Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-754f — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368dd / Section 19a-754f
Sec. 19a-754f. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Drug manufacturer” means the manufacturer of a drug that is: (A) Included in the information and data submitted by a health carrier pursuant to section 38a-479qqq , (B) studied or listed pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of section 19a-754b , or (C) in a therapeutic class of drugs that the Commissioner of Health Strategy determines, through public or private reports, has had a substantial impact on prescription drug expenditures, net of rebates, as a percentage of total health care expenditures;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Health Strategy;

(3) “Health care cost growth benchmark” means the annual benchmark established pursuant to section 19a-754g ;

(4) “Health care quality benchmark” means an annual benchmark established pursuant to section 19a-754g ;

(5) “Health care provider” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-17b ;

(6) “Net cost of private health insurance” means the difference between premiums earned and benefits incurred, and includes insurers' costs of paying bills, advertising, sales commissions, and other administrative costs, net additions or subtractions from reserves, rate credits and dividends, premium taxes and profits or losses;

(7) “Office” means the Office of Health Strategy established under section 19a-754a ;

(8) “Other entity” means a drug manufacturer, pharmacy benefits manager or other health care provider that is not considered a provider entity;

(9) “Payer” means a payer, including Medicaid, Medicare and governmental and nongovernment health plans, and includes any organization acting as payer that is a subsidiary, affiliate or business owned or controlled by a payer that, during a given calendar year, pays health care providers for health care services or pharmacies or provider entities for prescription drugs designated by the Commissioner of Health Strategy;

(10) “Performance year” means the most recent calendar year for which data were submitted for the applicable health care cost growth benchmark, primary care spending target or health care quality benchmark;

(11) “Pharmacy benefits manager” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (10) of section 38a-479ooo ;

(12) “Primary care spending target” means the annual target established pursuant to section 19a-754g ;

(13) “Provider entity” means an organized group of clinicians that come together for the purposes of contracting, or are an established billing unit that, at a minimum, includes primary care providers, and that collectively, during any given calendar year, has enough attributed lives to participate in total cost of care contracts, even if they are not engaged in a total cost of care contract;

(14) “Potential gross state product” means a forecasted measure of the economy that equals the sum of the (A) expected growth in national labor force productivity, (B) expected growth in the state's labor force, and (C) expected national inflation, minus the expected state population growth;

(15) “Total health care expenditures” means the sum of all health care expenditures in this state from public and private sources for a given calendar year, including: (A) All claims-based spending paid to providers, net of pharmacy rebates, (B) all patient cost-sharing amounts, and (C) the net cost of private health insurance; and

(16) “Total medical expense” means the total cost of care for the patient population of a payer or provider entity for a given calendar year, where cost is calculated for such year as the sum of (A) all claims-based spending paid to providers by public and private payers, and net of pharmacy rebates, (B) all nonclaims payments for such year, including, but not limited to, incentive payments and care coordination payments, and (C) all patient cost-sharing amounts expressed on a per capita basis for the patient population of a payer or provider entity in this state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-36b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-36b
Sec. 19a-36b. Persons exempt from examination requirement for qualified food operators. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Any volunteer who serves meals for a nonprofit organization shall be exempt from the examination requirement for qualified food operators.

(c) The Commissioner of Public Health, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Social Services, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish training procedures for persons exempt from the examination requirement for qualified food operators under the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-632a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368z / Section 19a-632a
Sec. 19a-632a. Payment of assessment by electronic funds transfer.
Status: in_force

(b) The Office of Health Strategy may require a hospital to pay an assessment levied pursuant to section 19a-632 by way of an approved method of electronic funds transfer.

(c) A hospital making an electronic funds transfer pursuant to this section shall initiate such transfer in a timely fashion to ensure that a bank account designated by the department is credited by electronic funds transfer for the amount of the assessment required to be made by such method on or before the date such assessment is due.

(d) Where an assessment is required to be made by electronic funds transfer, any payment made by a method other than electronic funds transfer shall be treated as an assessment not made in a timely manner, and any payment made by electronic funds transfer, where the bank account designated by the department is not credited for the amount of the assessment on or before the date such assessment is due, shall be treated as an assessment not made in a timely manner. Any assessment treated under this subsection as an assessment not made in a timely manner shall be subject to a penalty in accordance with subsection (e) of this section.

