Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-486d — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-486d
Sec. 19a-486d. Sale of nonprofit hospitals: Disapproval by Commissioner of Health Strategy. Powers of Commissioner of Health Strategy.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may, during the course of a review required by this section: (1) Issue in writing and cause to be served upon any person, by subpoena, a demand that such person appear before the commissioner and give testimony or produce documents as to any matters relevant to the scope of the review; and (2) issue written interrogatories, to be answered under oath, as to any matters relevant to the scope of the review and prescribing a return date that would allow a reasonable time to respond. If any person fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection, the commissioner, through the Attorney General, may apply to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford seeking enforcement of such subpoena. The superior court may, upon notice to such person, issue and cause to be served an order requiring compliance. Service of subpoenas ad testificandum, subpoenas duces tecum, notices of deposition and written interrogatories as provided in this subsection may be made by personal service at the usual place of abode or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the person to be served at such person's principal place of business within or without this state or such person's residence.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-118b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-118b
Sec. 19a-118b. Temporary nursing services agencies. Grievances against agencies. Civil actions, penalties. Injunctions.
Status: in_force

(b) Any temporary nursing services agency that violates any provision of section 19a-118 or 19a-118a may be assessed a civil penalty by the court not to exceed three hundred dollars for each offense. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day of continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Commissioner of Public Health may request the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for injunctive relief to restrain any further violation of section 19a-118 or 19a-118a . The Superior Court may grant such relief upon notice and hearing.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-512 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-512
Sec. 19a-512. (Formerly Sec. 19-593). Licensure by examination. Minimum requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) Minimum education and training requirements for applicants for licensure are as follows:

(1) Each person other than an applicant for renewal, applying prior to February 1, 1985, shall have completed: (A) A program so designed as to content and so administered as to present sufficient knowledge of the needs to be properly served by nursing homes, laws and regulations governing the operation of nursing homes and the protection of the interest of patients therein and the elements of good nursing home administration, or presented evidence satisfactory to the Department of Public Health of sufficient education and training in the foregoing fields; and (B) a one-year residency period under the joint supervision of a duly licensed nursing home administrator in an authorized nursing home and an accredited institution of higher education, approved by said department, which period may correspond to one academic year in such accredited institution. The supervising administrator shall submit such reports as may be required by the department on the performance and progress of such administrator-in-training, on forms provided by the department. This subdivision shall not apply to any person who has successfully completed a program of study for a master's degree in nursing home administration or in a related health care field and who has been awarded such degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.

(2) Each such person applying on or after February 1, 1985, in addition to the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall either (A) have a baccalaureate degree in any area and have completed a course in long-term care administration approved by the department, or (B) have a master's degree in long-term care administration or in a related health care field approved by the commissioner.

(3) Each such person applying on or after November 1, 2014, in addition to the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, shall have completed training in Alzheimer's disease and dementia symptoms and care.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Department of Public Health shall renew the license of any person licensed as a nursing home administrator on July 1, 1983.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-362 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368o / Section 19a-362
Sec. 19a-362. (Formerly Sec. 19-371). No recovery of rent during unlawful occupation. Exception.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to buildings owned by a housing authority organized under the provisions of chapter 128, which have been constructed or altered pursuant to contracts with the federal government or the state providing for annual contributions or other financial assistance.

Annotations to former section 19-371:

Disability to recover rent not confined to the person who was owner at time of completion but applied to subsequent purchaser. 121 C. 458. Constitutional aspects considered. Id., 459. Cited. 136 C. 276; 149 C. 740. Statute does not authorize action by tenant for recovery of rent voluntarily paid during period of violation. 150 C. 702.

Statute in barring landlord from collecting rent in effect relieved tenants of obligation to pay; landlord had no cause of action to collect rent or for eviction, nor to rent premises to others in absence of certificate. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 360.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-486b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-486b
Sec. 19a-486b. Sale of nonprofit hospitals: Approval by Commissioner of Health Strategy and Attorney General.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner and the Attorney General may place any conditions on the approval of an application that relate to the purposes of sections 19a-486a to 19a-486h , inclusive. In placing any such conditions the commissioner shall follow the guidelines and criteria described in subdivision (4) of subsection (d) of section 19a-639 . Any such conditions may be in addition to any conditions placed by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (d) of section 19a-639 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490k — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-490k
Sec. 19a-490k. Administration of care and vaccinations to patients by hospital without physician's order. Permitted activities. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) A hospital may administer any prophylactic care or treatment to healthy newborns who are born at the hospital, or who are admitted to the hospital nursery, after an assessment of contraindications, without a physician's order, in accordance with a physician-approved hospital policy, to the extent such care or treatment is permitted by 42 CFR Part 482.

(c) A hospital may administer influenza and pneumococcal vaccines to patients, after an assessment for contraindications, without a physician's order, in accordance with a physician-approved hospital policy. The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-497 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-497
Sec. 19a-497. Filing of strike contingency plan. Summary order. Civil penalty: Notification and hearing requirement. Regulations. Collective bargaining implications.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may issue a summary order to any nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521 , or any residential care home, as defined in section 19a-521 , that fails to file a strike contingency plan that complies with the provisions of this section and the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section within the specified time period. Such order shall require the nursing home facility or residential care home to immediately file a strike contingency plan that complies with the provisions of this section and the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section.

(c) Any nursing home facility or residential care home that is in noncompliance with this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each day of noncompliance.

(d) (1) If the commissioner determines that a nursing home facility or residential care home is in noncompliance with this section or the regulations adopted pursuant to this section, for which a civil penalty is authorized by subsection (c) of this section, the commissioner may send to an authorized officer or agent of the nursing home facility or residential care home, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personally serve upon such officer or agent, a notice that includes: (A) A reference to this section or the section or sections of the regulations involved; (B) a short and plain statement of the matters asserted or charged; (C) a statement of the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for such noncompliance; and (D) a statement of the party's right to request a hearing to contest the imposition of the civil penalty.

(2) A nursing home facility or residential care home may make written application for a hearing to contest the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to this section not later than twenty days after the date such notice is mailed or served. All hearings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. If a nursing home facility or residential care home fails to request a hearing or fails to appear at the hearing or if, after the hearing, the commissioner finds that the nursing home facility or residential care home is in noncompliance, the commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion, order that a civil penalty be imposed that is not greater than the penalty stated in the notice. The commissioner shall send a copy of any order issued pursuant to this subsection by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the nursing home facility or residential care home named in such order.

