make the profile available to the public and the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider shall be deemed to have approved the profile and all information contained in the profile. If a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider notifies the department that the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider disputes the accuracy of such information in accordance with this subsection, the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's profile shall be released to the public without the disputed information, but with a statement to the effect that information in the identified category is currently the subject of a dispute and is therefore not currently available. Not later than thirty days after the department's receipt of notice of a dispute, the department shall review any information submitted by the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider in support of such dispute and determine whether to amend the information contained in the profile. In the event that the department determines not to amend the disputed information, the disputed information shall be included in the profile with a statement that such information is disputed by the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider.

(f) A physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider may elect to have the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's or other health care provider's profile omit information provided pursuant to subparagraphs (I) to (K), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section. In collecting information for such profiles and in the dissemination of such profiles, the department shall inform physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and other health care providers that they may choose not to provide the information described in said subparagraphs (I) to (K), inclusive.

(g) Each profile created pursuant to this section shall include the following statement: “This profile contains information that may be used as a starting point in evaluating a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider. This profile should not, however, be your sole basis for selecting a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider.”.

(h) The department shall maintain a web site on the Internet for use by the public in obtaining profiles of physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and other health care providers.

(i) No state law that would otherwise prohibit, limit or penalize disclosure of information about a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider shall apply to disclosure of information required by this section.

(j) All information provided by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider pursuant to this section shall be subject to the penalty for false statement under section 53a-157b .

(k) Except for the information in subparagraphs (A), (B), (J) and (K) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider shall notify the department of any changes to the information required in subsection (b) of this section not later than sixty days after such change.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-266o — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 387a / Section 20-266o
Sec. 20-266o. Licenses. Qualifications. Renewal. Exceptions. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Each person seeking licensure as a tattoo technician on or before January 1, 2015, shall make application on a form prescribed by the department, pay an application fee of two hundred fifty dollars and present to the department satisfactory evidence that the applicant: (A) Is eighteen years of age or older; (B) has successfully completed, within the three years preceding the date of application, a course on prevention of disease transmission and blood-borne pathogens that complies with the standards adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as described in 29 CFR 1910.1030 et seq., as amended from time to time, and that requires the successful completion of a proficiency examination as part of such course; and (C) holds current certification by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association in basic first aid or by an organization using guidelines for first aid published by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross.

(2) Each person seeking licensure as a tattoo technician after January 1, 2015, shall, in addition to satisfying the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection, provide documentation to the department, in the form and manner required by the commissioner, of having (A) completed not less than two thousand hours of practical training and experience under the personal supervision and instruction of a tattoo technician, or (B) practiced tattooing continuously in this state for a period of not less than five years prior to January 1, 2015.

(c) Licenses issued under this section shall be subject to renewal once every two years. A license to practice tattooing shall be renewed in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 for a fee of two hundred dollars. A licensee applying for license renewal shall, as a condition of license renewal, successfully complete a course on prevention of disease transmission and blood-borne pathogens that complies with the standards adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as described in 29 CFR 1910.1030 et seq., as amended from time to time, and that requires the successful completion of a proficiency examination as part of such course. Each licensee applying for license renewal shall sign a statement attesting that the licensee has successfully completed such education course within the six months preceding the expiration of the license on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health. Each licensee shall retain certificates of completion that demonstrate compliance with the requirement for a minimum of four years after the year in which the course was completed and shall submit such certificates to the department for inspection not later than forty-five days after a request by the department for such certificates.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse rendering service in collaboration with a physician, a registered nurse executing the medical regimen under the direction of a licensed physician, dentist or advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant rendering service under the supervision, control and responsibility of a physician.

(e) No person shall use the title “tattoo technician”, “tattoo artist”, “tattooist” or other similar titles unless the person holds a license issued in accordance with this section.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a person may practice tattooing if such person has obtained a license or temporary permit pursuant to this subsection or practices tattooing temporarily in the state as an instructor or participant in an event, trade show or product demonstration in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection.