(e) Where any assessment is treated under subsection (d) of this section as an assessment not made in a timely manner because it is made by means other than electronic funds transfer, there shall be imposed a penalty equal to ten per cent of the assessment required to be made by electronic funds transfer. Where any assessment made by electronic funds transfer is treated under subsection (d) of this section as an assessment not made in a timely manner because the bank account designated by the department is not credited by electronic funds transfer for the amount of the assessment on or before the date such assessment is due, there shall be imposed a penalty equal to (1) two per cent of the assessment required to be made by electronic funds transfer, if such failure to pay by electronic funds transfer is for not more than five days; (2) five per cent of the assessment required to be made by electronic funds transfer, if such failure to pay by electronic funds transfer is for more than five days but not more than fifteen days; or (3) ten per cent of the assessment required to be made by electronic funds transfer, if such failure to pay by electronic funds transfer is for more than fifteen days.

(f) The office shall deposit all payments received pursuant to this section with the State Treasurer. The moneys so deposited shall be credited to the General Fund and shall be accounted for as expenses recovered from hospitals.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-490b
Sec. 19a-490b. Furnishing of health records and veterans' information. Access to tissue slides or blocks. Certified document re storage of and access to health records upon cessation of operations.
Status: in_force

(b) No institution licensed pursuant to this chapter shall charge for furnishing a health record or part thereof to a patient, his attorney or conservator if the record or part thereof is necessary for the purpose of supporting a claim or appeal under any provision of the Social Security Act or a claim or appeal for veterans' benefits under any provision of Title 38 of the United States Code or chapter 506 and the request for the records is accompanied by documentation of the claim or appeal. An institution shall furnish the requested record within thirty days of the request, unless the request was received in less than thirty days subsequent to the date the patient was discharged, in which case the institution shall furnish the requested record upon its completion.

(c) Each institution licensed pursuant to this chapter shall maintain information regarding each patient's status as a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103 . Said information shall be made available, upon request, to any duly authorized representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(d) No institution may deny a person the records available under subsection (a) of this section because of the person's inability to pay the required fees. An affidavit from such person attesting to an inability to pay such fees shall be presumptive evidence thereof.

(e) Each institution licensed pursuant to this chapter that ceases to operate shall, at the time it relinquishes its license to the department, provide to the department a certified document specifying: (1) The location at which patient health records will be stored; (2) the procedure that has been established for patients, former patients or their authorized representatives to secure access to such health records; (3) provisions for storage, should the storage location cease to operate or change ownership; and (4) that the department is authorized to enforce the certified document should the storage location cease to operate or change ownership. An institution that fails to comply with the terms of a certified document provided to the department in accordance with this subsection shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per day for each day of noncompliance with the terms of the certified agreement.

Statute does not afford patients a right to possession of those components of their hospital records that cannot be duplicated. 246 C. 45.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-31a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-31a
Sec. 19a-31a. Microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratories.
Status: in_force

(1) “Microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory” means a laboratory that (A) utilizes any living agent capable of causing a human infection or reportable human disease, or (B) is used to secure evidence of the presence or absence of a living agent capable of causing a human infection or reportable human disease, for the purposes of teaching, research or quality control of the infection or disease;

(2) “Biolevel-two microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory” means a microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory that presents a moderate hazard to personnel of exposure to an infection or disease and utilizes agents that are associated with human infection or disease;

(3) “Biolevel-three microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory” means a microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory operated by an institution of higher education, or any other research entity, that (A) handles agents that (i) have a known potential for aerosol transmission, (ii) may cause serious and potentially lethal human infections or diseases, and (iii) are either indigenous or exotic in origin, and (B) is designed and equipped under guidelines issued by the National Institutes of Health and the National Centers for Disease Control as a biolevel-three laboratory; and

(4) “Biolevel-three agent” means an agent classified as a biolevel-three agent by the National Institutes of Health and the National Centers for Disease Control.