(e) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54: (1) Establishing requirements for a strike contingency plan, which shall include, but not be limited to, a requirement that the plan contain documentation that the institution has arranged for adequate staffing and security, food, pharmaceuticals and other essential supplies and services necessary to meet the needs of the patient population served by the institution in the event of a strike; and (2) for purposes of the imposition of a civil penalty upon a nursing home facility or residential care home pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this section.

(f) Such plan shall be deemed a statement of strategy or negotiation with respect to collective bargaining for the purpose of subdivision (9) of subsection (b) of section 1-210 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-580e — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368w / Section 19a-580e
Sec. 19a-580e. Conservator's duty to comply with conserved person's health care instructions or other wishes. Precedence of health care representative's decisions. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a decision of a health care representative concerning health care or the disposition of the body of a deceased person takes precedence over that of a conservator, except under the following circumstances: (1) When the health care decision concerns a person who is subject to the provisions of section 17a-566 , 17a-587 , 17a-588 or 54-56d ; (2) when a conservator has been appointed for a conserved person who is subject to an order authorized under subsection (e) of section 17a-543 , for the duration of the conserved person's hospitalization; or (3) when a conservator has been appointed for a conserved person subject to an order authorized under section 17a-543a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-41a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-41a
Sec. 19a-41a. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut access to state's birth and death registries.
Status: in_force

(b) If the department determines that a tribe granted access to such birth and death registries has failed to comply with any of the requirements of any provision of subsection (a) of this section or has submitted filings to the system that do not conform with such requirements, the department may give notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to said tribe of the facts or conduct that contributed to such determination and the specific provisions of the general statutes or regulations of Connecticut state agencies that are alleged to have been violated. The department shall provide said tribe an opportunity to demonstrate compliance with such provisions and submit a plan of correction to achieve compliance with such provisions. If said tribe does not demonstrate compliance or fully implement a department approved plan of correction on or before thirty days after receiving notice from the department under this subsection, the department may terminate the tribe's access to the state's electronic birth and death registries in the department's electronic vital records system or remove any nonconforming filings from such registries.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to (1) grant the department jurisdiction over a requesting tribe or its tribal office responsible for the issuance and maintenance of birth or death certificates, or (2) limit the department's authority to (A) grant or restrict a requesting tribe's access to the state's electronic birth and death registries consistent with the provisions of this section, or (B) remove any nonconforming filings from such registries.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-111a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-111a
Sec. 19a-111a. Lead poisoning prevention program. Lead state agency.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall establish, in consultation with recognized professional medical groups, guidelines consistent with the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines for assessment of the risk of lead poisoning, screening for lead poisoning and treatment and follow-up care of individuals, including children with lead poisoning and persons who are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant.

(c) The commissioner shall establish a lead poisoning prevention program to provide screening, diagnosis, consultation, inspection and treatment services, including, but not limited to, the prevention and elimination of lead poisoning through research, abatement, education and epidemiological and clinical activities. Such program shall include, but need not be limited to, the screening services provided pursuant to section 19a-111g .

(d) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may contract with individuals, groups or agencies for the provision of necessary services and enter into assistance agreements with municipalities, cities, boroughs or district departments of health or special service districts for the development and implementation of comprehensive lead poisoning prevention programs consistent with the provisions of sections 19a-110 to 19a-111c , inclusive.

(e) The commissioner shall maintain comprehensive records of all reports submitted pursuant to sections 19a-110 and 19a-111 . Such records shall be geographically indexed for the purpose of determining the location of areas of relatively high incidences of lead poisoning.

Cited. 31 CA 359.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-285 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368i / Section 19a-285
Sec. 19a-285. (Formerly Sec. 19-142a). Consent by minor to medical, dental, health or hospital services for child.
Status: in_force

(b) Any such minor who has given effective consent as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall be legally liable for any fees, costs or expenses incurred as a result of the rendering of any such service.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-209 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368e / Section 19a-209
Sec. 19a-209. (Formerly Sec. 19-83). Jurisdiction of local director of health over streams.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 19-83:

First selectmen of towns have never possessed any authority concerning matters affecting the public health. 8 CS 431.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-133d — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-133d
Sec. 19a-133d. Educational materials re pulse oximeters.
Status: in_force

(1) “Health care provider” has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-477aa ;

(2) “Health carrier” has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-1080 ;

(3) “Insured” has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-1 ;

(4) “Pharmacist” has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-479aaa ;

(5) “Pharmacy” has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-479aaa ; and

(6) “Pharmacy benefits manager” has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-479aaa .

(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Insurance Department, shall develop educational materials to ensure that each health care provider, health carrier, pharmacist, pharmacy and pharmacy benefits manager doing business in this state is informed that a pulse oximeter is more likely to produce an inaccurate blood oxygen level reading for an insured who is an individual of color as opposed to an insured who is a white individual.

(c) Not later than July 1, 2022, the Department of Public Health shall:

(1) Post the educational materials developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section on the department's Internet web site; and

(2) Distribute the educational materials developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to each:

(A) Health care provider;

(B) Pharmacy; and

(C) Medical school located in this state for dissemination to such school's students.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-111c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-111c
Sec. 19a-111c. Abatement of lead in dwellings. List of encapsulant products. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall authorize the use of any liquid, cementitious or flexible lead encapsulant product which complies with an appropriate standard for such products developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials or similar testing organization acceptable to the commissioner for the abatement and remediation of lead hazards. The commissioner shall maintain a list of all such approved lead encapsulant products that may be used in this state for the remediation of lead hazards.

(c) (1) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to regulate paint removal from the exterior of any building or structure where the paint removal project may present a health hazard related to lead exposure to neighboring premises. The regulations may establish: (A) Definitions, (B) applicability and exemption criteria, (C) procedures for submission of notifications, (D) appropriate work practices, and (E) penalties for noncompliance.

(2) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to regulate the standards and procedures for remediation of lead hazards, including testing, abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead in any premises.