(1) The department may grant licensure to any person who is licensed at the time of application as a tattoo technician, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under a different designation, in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States and who submits evidence satisfactory to the department of (A) a current license in good standing to practice tattooing from such other state, commonwealth or territory, (B) documentation of licensed practice in such state, commonwealth or territory for a period of at least two years immediately preceding application, (C) successful completion of a course on prevention of disease transmission and blood-borne pathogens that complies with the standards adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as described in 29 CFR 1910.1030 et seq., as amended from time to time, and (D) current certification by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association in basic first aid. Pending approval of the application for licensure, the commissioner may issue a temporary permit to such applicant upon receipt of a completed application form, accompanied by the fee for licensure, a copy of a current license from such other state, commonwealth or territory and a notarized affidavit attesting that the license is valid and belongs to the person requesting notarization. Such temporary permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days and shall not be renewable.

(2) The commissioner may issue a temporary permit to an applicant previously licensed in Connecticut whose license has become void pursuant to section 19a-88 . Such applicant for a temporary permit shall submit to the department a completed application form accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars, a copy of a current license in good standing from another state and a notarized affidavit attesting that such license is valid and belongs to the person requesting notarization. A temporary permit for an applicant previously licensed in Connecticut whose license has become void pursuant to section 19a-88 shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days and shall not be renewable.

(3) A person who: (A) Provides instruction on tattooing techniques; or (B) participates in the demonstration of a tattooing-related product or offers tattooing as part of a professional course, seminar, workshop, trade show or other event, may practice tattooing for such purpose, provided such person described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision (i) is licensed or certified in the state, territory or possession of the United States or foreign country that is the primary place where such person practices tattooing if such state, territory, possession or foreign country requires licensure or certification for tattooing, (ii) has successfully completed a course on prevention of disease transmission and blood-borne pathogens that complies with the standards adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as described in 29 CFR 1910.1030 et seq., as amended from time to time, within the preceding three years, (iii) practices tattooing under the direct supervision of a tattoo technician, (iv) does not receive compensation for tattooing, other than for providing instruction or tattooing services to persons in attendance at the course, seminar, workshop, trade show or event, and (v) provides instruction, demonstrates tattooing techniques or offers tattooing only for persons enrolled in the course, seminar or workshop or attending the trade show or event at which the person provides instruction, demonstrates a product or offers tattooing. Any person or organization that holds or produces a course, seminar, workshop, trade show or other event at which a person who is not a tattoo technician licensed in the state provides tattooing instruction, participates in the demonstration of a tattooing-related product or offers tattooing to persons in attendance at the trade show or event shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a student tattoo technician may practice tattooing under the personal supervision of a tattoo technician for a period not to exceed two years. A student tattoo technician shall register with the department for purposes of completing the practical training and experience required to obtain a license pursuant to this section. An application for registration shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by documentation that the applicant (1) has successfully completed a course on prevention of disease transmission and blood-borne pathogens that complies with the standards adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as described in 29 CFR 1910.1030 et seq., as amended from time to time, and that requires the successful completion of a proficiency examination as part of such course, and (2) holds current certification by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association in basic first aid. Such application shall include a notarized statement signed by a tattoo technician providing that such licensee acknowledges having responsibility for personally supervising the applicant's practical training and experience in tattooing.

(h) No license or temporary permit shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint in any state or jurisdiction.

(i) The Commissioner of Public Health may, in accordance with chapter 54, adopt such regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of sections 20-266o to 20-266s , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-321 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 392 / Section 20-321
Sec. 20-321. Notice and hearing.
Status: in_force

Cited. 177 C. 515.

Cited. 37 CA 777.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617a — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400j / Section 20-617a
Sec. 20-617a. Flavoring agent added to prescription product. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(b) A flavoring agent may be added to a prescription product by (1) a pharmacist upon the request of the prescribing practitioner, patient for whom the prescription is ordered or such patient's agent, or (2) a pharmacist acting on behalf of a hospital, as defined in section 19a-490 .

(c) The addition of a flavoring agent in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be exempt from the requirements established in subsections (a) to (m), inclusive, of section 20-633b , any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (o) of section 20-633b and United States Pharmacopeia, Chapter 795, Pharmaceutical Compounding – Nonsterile Preparations, and Chapter 800, Hazardous Drugs, as both may be amended from time to time.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-25 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 372 / Section 20-25
Sec. 20-25. Examining board.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 4-9a for definition of “public member”.

See Secs. 19a-8 to 19a-12, inclusive, re powers and duties of boards and commissions within Department of Public Health.