(b) No biolevel-two microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory or biolevel-three microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory shall operate unless such laboratory has registered with the Department of Public Health and paid the registration fee required under subsection (c) of this section.

(c) The biennial registration fee for a biolevel-two microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory and a biolevel-three microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory shall be four hundred dollars.

(d) Microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratories that are state or federally operated entities shall be exempt from the registration fee requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this section.

(e) If an institution that operates a biolevel-three microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratory establishes a biosafety committee pursuant to the National Institutes of Health or the National Centers for Disease Control guidelines, such committee shall (1) forward the minutes of its meetings to the Department of Public Health and (2) meet at least annually with a representative of the Department of Public Health to review safety procedures and discuss health issues relating to the operation of the laboratory.

(f) Each such institution shall report to the Department of Public Health any infection or injury relating to work at the laboratory with biolevel-three agents and any incidents relating to such work which result in a recommendation by the institution that employees or members of the public be tested or monitored for potential health problems because of the possibility of infection or injury or incidents which pose a threat to public health.

(g) Each such institution shall report to the Department of Public Health any sanctions imposed on the laboratory or on the institution for incidents occurring at the laboratory by the National Institutes of Health, the National Centers for Disease Control, the United States Department of Defense or any other government agency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-522b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-522b
Sec. 19a-522b. Chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision: Preservation and maintenance of patient medical records. Electronic signatures.
Status: in_force

(b) A chronic or convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision may use electronic signatures for patient medical records, provided such chronic or convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision has written policies in place to maintain the privacy and security of such electronic signatures.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-646 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368z / Section 19a-646
Sec. 19a-646. (Formerly Sec. 19a-166). Negotiation of discounts and different rates and methods of payments with hospitals. Filing with the unit.
Status: in_force

(1) “Unit” means the Health Systems Planning Unit within the Office of Health Strategy, established under section 19a-612 ;

(2) “Fiscal year” means the hospital fiscal year, as used for purposes of this chapter, consisting of a twelve-month period commencing on October first and ending the following September thirtieth;

(3) “Hospital” means any short-term acute care general or children's hospital licensed by the Department of Public Health, including the John Dempsey Hospital of The University of Connecticut Health Center;

(4) “Payer” means any person, legal entity, governmental body or eligible organization that meets the definition of an eligible organization under 42 USC Section 1395mm (b) of the Social Security Act, or any combination thereof, except for Medicare and Medicaid which is or may become legally responsible, in whole or in part for the payment of services rendered to or on behalf of a patient by a hospital. Payer also includes any legal entity whose membership includes one or more payers and any third-party payer; and

(5) “Prompt payment” means payment made for services to a hospital by mail or other means on or before the tenth business day after receipt of the bill by the payer.

(b) No hospital shall provide a discount or different rate or method of reimbursement from the filed rates or charges to any payer except as provided in this section.

(c) (1) Any payer may directly negotiate with a hospital for a different rate or method of reimbursement, or both, provided the charges and payments for the payer are on file at the hospital business office in accordance with this subsection. No discount agreement or agreement for a different rate or method of reimbursement, or both, shall be effective until a complete written agreement between the hospital and the payer is on file at the hospital. Each such agreement shall be available to the unit for inspection or submission to the unit upon request, for at least three years after the close of the applicable fiscal year.

(2) The charges and payments for each payer receiving a discount shall be accumulated by the hospital for each payer and reported as required by the unit.

(3) A full written copy of each agreement executed pursuant to this subsection shall be on file in the hospital business office within twenty-four hours of execution.

(d) A payer may negotiate with a hospital to obtain a discount on rates or charges for prompt payment.

(e) A payer may also negotiate for and may receive a discount for the provision of the following administrative services: (1) A system which permits the hospital to bill the payer through either a computer-processed or machine-readable or similar billing procedure; (2) a system which enables the hospital to verify coverage of a patient by the payer at the time the service is provided; and (3) a guarantee of payment within the scope of the agreement between the patient and the third-party payer for service to the patient prior to the provision of that service.