(3) The commissioner may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulations, provided the department posts such policies and procedures on the eRegulations System prior to adopting them. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until final regulations are adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

Cited. 31 CA 359.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-526 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-526
Sec. 19a-526. (Formerly Sec. 19-609). Effect of final order. Payment of civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Civil penalties imposed pursuant to this section shall be paid not later than fifteen days after the final date by which an appeal may be taken as provided in section 19a-529 or, if an appeal is taken, not later than fifteen days after the final judgment on such appeal. In the event such fines are not paid, the Commissioner of Public Health shall notify the Commissioner of Social Services who is authorized to immediately withhold from the nursing home's or residential care home's next medical assistance payment, an amount equal to the amount of the civil penalty.

Cited. 13 CA 641.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-563b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-563b
Sec. 19a-563b. Nursing homes. Personal protective equipment requirements. Process for evaluating, provision of feedback on, approval and distribution of personal protective equipment in a public health emergency.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2022, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall establish a process to evaluate, provide feedback on, approve and distribute personal protective equipment for use by nursing homes in a public health emergency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-555 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-555
Sec. 19a-555. (Formerly Sec. 19-626). Chronic and convalescent nursing homes. Medical director. Personal physicians.
Status: in_force

(b) The medical director shall be responsible for the quality of medical and nursing care delivered in the chronic and convalescent nursing home.

(c) Each patient in a chronic and convalescent nursing home shall have a personal physician while residing there. If the patient fails to express a preference for a personal physician, or for any reason the physician so selected fails or refuses to serve, the medical director shall assign, subject to the approval of the patient, a personal physician for such patient, which physician may be himself. The medical director shall call in the patient's personal physician in those instances when the clinical course of the patient indicates that medical attention is required. The personal physician of the patient shall determine the seriousness of the illness and assume responsibility for the validity of any diagnosis or treatment.

(d) The medical director and personal physician of the patient shall be responsible for making such special provisions as may be necessary for the medical and psychiatric care of patients with mental disorders, to insure the safety and well being of such patients and of persons in contact with them.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-177b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368d / Section 19a-177b
Sec. 19a-177b. Adjustment of rates for conveyance and treatment of patients by licensed ambulance services and invalid coaches.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies regarding the amount of such rates for the preceding ten fiscal years.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-332e — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368l / Section 19a-332e
Sec. 19a-332e. Civil penalties. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) In setting a civil penalty in a particular case, the commissioner shall consider all factors he deems relevant, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The amount of assessment necessary to ensure immediate and continued compliance with such provision; (2) the character and significance of the violation; (3) any history of previous violations under this section; (4) the ability of the person to pay the penalty; (5) the ability of the person to continue to provide services; (6) the underlying circumstances behind the violation; (7) whether the person is taking all feasible steps or procedures necessary or appropriate to comply with such provisions or to correct the violation; (8) the culpability of the person; (9) other factors as justice may require, including voluntary disclosure and attitude of the person. Each day's failure to comply with such provisions shall constitute a separate violation. Failure to comply with respect to a single facility or school building shall constitute a separate violation. No civil penalty may be imposed until the regulations required by subsection (a) of this section have been adopted.

(c) If the commissioner determines that a violation has occurred, he may impose a penalty and send to the person, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal service, a notice of violation which shall include: (1) A reference to the sections of the general statutes or regulations involved; (2) a short and plain statement of the matters asserted or charged; (3) a statement of the amount of civil penalty or penalties to be imposed; (4) the initial date of the imposition of the penalty; and (5) a statement of the person's right to a hearing.

(d) The person to whom the notice is addressed shall have twenty days from the date of mailing of the notice to make written application to the commissioner for a hearing to contest the notice of violation. If no such application for a hearing is received within such twenty-day period, the notice of violation shall be deemed a final order of the commissioner, effective upon the expiration of said period.

(e) If any person requests a hearing under this section, such hearing shall be conducted pursuant to sections 4-176e to 4-184 , inclusive. Any civil penalty may be mitigated by the commissioner upon such terms and conditions as he in his discretion deems proper or necessary upon consideration of the factors set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The commissioner shall, after the hearing, issue a final order affirming, modifying or vacating the notice of violation.

(f) A final order of the commissioner assessing a civil penalty shall be subject to appeal as set forth in section 4-183 after a hearing before the commissioner pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, except that any such appeal shall be taken to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain and shall have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191 . Such final order shall not be subject to appeal under any other provision of the general statutes. No challenge to any such final order shall be allowed as to any issue which could have been raised by any appeal of an earlier order, notice, permit, denial or other final decision by the commissioner.

(g) If any person fails to pay any civil penalty, the Attorney General, upon request of the Commissioner of Public Health, may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to obtain enforcement of the penalty by the court. All actions brought by the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of this section shall have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-183 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368d / Section 19a-183
Sec. 19a-183. (Formerly Sec. 19-73ee). Regional emergency medical services councils.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 19-73ee:

Cited. 35 CS 136; 37 CS 124.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-643 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368z / Section 19a-643
Sec. 19a-643. (Formerly Sec. 19a-160). Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Office of Health Strategy may adopt such regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as are necessary to implement this chapter.

Annotations to former section 19a-160:

Cited. 200 C. 489; 208 C. 663.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-563h — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-563h
Sec. 19a-563h. Nursing homes. Minimum staffing level requirements. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2022, the Department of Public Health shall (1) establish minimum staffing level requirements for nursing homes of three hours of direct care per resident per day, and (2) modify staffing level requirements for social work and recreational staff of nursing homes such that the requirements (A) for social work, a number of hours that is based on one full-time social worker per sixty residents and that shall vary proportionally based on the number of residents in the nursing home, and (B) for recreational staff are lower than the current requirements, as deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Public Health.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 that set forth nursing home staffing level requirements to implement the provisions of this section. The Commissioner of Public Health may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulations, provided notice of intent to adopt regulations is published on the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-673b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368z / Section 19a-673b
Sec. 19a-673b. Initiation of debt collection activities. Prohibition on reporting of medical debt.
Status: in_force

(1) “Affiliated with” means (A) employed by a hospital or health system, (B) under a professional services agreement with a hospital or health system that permits such hospital or health system to bill on behalf of such entity, or (C) a clinical faculty member of a medical school, as defined in section 33-182aa , who is affiliated with a hospital or health system in a manner that permits such hospital or health system to bill on behalf of such clinical faculty member.

(2) “Owned by” means owned by a hospital or health system when billed under the hospital's tax identification number.