Cited. 211 C. 508; 220 C. 86.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633g — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400j / Section 20-633g
Sec. 20-633g. Operation of mobile pharmacies by licensed pharmacies. Application. Recordkeeping. Operations. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(2) No pharmacy may operate a mobile pharmacy without prior written approval from the department. Each mobile pharmacy shall be supervised by a pharmacist. The department may inspect a mobile pharmacy before pharmacy services are provided in the mobile pharmacy, and at any time during usual business hours or while such mobile pharmacy is in operation. The department may issue an order closing a mobile pharmacy if the department determines that: (A) The mobile pharmacy has failed to comply with (i) any provision of this section or this chapter, (ii) any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or this chapter, or (iii) any applicable law or regulation of any jurisdiction concerning drugs, devices or the practice of pharmacy; (B) conditions are unsafe to store or dispense drugs; or (C) there is insufficient security at such mobile pharmacy.

(b) A pharmacy that operates a mobile pharmacy under this section shall: (1) Maintain a record of all drugs that are removed from the pharmacy premises for the purpose of operating such mobile pharmacy; (2) maintain a record of each drug that is dispensed at such mobile pharmacy and include such record in such pharmacy's records not later than twenty-four hours after such drug is dispensed; (3) except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, inventory and return all unused drugs to the pharmacy premises by the close of business each day; (4) while operating such mobile pharmacy, store all drugs in such mobile pharmacy in a manner that (A) prevents any drug diversion, and (B) is consistent with the storage conditions specified by the manufacturers of such drugs; (5) establish and maintain a patient communication plan to ensure that patients can obtain prescription refills if such mobile pharmacy is unavailable; and (6) if permitted by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration or a successor agency, store controlled substances in the mobile pharmacy in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-262 .

(c) No pharmacy shall, without prior approval from the department: (1) Operate a mobile pharmacy for more than (A) seven consecutive days in a single location, or (B) fourteen days within a five-mile radius of the prior mobile pharmacy location; or (2) store drugs overnight in a mobile pharmacy or outside of the pharmacy premises.

(d) The commissioner may, with the advice and consent of the commission, adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-281g — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 389 / Section 20-281g
Sec. 20-281g. Prohibition against issuing report or offering or rendering attest or compilation services without valid license or permit. Exceptions. Use of titles restricted.
Status: in_force

(b) The prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this section is applicable to the issuance, by a person or a firm not holding a valid license and permit, of a report using any language conventionally used in the profession by licensees in reports on financial statements or any attest service.

(c) The prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this section is applicable to the issuance by a person or a firm not holding a valid license and permit of a report using any language conventionally used in the profession by licensees with respect to a compilation of financial statements.

(d) A person who does not hold a valid registration or license and who does not qualify for practice privilege under section 20-281n shall not use or assume the title or designation “certified public accountant”, or the abbreviation “CPA” or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, sign card or device tending to indicate that such person is a certified public accountant, provided that a holder of a certificate who does not also hold a license may use the title pertaining to such certification only in the manner permitted by regulations adopted by the board under subdivision (6) of subsection (g) of section 20-280 .

(e) No firm shall assume or use the title or designation “Certified Public Accountant”, or the abbreviation “CPA”, or any other similar title, designation, words, letters, abbreviation, sign, card or device tending to indicate that such firm is composed of certified public accountants, unless (1) the firm holds a valid permit issued under section 20-281e , (2) all proprietors, partners and shareholders practicing public accountancy in this state and whose principal place of business is in this state hold valid certificates and licenses issued under section 20-281d , and (3) all proprietors, partners, members and shareholders of the firm hold licenses. The prohibitions contained in this section shall apply to a firm that is owned by one or more proprietors, partners, members or shareholders who do not hold a valid license to practice public accountancy issued by the licensing authority of a state or territory of the United States that has obtained a permit to practice under subsection (c) of section 20-281e , but shall not be construed to apply to a firm that meets the requirements of subsection (h) of section 20-281e .

(f) No person shall assume or use the title or designation “public accountant”, or the abbreviation “PA”, or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviation, sign, card or device which tends to indicate that such person is a public accountant unless he holds a valid license issued under section 20-281b .

(g) A firm which does not hold a valid permit issued under section 20-281e shall not assume or use the title or designation “public accountant”, the abbreviation “PA”, or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviation, sign, card or device which tends to indicate that such firm is composed of public accountants.