(f) No hospital may require a payer to negotiate for another element or any combination of the above elements of a discount, as established in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, in order to negotiate for or obtain a discount for any single element. No hospital may require a payer to negotiate a discount for all patients covered by such payer in order to negotiate a discount for any patient or group of patients covered by such payer.

(g) Any hospital which agrees to provide a discount to a payer under subsection (d) or (e) of this section shall file a copy of the agreement in the hospital's business office and shall provide the same discount to any other payer who agrees to make prompt payment or provide administrative services similar to that contained in the agreement. Each agreement filed shall specify on its face that it was executed and filed pursuant to this subsection.

(h) (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require payment by any payer or purchaser, under any program or contract for payment or reimbursement of expenses for health care services, for: (A) Services not covered under such program or contract; or (B) that portion of any charge for services furnished by a hospital that exceeds the amount covered by such program or contract.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or modify any provision of such program or contract that requires payment of a copayment, deductible or enrollment fee or that imposes any similar requirement.

(i) A hospital which has established a program approved by the unit with one or more banks for the purpose of reducing the hospital's bad debt load, may reduce its published charges for that portion of a patient's bill for services which a payer who is a private individual is or may become legally responsible for, after all other insurers or third-party payers have been assessed their full charges provided (1) prior to the rendering of such services, the hospital and the individual payer or parent or guardian or custodian have agreed in writing that after receipt of any insurer or third-party payment paid in accordance with the full hospital charges the remaining payment due from the private individual for such reduced charges shall be made in whole or in part from the balance on deposit in a bank account which has been established by or on behalf of such individual patient, and (2) such payment is made from such account. Nothing in this section shall relieve a patient or legally liable person from being responsible for the full amount of any underpayment of the hospital's authorized charges excluding any discount under this section, by a patient's insurer or any other third-party payer for that insurer's or third-party payer's portion of the bill. Any reduction in charges granted to an individual or parent or guardian or custodian under this subsection shall be reported to the unit as a contractual allowance. For purposes of this subsection “private individual” shall include a patient's parent, legal guardian or legal custodian but shall not include an insurer or third-party payer.

Annotation to former section 19a-166:

Cited. 214 C. 321.

Annotation to present section:

Absent a negotiated agreement setting the liability for hospital services rendered pursuant to section, a workers' compensation commissioner shall determine an employer's liability for hospital services on the basis of the hospital's filed rates that it is required to charge “any payer” under Subsec. (b) rather than amount that such services “actually cost” the hospital as contemplated under Sec. 31-294d. 315 C. 704.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-699 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368bb / Section 19a-699
Sec. 19a-699. Individualized service plans. Assessment of resident who requires assisted living services.
Status: in_force

(b) An assisted living services agency shall maintain written policies and procedures for the initial evaluation and regular, periodic reassessment of the functional and health status and service requirements of each resident who requires assisted living services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-336 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368m / Section 19a-336
Sec. 19a-336. (Formerly Sec. 19-311). Obstruction of watercourse.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 7-147 re municipalities' powers to prohibit obstructions in waterways.

Annotation to former section 19-311:

Cited. 147 C. 153.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-586 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368x / Section 19a-586
Sec. 19a-586. Testing for insurance purposes.
Status: in_force

(b) The Insurance Commissioner shall adopt regulations, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, which establish all necessary requirements for the provision of informed consent pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, requirements regarding (1) sufficient notice at the time of application that the insured will be tested for HIV infection and (2) an explanation of AIDS and HIV infection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-438 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368s / Section 19a-438
Sec. 19a-438. (Formerly Sec. 19-552). Application for license.
Status: in_force

(b) The application shall contain a statement made upon oath or affirmation that the statements contained therein are true and correct to the best knowledge of the applicant. The application shall be signed by the individual applicant, or in cases where the applicant is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, company, association, society or group, by a duly authorized representative of such entity.