(b) No hospital, as defined in section 19a-490 , or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital shall refer to a collection agent, as defined in section 19a-509b , or initiate an action against an individual patient or such patient's estate to collect fees arising from health care provided at a hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital on or after October 1, 2003, unless the hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital has determined that such individual patient is an uninsured patient, as defined in section 19a-673 , who is ineligible for the hospital bed fund.

(c) No hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital, as defined in section 19a-490 , and no collection agent, as defined in section 19a-509b , that receives a referral from a hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital, shall:

(1) On and after July 1, 2024, report an individual patient to a credit rating agency, as defined in section 36a-695 ;

(2) On or after October 1, 2022, initiate an action to foreclose a lien on an individual patient's primary residence if the lien was filed to secure payment for health care provided by the hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital to such patient on or after October 1, 2022; or

(3) On or after October 1, 2022, apply to a court for an execution against an individual patient's wages pursuant to section 52-361a , or otherwise seek to garnish such patient's wages, to collect payment for health care provided by the hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital to such patient on or after October 1, 2022, if such patient is eligible for the hospital bed fund.

(d) Nothing in subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall affect the ability of a hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital to initiate an action against an individual patient or such patient's estate to collect coinsurance, deductibles or fees arising from health care provided at a hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital where such coinsurance, deductibles or fees may be eligible for reimbursement through awards, settlements or judgments arising from claims, suits or proceedings. In addition, nothing in said subsections shall affect the ability of a hospital or entity that is owned by or affiliated with such hospital to initiate an action against an individual patient or such patient's estate where payment or reimbursement has been made, or likely is to be made, directly to the patient.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490l — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-490l
Sec. 19a-490l. Mandatory limits on overtime for nurses working in hospitals. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Nurse” means a registered nurse or a practical nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378, or a nurse's aide registered pursuant to chapter 378a;

(2) “Hospital” has the same meaning as set forth in section 19a-490 ; and

(3) “Overtime” means working (A) in excess of a predetermined scheduled work shift, regardless of the length of such scheduled work shift, provided such scheduled work shift is determined and communicated not less than forty-eight hours prior to the commencement of such scheduled work shift, (B) more than twelve hours in a twenty-four-hour period, or (C) more than forty-eight hours in any hospital-defined work week.

(b) Except as provided in this section, no hospital shall require a nurse to work overtime. No hospital shall discriminate against, discharge, discipline, threaten to discharge or discipline or otherwise retaliate against a nurse for refusing to work overtime.

(c) Any nurse may volunteer or agree to work overtime.

(d) When the safety of a patient requires and when there is no reasonable alternative, the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply: (1) To any nurse participating in an ongoing surgical procedure until such procedure is completed; (2) to any nurse working in a critical care unit until such nurse is relieved by another nurse who is commencing a scheduled work shift; (3) in the case of a public health emergency; (4) in the case of an institutional emergency, including, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, catastrophe or widespread illness, that in the opinion of the hospital administrator will significantly reduce the number of nurses available for a scheduled work shift, provided the hospital administrator has made a good faith effort to mitigate the impact of such institutional emergency on the availability of nurses; or (5) to any nurse employed at a behavioral health facility operated by a state agency who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions addressing the issue of mandatory overtime.

(e) Before requiring a nurse to work overtime in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, a hospital shall make a good faith effort to have such overtime hours covered on a voluntary basis. Mandatory overtime shall not be required as a regular practice for providing appropriate staffing for the necessary level of patient care or in any situation that is the result of routine staffing needs caused by typical staffing patterns, expected levels of absenteeism or time off typically approved by the hospital for vacation, holidays, sick leave and personal leave.

(f) (1) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to alter or impair the terms of any bona fide collective bargaining agreement that places additional restrictions or limitations on the use of mandatory overtime.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit mandatory overtime with respect to any nurse who is covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement that is in effect prior to October 1, 2023, or by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to section 5-278 that is in effect prior to June 1, 2027, and contains provisions addressing the issue of mandatory overtime, until the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-133c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-133c
Sec. 19a-133c. Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health. Best practices for state agencies re structural racism.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the commission shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration. Such report shall include the best practices recommended by the commission under this section and a recommendation on any legislation to implement such practices within state agencies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-32m — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-32m
Sec. 19a-32m. Information request concerning establishment of public cord blood collection operation.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2008, the Commissioner of Public Health shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a , a summary of the responses to the request for information, along with any recommendations, to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59j — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-59j
Sec. 19a-59j. Infant mortality review program. Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

(b) There is established, within the Department of Public Health, an infant mortality review program. The purpose of the program shall be to review medical records and other relevant data related to infant deaths, including, but not limited to, information collected from death and birth records, and medical records from health care providers and health care facilities for the purposes of making recommendations to reduce health care disparities and identify gaps in or problems with the delivery of care or services to reduce infant deaths.

(c) All health care providers, health care facilities and pharmacies shall provide the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, with access to all medical and other records associated with an infant death case under review by the program, including, but not limited to, prenatal care records, upon the request of the commissioner.

(d) A person who completes a death certificate pursuant to section 7-62b or 19a-409 for an infant death shall report such death to the department in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the commissioner shall notify the child fatality review panel, established pursuant to section 46a-13 l , of an infant death if, pursuant to a review performed by the infant mortality review program, the commissioner determines that such infant death occurred in out-of-home care or was due to unexpected or unexplained causes.

(f) All information obtained by the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, for the infant mortality review program shall be confidential pursuant to section 19a-25 .

(g) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may provide the infant mortality review committee, established pursuant to section 19a-59k , with information as is necessary, in the commissioner's discretion, for the committee to make recommendations regarding the prevention of infant deaths.

(h) The provisions of this section and section 19a-59k shall not be construed to limit or alter the authority of the Office of the Child Advocate or the child fatality review panel, established pursuant to section 46a-13 l , to investigate or make recommendations regarding a child's death pursuant to the provisions of said section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-521b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-521b
Sec. 19a-521b. Bed positioning in nursing home facilities. More than two beds per room prohibited. Medicaid rate adjustment for bed reduction due to prohibition.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after July 1, 2026, no licensed chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision shall place a newly admitted resident in a room containing more than two beds. A violation of the requirements of this subsection shall constitute a Class B violation under section 19a-527 , except no licensed chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision shall incur more than one violation per newly admitted resident in one calendar year.