(h) A person or firm which does not hold a valid license and permit issued under sections 20-281d and 20-281e shall not assume or use the title or designation “certified accountant”, “certified professional accountant”, “chartered accountant”, “enrolled accountant”, “licensed accountant”, “registered accountant”, “accredited accountant”, or any other title or designation likely to be confused with the titles “certified public accountant” or “public accountant” or use any of the abbreviations “CA”, “EA”, “LA”, “RA”, “AA” or similar abbreviation likely to be confused with the abbreviations “CPA” or “PA”, provided that a holder of a certificate who does not also hold a license may use the titles pertaining to such certificate only in the manner permitted by regulations adopted by the board under subdivision (6) of subsection (g) of section 20-280 . This subsection shall not prevent persons designated as “enrolled agents” of the Internal Revenue Service from using such title or the abbreviation “EA”.

(i) A person or firm which does not hold a valid license and permit issued under section 20-281b or 20-281d and section 20-281e shall not assume or use any title or designation that includes the words “accountant”, “auditor” or “accounting” in connection with any other language, including the language of a report, that implies that such person or firm holds such a permit or has special competence as an accountant or auditor, provided this subsection shall not prohibit any officer, partner or employee of any firm or organization from affixing his signature to any statement in reference to the financial affairs of such firm or organization with any wording designating the position, title or office that he holds therein, nor prohibit any act of a public official or employee in the performance of his duties as such.

(j) A person who holds a certificate shall not engage in the practice of public accountancy unless he also holds a valid license issued under section 20-281d and a permit issued under section 20-281e or unless such person is qualified for the practice privilege pursuant to section 20-281n .

(k) A firm which holds a permit under sections 20-279b to 20-281m , inclusive, shall not engage in the practice of public accountancy using a professional or firm name or designation that is misleading about the legal form of the firm, or about the persons who are partners, officers or shareholders of the firm, or about any other matter, provided names of one or more former partners or shareholders may be included in the name of a firm or its successor.

(l) None of the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to any firm holding a certification, designation, degree or license granted in a foreign country entitling the holder thereof to engage in the practice of public accountancy or its equivalent in such country, whose activities in this state are limited to the provision of professional services to persons or firms who are residents of, governments of, or business entities of the country in which he holds such entitlement, who issues no reports with respect to the financial statements of any other persons, firms or governmental units in this state, and who does not use in this state any title or designation other than the one under which he practices in such country, followed by a translation of such title or designation into the English language, if it is in a different language, and by the name of such country.

(m) The prohibitions contained in subsections (a), (b), (c), (h) and (i) of this section shall not be construed to apply to any person or firm that qualifies for a practice privilege under section 20-281n or who are exempt from the firm permit requirement contained in section 20-281e .

(n) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, a firm that does not hold a valid permit under section 20-281e and that does not have an office in this state may provide its professional services and practice public accountancy in this state, provided such firm complies with any applicable requirements of subsection (a) of section 20-281e .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-312c — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 392 / Section 20-312c
Sec. 20-312c. Associate brokers and supervising licensees.
Status: in_force

(b) Each supervising licensee shall be responsible for the actions of the associate brokers who are under such supervising licensee's control and supervision to the same extent that such supervising licensee would be responsible for such associate brokers if such associate brokers were real estate salespersons affiliated with such supervising licensee.

(c) If an associate broker's affiliation with a supervising licensee is terminated, the associate broker shall notify the department of such termination not later than fourteen calendar days after such termination or such associate broker's affiliation with another supervising licensee, whichever occurs first.

(d) Each associate broker shall comply with all advertising requirements and standards that apply to real estate brokers, and shall include the name of the supervising licensee who controls and supervises such associate broker at a prominent location in all of such associate broker's advertisements.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-477 — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 400c / Section 20-477
Sec. 20-477. Training courses. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) A lead training provider seeking approval of a training course or a refresher training course shall submit to the department completed application forms provided by the department and other associated material and such information as the department shall require to establish compliance with the requirements of this section.

(2) A lead training provider may offer any training course or refresher training course as desired, provided each course is approved by the department. Only lead training providers who have already received approval for a training course in a particular discipline, or are concurrently seeking such approval, may seek approval for a refresher training course in that discipline.

(3) Training course curricula shall encompass topics and materials as established by the commissioner. These curricula shall conform to standards or guidance for such course as established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency or such other federal agencies as may have jurisdiction.