(c) The application shall contain and disclose: (1) The name, age, residence and mailing address of the person signing the application in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; (2) the address and legal description of all property upon which the assembly is to be held, together with the name, residence and mailing address of the record owner or owners of all such property; (3) proof of ownership of all property upon which the assembly is to be held or a statement made upon oath or affirmation by the record owner or owners of all such property that the applicant has permission to use such property for an assembly of two thousand or more persons; (4) the nature or purpose of the assembly; (5) the dates and total number of hours and days, as the case may be, during which the assembly is to last; (6) the maximum number of persons which the applicant shall permit to assemble at any time, not to exceed the maximum number which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly, in consideration of the nature of the assembly or the maximum number of persons allowed to sleep within the boundaries of the location of the assembly by the zoning ordinances of the municipality if the assembly is to continue overnight; (7) the maximum number of tickets to be sold, if any; (8) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant to limit the maximum number of people permitted to assemble; (9) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for the provision and existence of pure and adequate drinking water; (10) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for the provision of toilet and lavatory facilities, including the source, number, location and type, and the means of disposing of waste deposited; (11) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for holding, collecting and disposing of solid waste material; (12) a copy of a written plan for the provision of emergency medical services, prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the primary services area responder, as defined in section 19a-175 , for the location where the assembly is to occur, that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances; (13) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for parking vehicles, including size and location of lots, points of highway access and interior roads, including routes between highway access and parking lots; (14) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for camping facilities, if any, including facilities available and their location; (15) a copy of a written plan for on-site security and traffic control on public roads, prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the local police authority, that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances; (16) a copy of a written plan for fire protection, prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the local fire department, that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances; and (17) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant that ensures compliance by concessioners with federal, state and municipal food protection laws.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-182 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368d / Section 19a-182
Sec. 19a-182. (Formerly Sec. 19-73dd). Emergency medical services councils. Plans for delivery of services.
Status: in_force

(b) Each emergency medical services council shall develop and revise every five years a plan for the delivery of emergency medical services in its area, using a format established by the Office of Emergency Medical Services. Each council shall submit an annual update for each regional plan to the Office of Emergency Medical Services detailing accomplishments made toward plan implementation. Such plan shall include an evaluation of the current effectiveness of emergency medical services and detail the needs for the future, and shall contain specific goals for the delivery of emergency medical services within their respective geographic areas, a time frame for achievement of such goals, cost data for the development of such goals, and performance standards for the evaluation of such goals. Special emphasis in such plan shall be placed upon coordinating the existing services into a comprehensive system. Such plan shall contain provisions for, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) Clearly defined geographic regions to be serviced by each emergency medical service organization including cooperative arrangements with other organizations, personnel and backup services; (2) an adequate number of trained personnel for staffing of ambulances, communications facilities and hospital emergency rooms, with emphasis on former military personnel trained in allied health fields; (3) a communications system that includes a central dispatch center, two-way radio communication between the ambulance and the receiving hospital and a universal emergency telephone number; and (4) a public education program that stresses the need for adequate training in basic lifesaving techniques and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Such plan shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Public Health no later than June thirtieth each year the plan is due.

Annotation to former section 19-73dd:

Cited. 35 CS 136.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-289f — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368i / Section 19a-289f
Sec. 19a-289f. Methods of refusing to make an anatomical gift.
Status: in_force

(b) A record signed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) Be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and (2) state that such record has been signed and witnessed as provided for in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke such refusal: (1) In the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section for making a refusal; (2) by subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to section 19a-289d that is inconsistent with the refusal; or (3) by destroying or canceling the record evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of section 19a-289g , in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual's unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-634 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368z / Section 19a-634
Sec. 19a-634. (Formerly Sec. 19a-150). State-wide health care facility utilization study. State-wide health care facilities and services plan. Inventory of health care facilities, equipment and services.
Status: in_force

(b) The unit, in consultation with such other state agencies as the commissioner deems appropriate, shall establish and maintain a state-wide health care facilities and services plan. Such plan may include, but not be limited to: (1) An assessment of the availability of acute hospital care, hospital emergency care, specialty hospital care, outpatient surgical care, primary care and clinic care; (2) an evaluation of the unmet needs of persons at risk and vulnerable populations as determined by the commissioner; (3) a projection of future demand for health care services and the impact that technology may have on the demand, capacity or need for such services; and (4) recommendations for the expansion, reduction or modification of health care facilities or services. In the development of the plan, the unit shall consider the recommendations of any advisory bodies which may be established by the commissioner. The commissioner may also incorporate the recommendations of authoritative organizations whose mission is to promote policies based on best practices or evidence-based research. The commissioner, in consultation with hospital representatives, shall develop a process that encourages hospitals to incorporate the state-wide health care facilities and services plan into hospital long-range planning and shall facilitate communication between appropriate state agencies concerning innovations or changes that may affect future health planning. The unit shall update the state-wide health care facilities and services plan not less than once every two years.