(c) The Commissioner of Social Services may recalculate a licensed chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision's Medicaid rate established for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and for the fiscal years thereafter, reflecting any licensed bed reductions associated with the elimination of three and four-bed rooms. Allowable fair rent shall reflect costs for building modifications or other additions incurred for fiscal year 2025, and for the fiscal years thereafter, that are associated with the elimination of three and four-bed rooms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-504c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-504c
Sec. 19a-504c. Regulations re standards for hospital discharge planning. Caregiver designation and training.
Status: in_force

(1) “Caregiver” means any individual who a patient designates as a caregiver to provide post-discharge assistance to the patient in the patient's home in the community. The term “caregiver” includes, but is not limited to, a relative, spouse, partner, friend or neighbor who has a significant relationship with the patient. For the purposes of this section and section 19a-504e , the term caregiver shall not include any individual who receives compensation for providing post-discharge assistance to the patient.

(2) “Home” means the dwelling that the patient considers to be the patient's home in the community. The term “home” shall not include, and the provisions of this section and section 19a-504e shall not apply to, a discharge to any rehabilitation facility, hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, group home or any other setting that was not the patient's home in the community immediately preceding the patient's inpatient admission.

(3) “Hospital” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 .

(4) “Post-discharge assistance” means nonprofessional care provided by a designated caregiver to a patient following the patient's discharge from an inpatient admission to a hospital in accordance with the written discharge plan of care signed by the patient or the patient's representative, including, but not limited to, assisting with basic activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and carrying out support tasks, such as assisting with wound care, administration of medications and use of medical equipment.

(b) The Department of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to set minimum standards for hospital discharge planning services. Such standards shall include, but need not be limited to, requirements for (1) a written discharge plan prepared in consultation with the patient, or the patient's family or representative, and the patient's physician, including, but not limited to, the date and location of each follow-up medical appointment scheduled prior to the patient's discharge and, to the extent known to the hospital, a list of all medications the patient is currently taking and will continue to take after the patient's discharge, and (2) a procedure for advance notice to the patient of the patient's discharge and provision of a copy of the discharge plan to the patient prior to discharge.

(c) Whenever a hospital refers a patient's name to a nursing home as part of the hospital's discharge planning process, or when a hospital patient requests such a referral, the hospital shall make a copy of the patient's hospital record available to the nursing home and shall allow the nursing home access to the patient for purposes of care planning and consultation.

(d) Whenever a hospital's discharge planning indicates that an inpatient will be discharged to the patient's home, the hospital shall (1) allow the patient to designate a caregiver at, or prior to, the time that a written copy of the discharge plan is provided to the patient, and (2) transmit in an electronic manner to the patient's pharmacy each prescription ordered by a hospital employee for the patient prior to discharge that the patient will need after discharge. A patient is not required to designate any individual as a caregiver and any individual designated as a caregiver under this section is not obligated to perform any post-discharge assistance for the patient.

(e) If an inpatient designates a caregiver pursuant to subsection (d) of this section prior to receiving written discharge instructions, the hospital shall:

(1) Record the patient's designation of caregiver, the relationship of the designated caregiver to the patient, and the name, telephone number and address of the patient's designated caregiver in the discharge plan.

(2) Make reasonable attempts to notify the patient's designated caregiver of the patient's discharge to the patient's home as soon as practicable. In the event the hospital is unable to contact the designated caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient or an appropriate discharge of the patient.

(3) Prior to discharge, provide caregivers with instructions in all post-discharge assistance tasks described in the discharge plan. Training and instructions for caregivers may be conducted in person or through video technology, as determined by the hospital to effectively provide the necessary instruction. Any training or instructions provided to a caregiver shall be provided in nontechnical language, to the extent possible. At a minimum, this instruction shall include: (A) A live or recorded demonstration of the tasks performed by an individual designated by the hospital who is authorized to perform the post-discharge assistance task and is able to perform the demonstration in a culturally competent manner and in accordance with the hospital's requirements to provide language access services under state and federal law; (B) an opportunity for the caregiver to ask questions about the post-discharge assistance tasks; and (C) answers to the caregiver's questions provided in a culturally competent manner and in accordance with the hospital's requirements to provide language access services under state and federal law.

(4) Document in the patient's medical record any training for initial implementation of the discharge plan provided to the patient, the patient's representative or the designated caregiver. Any instruction required under subdivision (3) of this subsection shall be documented in the patient's medical record, including, at a minimum, the date, time and contents of the instruction.

(f) If the patient agrees, the written discharge materials referenced in this section may include electronic-only versions, and acknowledgment of any such written discharge materials may be documented through electronic means.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-270a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368i / Section 19a-270a
Sec. 19a-270a. (Formerly Sec. 19a-283). Disposition of remains of bodies.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 19a-283:

Cited. 194 C. 635.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-118 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-118
Sec. 19a-118. Temporary nursing services agencies. Registration. Prohibition on business in state without registration. Reporting. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than October 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Public Health shall develop a system for a temporary nursing services agency that provides services in the state to register annually with the Department of Public Health. The commissioner may assess an annual registration fee of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2023, no temporary nursing services agency shall provide temporary nursing services in the state unless it is registered pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(d) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish requirements for a temporary nursing services agency, including, but not limited to, minimum qualifications for nursing personnel provided by such agency.

(e) Beginning not later than July 1, 2023, each temporary nursing services agency shall submit, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services, an annual cost report for the previous calendar year. Such report shall be filed with the Commissioner of Public Health and may include, but shall not be limited to, (1) itemized revenues and costs for each such agency; (2) average number of nursing personnel employed by such agency; (3) average fees charged by such agency by type of nursing personnel and type of health care facility; (4) the states of the permanent residences of nursing personnel supplied by the agency to health care facilities in the state, aggregated by type of nursing personnel; and (5) any other information prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health. Each such agency shall make available records, books, reports and other data relating to its operation at the request of the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee. Records provided by a temporary nursing services agency pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered public records subject to disclosure pursuant to section 1-210 .

(f) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section. The commissioner may adopt policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section in advance of adopting regulations, provided notice of intent to adopt such regulations is posted on the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after adoption of such policies and procedures.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-269b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368h / Section 19a-269b
Sec. 19a-269b. Screening for kidney disease. Clinical laboratories.
Status: in_force

(b) Beginning September 1, 2006:

(1) Any person, firm or corporation operating a clinical laboratory licensed in this state shall ensure that when the clinical laboratory tests a specimen to determine a patient's serum creatinine level, as ordered or prescribed by a physician or provider in a hospital, the clinical laboratory shall (A) calculate the patient's estimated glomerular filtration rate using the patient's age and gender, which information shall be provided to the clinical laboratory by the physician or the provider in a hospital, and (B) include the patient's estimated glomerular filtration rate with its report to the physician or the provider in a hospital.