(4) Training courses and refresher training courses shall utilize staff and faculty who comply with educational and experience standards as established by the commissioner. These standards shall conform to standards or guidance for such personnel qualifications as established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency or such other federal agencies as may have jurisdiction.

(c) Refresher training courses for each training course shall include the following: (1) An overview of key safety practices; (2) an update on new federal, state and local laws and regulations; and (3) an update on new technologies. Each refresher course shall consist of a minimum of seven training hours.

(d) Each lead training provider shall administer a closed book objective examination at the completion of each training or refresher training course. Such examination shall be an evaluation of the knowledge and skills acquired by each student. The course examination shall cover the course curriculum taught in each course. Lead training providers shall establish a passing standard for each course examination, provided such standard shall not be lower than seventy per cent correct.

(e) The department may conduct an audit of any training course or refresher training course prior to reapproval. The lead training provider shall submit an application for reapproval not earlier than one hundred eighty days or later than ninety days before the current course approval expires. In the event an audit is performed, the following elements may be examined: (1) Course materials; (2) instructor competency; (3) validity and security of the course examination; (4) the conduct of hands-on skills assessments; (5) adequacy of the facility and equipment; and (6) the training course quality control plan.

(f) Each lead training provider shall retain the following information: (1) Records of staff and faculty qualifications; (2) curriculum and course materials; (3) course examination or pool of examination questions; (4) information on how hands-on skills assessments were conducted; and (5) student files grouped alphabetically by class and year. Each student file shall contain results of the hands-on skills assessment and the examination and copies of any course completion certificate issued. The lead training provider shall retain these records at the location specified on the lead training provider's approved application for a minimum of three years.

(g) The department may, after opportunity for hearing, suspend, revoke or withdraw approval of a training or refresher training course upon a finding that a lead training course provider has committed any of the following acts: (1) Misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining of approval or reapproval of a training or a refresher training course; (2) failure to submit required information or notifications in a timely manner; (3) failure to maintain requisite records; (4) falsification of records, instructor qualifications or other approval information; (5) failure to adhere to the training standards and requirements of this section; (6) failure on the part of the training manager or other person with supervisory authority over the delivery of training to comply with federal, state or local lead statutes or regulations; or (7) fraudulent issuance of a course completion document to a person who has failed to successfully complete the course or course examination. Notice of any contemplated action under this subsection, the cause of action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce any order or action taken pursuant to this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to applications for approval or reapproval filed pursuant to this section.

(h) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, requiring that applicants successfully complete an examination prescribed by the department, for certification in the following professions: Lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer and lead abatement supervisor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-195gg — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 383c / Section 20-195gg
Sec. 20-195gg. Practice of professional counseling. Independent practice.
Status: in_force

(b) An individual licensed as a professional counselor associate pursuant to subsection (d) of section 20-195dd may practice professional counseling under professional supervision. Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 20-195bb , a licensed professional counselor associate may not engage in the independent practice of professional counseling.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7g — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 369 / Section 20-7g
Sec. 20-7g. Billing practices re diagnostic imaging services.
Status: in_force

(b) Radiological facilities or imaging centers performing the technical component of computerized axial tomography, positron emission tomography or magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic imaging services shall directly bill either the patient or the responsible third-party payor for such services. Radiological facilities or imaging centers shall not bill a practitioner of the healing arts who requests such services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-195qq — Connecticut Code / Title 20 / Chapter 383d / Section 20-195qq
Sec. 20-195qq. License required. Title protection. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) No person may use the title “genetic counselor”, “licensed genetic counselor”, “gene counselor”, “genetic consultant”, “genetic associate”, or the designation “LGC” or make use of any title, words, letters, abbreviations or insignia that may reasonably be confused with licensure as a genetic counselor unless such person is licensed pursuant to section 20-195rr or has been issued a temporary permit pursuant to section 20-195ss .

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who (1) is licensed under chapter 370, (2) is an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378, (3) is a nurse-midwife licensed under chapter 377, (4) provides genetic counseling while acting within the scope of practice of the person's license and training, provided the person does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a genetic counselor, (5) is employed by the federal government to provide genetic counseling while in the discharge of the person's official duties, or (6) is a student enrolled in (A) a genetic counseling educational program, (B) a medical genetics educational program accredited by the American Board of Genetic Counseling, or any successor of said board, or the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, or (C) a graduate nursing or medical education program in genetics, and genetic counseling is an integral part of the student's course of study and such student is performing such counseling under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or physician.