(c) For purposes of conducting the state-wide health care facility utilization study and preparing the state-wide health care facilities and services plan, the unit shall establish and maintain an inventory of all health care facilities, the equipment identified in subdivisions (9) and (10) of subsection (a) of section 19a-638 , and services in the state, including health care facilities that are exempt from certificate of need requirements under subsection (b) of section 19a-638 . The unit shall develop an inventory questionnaire to obtain the following information: (1) The name and location of the facility; (2) the type of facility; (3) the hours of operation; (4) the type of services provided at that location; and (5) the total number of clients, treatments, patient visits, procedures performed or scans performed in a calendar year. The inventory shall be completed biennially by health care facilities and providers and such health care facilities and providers shall not be required to provide patient specific or financial data.

Annotations to former section 19a-150:

Cited. 200 C. 489; 208 C. 663; 214 C. 321; 226 C. 105; 235 C. 128.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-754h — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368dd / Section 19a-754h
Sec. 19a-754h. Payer reporting requirements. Publication of reports.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than March 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall prepare and post on the office's Internet web site, a report concerning the total health care expenditures utilizing the total aggregate medical expenses reported by payers pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including, but not limited to, a breakdown of such population-adjusted total medical expenses by payer and provider entities. The report may include, but shall not be limited to, information regarding the following:

(1) Trends in major service category spending;

(2) Primary care spending as a percentage of total medical expenses;

(3) The net cost of private health insurance by payer by market segment, including individual, small group, large group, self-insured, student and Medicare Advantage markets; and

(4) Any other factors the commissioner deems relevant to providing context on such data, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following factors: (A) The impact of the rate of inflation and rate of medical inflation; (B) impacts, if any, on access to care; and (C) responses to public health crises or similar emergencies.

(c) The commissioner shall annually submit a request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the unadjusted total medical expenses of Connecticut residents.

(d) Not later than August 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, each payer or provider entity shall report to the commissioner in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, for the preceding year, and for prior years if the commissioner so requests based on material changes to data previously submitted, on the health care quality benchmarks adopted pursuant to section 19a-754g .

(e) Not later than March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall prepare and post on the office's Internet web site, a report concerning health care quality benchmarks reported by payers and provider entities pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(f) The commissioner may enter into such contractual agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, contractual agreements with actuarial, economic and other experts and consultants.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-131k — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-131k
Sec. 19a-131k. Mandatory distribution of potassium iodide.
Status: in_force

(1) “Child care service” means a child care center, group child care home or family child care home, as defined in section 19a-77 , and licensed pursuant to section 19a-80 or 19a-87b ;

(2) “Public health emergency” means a public health emergency, as defined in section 19a-131 ;

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

(4) “Nursing home facility” means any nursing home, as defined in section 19a-521 , but shall not include residential care homes; and

(5) “Youth camp” means any facility licensed pursuant to chapter 368r.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, each nursing home facility, child care service or youth camp shall provide potassium iodide to residents, staff members, minors or other persons present in such facility, service or camp when directed by the commissioner during a public health emergency. Each nursing home facility, child care service or youth camp shall (1) upon admitting a resident or minor to, or upon hiring a staff member for, such facility, notify each resident or representative of a resident, staff member or parent or guardian of a minor of the requirement for the provision of potassium iodide under this subsection and obtain prior written permission or written objection for such provision from each such person, and (2) prior to obtaining such written permission or written objection, advise each such person, in writing, (A) that the ingestion of potassium iodide is voluntary only, (B) about the contraindications of taking potassium iodide, and (C) about the potential side effects of taking potassium iodide.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish criteria and procedures for obtaining the required written permission, and for the storage and distribution of potassium iodide to residents, staff members, minors or other persons present in such facility, service or camp.