(2) A person, firm or corporation operating a clinical laboratory licensed in this state shall be deemed in compliance with subdivision (1) of this subsection if the clinical laboratory makes available to the ordering physician or provider in a hospital test order codes for serum creatinine that include eGFR.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-504d — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-504d
Sec. 19a-504d. Hospital discharge plans; options of home health care and hospice agencies required.
Status: in_force

(b) A hospital which (1) has an ownership or investment interest in a home health care agency or hospice agency, or (2) receives compensation or remuneration for referral of patients to a home health care agency or hospice agency shall disclose such interest to any patient prior to including such agency as an option in a hospital discharge plan. Such information shall be verbally disclosed to each patient or shall be posted in a conspicuous place visible to patients. As used in this subsection, “ownership or investment interest” does not include ownership of investment securities purchased by the practitioner on terms available to the general public and which are publicly traded.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-111g — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-111g
Sec. 19a-111g. Pediatric lead testing and risk assessment. Exemption. Prenatal guidance. Local health director epidemiological investigations.
Status: in_force

(A) A complete medical risk assessment based on guidelines prescribed by the commissioner for each child from birth to six years of age, conducted at least annually;

(B) An annual lead screening test for each child who has an elevated risk of lead exposure based on findings of the medical risk assessment conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision;

(C) A lead screening test for each child at twelve months of age and twenty-four months of age; and

(D) Follow-up testing, in accordance with a schedule established by the commissioner, for each child with a confirmed blood lead level equal to or greater than three and one-half micrograms per deciliter.

(2) Each primary care provider giving pediatric care in this state, excluding a hospital emergency department and its staff, shall provide educational materials and guidance information concerning lead poisoning prevention to each child's parent or guardian in accordance with the commissioner's recommendations for childhood lead screening.

(3) The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to any child whose parents or guardians object to blood testing as being in conflict with their religious tenets and practice.

(b) Each prenatal health care provider shall (1) provide each pregnant person anticipatory guidance on lead poisoning prevention during pregnancy, (2) assess each pregnant person at the initial prenatal visit for lead exposure using a risk assessment tool recommended by the commissioner, (3) screen or refer for blood lead screening each pregnant person found to be at risk for lead exposure, (4) notify the local health director serving the jurisdiction in which the pregnant person resides if such person has a blood lead level equal to or greater than three and one-half micrograms per deciliter, and (5) provide anticipatory guidance regarding the prevention of childhood lead poisoning to each patient at such patient's postpartum visit.

(c) Upon the receipt of any notice provided pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section, a local health director shall conduct the epidemiological investigation and take such other actions as described in section 19a-111 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-14c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-14c
Sec. 19a-14c. Provision of outpatient mental health treatment to minors.
Status: in_force

(b) A psychiatrist licensed pursuant to chapter 370, a psychologist licensed pursuant to chapter 383, a clinical social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 383b or a marital and family therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 383a may provide outpatient mental health treatment to a minor without the consent or notification of a parent or guardian at the request of the minor if (1) requiring the consent or notification of a parent or guardian would cause the minor to reject such treatment; (2) the provision of such treatment is clinically indicated; (3) the failure to provide such treatment would be seriously detrimental to the minor's well-being; (4) the minor has knowingly and voluntarily sought such treatment; and (5) in the opinion of the provider of treatment, the minor is mature enough to participate in treatment productively. The provider of such treatment shall document the reasons for any determination made to treat a minor without the consent or notification of a parent or guardian and shall include such documentation in the minor's clinical record, along with a written statement signed by the minor stating that (A) the minor is voluntarily seeking such treatment; (B) the minor has discussed with the provider the possibility of involving his or her parent or guardian in the decision to pursue such treatment; (C) the minor has determined it is not in his or her best interest to involve his or her parent or guardian in such decision; and (D) the minor has been given adequate opportunity to ask the provider questions about the course of his or her treatment.

(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a minor may request and receive as many outpatient mental health treatment sessions as necessary without the consent or notification of a parent or guardian. No provider shall notify a parent or guardian of treatment provided pursuant to this section or disclose any information concerning such treatment to a parent or guardian without the consent of the minor.

(2) A provider may notify a parent or guardian of treatment provided pursuant to this section or disclose certain information concerning such treatment without the consent of the minor who receives such treatment provided (A) such provider determines such notification or disclosure is necessary for the minor's well-being, (B) the treatment provided to the minor is solely for mental health and not for a substance use disorder, and (C) the minor is provided an opportunity to express any objection to such notification or disclosure. The provider shall document his or her determination concerning such notification or disclosure and any objections expressed by the minor in the minor's clinical record. A provider may disclose to a minor's parent or guardian the following information concerning such minor's outpatient mental health treatment: (i) Diagnosis; (ii) treatment plan and progress in treatment; (iii) recommended medications, including risks, benefits, side effects, typical efficacy, dose and schedule; (iv) psychoeducation about the minor's mental health; (v) referrals to community resources; (vi) coaching on parenting or behavioral management strategies; and (vii) crisis prevention planning and safety planning. A provider shall release a minor's entire clinical record to another provider upon the request of the minor or such minor's parent or guardian.

(d) A parent or guardian who is not informed of the provision of outpatient mental health treatment for his or her minor child pursuant to this section shall not be liable for the costs of the treatment provided.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-315c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-315c
Sec. 19a-315c. Maintenance of burial places.
Status: in_force

(b) For purposes of subsection (a), no renovation of an ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place as a whole may be commenced until after: (1) The burial ground authority has conspicuously posted within the ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place, for a period of not less than ninety days, a notice that such renovation shall take place; and (2) the burial ground authority, at least ninety days before commencing a renovation, has provided written notice to the probate court having jurisdiction over the location of the burial place and to the Department of Economic and Community Development. Such notice to the probate court shall describe the renovation plans and include photographs of any area or grave marker involved.

(c) Following the notice period provided for in subsection (b) of this section, and subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, a burial ground authority may renovate an ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place by: (1) The removal of any or all fencing, railing or curbing, if such removal is determined by the burial ground authority to be necessary or desirable for the proper and efficient maintenance of the ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place as a whole; and (2) the repositioning or resetting of any monument or tombstone.

(d) At any time prior to the expiration of the notice period provided for in subsection (b) of this section, the probate court may assume jurisdiction over such renovation and order a hearing, with notice of such hearing to be given to the burial ground authority, the owner, the qualified lineal descendant, the Department of Economic and Community Development and otherwise as the court deems appropriate, to determine whether such renovation is necessary for the proper and efficient maintenance of the ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place as a whole. Upon notice of such hearing, the burial ground authority shall not proceed with such renovation except in accordance with the order of the probate court.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-437 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368s / Section 19a-437
Sec. 19a-437. (Formerly Sec. 19-551). Information required of applicant.
Status: in_force

(1) Determine the maximum number of people which will be assembled or admitted to the location of the assembly, provided the maximum number shall not exceed the maximum number which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly in consideration of the nature of the assembly and provided, where the assembly is to continue overnight, the maximum number shall not be more than is allowed to sleep within the boundaries of the location of the assembly by the zoning or health ordinances of the municipality and that, for an assembly that occurs on an annual basis, the maximum number of people determined may be the average number of persons assembled each day of the assembly during the prior four years of the assembly;

(2) Provide proof that food concessions will be in operation on the grounds with sufficient capacity to accommodate the number of persons expected to be in attendance and that he will furnish before the assembly commences: (A) Potable water, meeting all federal and state requirements for purity, sufficient to provide drinking water for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one gallon per person per day and water for bathing at the rate of at least ten gallons per person per day; (B) separate enclosed toilets for males and females, meeting all state and local specifications, conveniently located throughout the grounds, sufficient to provide facilities for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one toilet for every two hundred females and at least one toilet for every three hundred males, together with an efficient, sanitary means of disposing of waste matter deposited, which is in compliance with all state and local laws and regulations. A lavatory with running water under pressure and a continuous supply of soap and paper towels shall be provided with each toilet; (C) a sanitary method of disposing of solid waste, in compliance with state and local laws and regulations, sufficient to dispose of the solid waste production of the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least two and one-half pounds of solid waste per person per day, together with a plan for holding and a plan for collecting all such waste at least once each day of the assembly and sufficient trash cans with tight fitting lids and personnel to perform the task; (D) a copy of a written plan for the provision of emergency medical services, prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the primary service 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; (E) a parking area sufficient to provide parking space for the maximum number of people to be assembled; (F) if the assembly is to continue overnight, camping facilities in compliance with all state and local requirements, sufficient to provide camping accommodations for the maximum number of people to be assembled; (G) a copy of a written plan for on-site security and for 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; and (H) 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.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-45 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-45
Sec. 19a-45. (Formerly Sec. 19-15d). Transmittal of vital records to other states and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Public Health shall, by agreement, transmit to the United States Department of Health and Human Services information concerning individuals for whom a death certificate has been issued pursuant to section 7-62b . Such agreement may not include any restrictions on the use of the information, except that the agreement may provide that the information may only be used by a federal agency for purposes of ensuring that federal benefits or other payments are not erroneously paid to deceased individuals.

See Sec. 7-36 for applicable definitions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-289h — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368i / Section 19a-289h
Sec. 19a-289h. Priority of persons who may make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part.
Status: in_force

(1) An agent of the decedent who could have made an anatomical gift under subdivision (2) of section 19a-289c immediately before the decedent's death;

(2) The spouse of the decedent;

(3) A person designated by the decedent pursuant to section 1-56r ;

(4) Adult children of the decedent;

(5) Parents of the decedent;

(6) Adult siblings of the decedent;

(7) Adult grandchildren of the decedent;

(8) Grandparents of the decedent;

(9) An adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent;

(10) The persons who were acting as the guardians or conservator of the person of the decedent at the time of death; and

(11) Any other person having the authority to dispose of the decedent's body.

(b) If there is more than one member of a class listed in subdivision (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) or (10) of subsection (a) of this section entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by any member of the class unless that member or a person to which the gift may pass under section 19a-289j knows of an objection by any other member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.

(c) A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the time of the decedent's death, a person in a higher priority class under subsection (a) of this section is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59h — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-59h
Sec. 19a-59h. Maternal mortality review program. Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

(b) There is established, within the department, a maternal mortality review program. The program shall be responsible for identifying maternal death cases in Connecticut and reviewing medical records and other relevant data related to each maternal death case, including, but not limited to, information collected from death and birth records, files from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and physician office and hospital records.

(c) Licensed health care providers, health care facilities and pharmacies shall provide the maternal mortality review program, established under this section with reasonable access to all relevant medical records associated with a maternal death case under review by the program.

(d) A hospital shall provide the department with access, including remote access, to the entirety of a patient's medical record, as the department deems necessary, to review case information related to a maternal death case under review by the program. Such remote access shall be provided on or before October 1, 2022, if technically feasible. All personal information obtained from the medical record shall not be divulged to anyone and shall be held strictly confidential pursuant to section 19a-25 by the department.

(e) All information obtained by the department for the maternal mortality review program shall be confidential pursuant to section 19a-25 .

(f) Notwithstanding subsection (e) of this section, the department may provide the maternal mortality review committee, established pursuant to section 19a-59i , with information as is necessary, in the department's discretion, for the committee to make recommendations regarding the prevention of maternal death.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-209c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368e / Section 19a-209c
Sec. 19a-209c. Application for exception to separating distance requirements for repair or new construction of subsurface sewage disposal system. Notice requirements. Approval of application not an affirmative defense to claims relating to contamination.
Status: in_force

(b) A decision approving such an application shall not be an affirmative defense for the owner of the subsurface sewage disposal system to any claim of liability for damages relating to contamination caused by the proximity of a subsurface sewage disposal system to a water supply well.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-245 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368f / Section 19a-245
Sec. 19a-245. (Formerly Sec. 19-110). Reimbursement by state. Proportionate reduction of payments to health districts.
Status: in_force

(b) The amount of payments made by the state to health districts under subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the total amount of such payments and the payments made under subsection (a) of section 19a-202 in a fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated for purposes of said subsections with respect to such fiscal year.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-307 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-307
Sec. 19a-307. (Formerly Sec. 19-158). Sale of abandoned or unused lots.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 19a-314 re penalty for violation of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6i — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-6i
Sec. 19a-6i. School-based health center advisory committee. Members. Duties. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) The committee shall be composed of the following members:

(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a family advocate or a parent whose child utilizes school-based health center services;

(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a school nurse;

(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a school-based health center that is sponsored by a community health center;

(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a school-based health center that is sponsored by a nonprofit health care agency;

(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a school-based health center that is sponsored by a school or school system;

(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a school-based health center that does not receive state funds;

(7) Two appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a representative of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and one of whom shall be a representative of a school-based health center that is sponsored by a hospital, a staff member of a children's hospital or a pediatric health care clinician;

(8) Three appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health, one of whom shall be a representative of a school-based health center that is sponsored by a local health department, one of whom shall be from a municipality that has a population of at least fifty thousand but less than one hundred thousand and that operates a school-based health center and one of whom shall be from a municipality that has a population of at least one hundred thousand and that operates a school-based health center;

(9) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee;

(10) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee;

(11) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee;

(12) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee;

(13) The Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee;

(14) The executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or the executive director's designee; and

(15) Three school-based health center providers, one of whom shall be the executive director of the Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers and two of whom shall be appointed by the board of directors of the Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers.

(c) Any appointment that is vacant for one year or more shall be made by the Commissioner of Public Health. The Commissioner of Public Health shall notify the appointing authority of the commissioner's choice of member for appointment not less than thirty days before making such appointment.

(d) The committee shall meet not less than quarterly. On or before January 1, 2020, and biennially thereafter, the committee shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , on its activities to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and education.

(e) Administrative support for the activities of the committee may be provided by the Department of Public Health.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-509 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-509
Sec. 19a-509. (Formerly Sec. 19-590a). Hospital and nursing home admission forms. Hospital bills. Utility charges for nursing home patients.
Status: in_force

(b) All hospitals shall include in their bills to patients, and to third party payors unless previously furnished, (1) an explanation of any items identified by any code or by initials, and (2) the hospital's cost-to-charge ratio. Upon request by a self-pay patient, a hospital shall provide such patient with an itemized bill not later than thirty days after the date of such request. Such itemized bill shall identify, in plain language pursuant to chapter 742, each individual service, supply or medication provided to the patient by the hospital and the specific charge for such service, supply or medication.

(c) No nursing home may bill a patient or third party payor an amount for telephone service, community antenna television service or other telecommunications service, which amount includes a surcharge or administrative fee or which otherwise exceeds the amount paid by the nursing home to provide such service.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-42b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-42b
Sec. 19a-42b. Amendment of out-of-state or foreign birth certificate to reflect gender change. Probate court jurisdiction. Application process.
Status: in_force

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commissioner of Public Health to amend birth certificates in accordance with section 19a-42 .

See Sec. 7-36 for applicable definitions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-584 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368x / Section 19a-584
Sec. 19a-584. Informing and warning of known partners of possible exposure to the HIV virus. Disclosure of HIV-related information to public health officers.
Status: in_force

(b) A physician may warn or inform a known partner of a protected individual if both the partner and the protected individual are under the physician's care or the physician may disclose confidential HIV-related information to a public health officer for the purpose of informing or warning partners of the protected individual that they may have been exposed to HIV , under the following conditions: (1) The physician reasonably believes there is a significant risk of transmission to the partner; (2) the physician has counseled the protected individual regarding the need to notify the partner and the physician reasonably believes the protected individual will not inform the partner; (3) the physician has informed the protected individual of such physician's intent to make such disclosure to the partner or public health officer. The physician may also warn or inform a partner at the request of a protected individual. When making such disclosure to the partner the physician shall provide or make referrals for the provision of the appropriate medical advice and counseling for coping with the emotional consequences of learning the information and for changing behavior to prevent transmission or contraction of HIV infection. The physician or public health officer shall not disclose the identity of the protected individual or the identity of any other partner. The public health officer or physician making a notification shall make such disclosure in person, except where circumstances reasonably prevent doing so. Upon receiving such a request for assistance, the public health officer shall make a good faith effort to notify said partner of the risk of HIV infection. The physician or public health officer shall have no obligation to warn or inform, identify or locate any partner. The physician shall have no obligation to disclose information to a public health officer for the purpose of warning or informing a partner.

(c) For purposes of this section, “public health officer” means an employee of the Department of Public Health designated by the commissioner or if authorized by the commissioner, a local health director, or such director's designee.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19-292 — Connecticut Code / Title 19 / Chapter 333–367 / Section 19-292
Sec. 19-292. Illuminating oils and burning fluids.
Status: in_force

Note: This section was formerly published as chapter 347.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-35a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-35a
Sec. 19a-35a. Alternative on-site sewage treatment systems with capacities of five thousand gallons or less per day. Jurisdiction. Establishment and definition of categories. Minimum requirements. Permits and approvals. Appeals.
Status: in_force

(b) In establishing and defining categories of discharge that constitute alternative on-site sewage treatment systems pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and in establishing minimum requirements for such systems pursuant to section 19a-36 , said commissioner shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to: (1) The impact that such systems or discharges may have individually or cumulatively on public health and the environment, (2) the impact that such systems and discharges may have individually or cumulatively on land use patterns, and (3) recommendations regarding responsible growth made to said commissioner by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management through the Office of Responsible Growth established by Executive Order No. 15 of Governor M. Jodi Rell.

(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall retain jurisdiction over any alternative on-site sewage treatment system not under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Public Health. The provisions of title 22a shall apply to any such system not under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Public Health. The provisions of this section shall not affect any permit issued by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection prior to July 1, 2007, and the provisions of title 22a shall continue to apply to any such permit until such permit expires.

(d) A permit or approval denied by the Commissioner of Public Health, a local director of health or an environmental health specialist pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to an appeal in the manner provided in section 19a-229 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-602 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368y / Section 19a-602
Sec. 19a-602. Termination of pregnancy prior to viability. Abortion after viability prohibited; exception.
Status: in_force

(b) No abortion may be performed upon a patient after viability of the fetus except when necessary to preserve the life or health of the patient.

(c) A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 may perform an abortion, as defined in section 19a-912 .

(d) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378, a nurse-midwife licensed pursuant to chapter 377 and a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370 may perform medication and aspiration abortions under and in accordance with said chapters.

Cited. 24 CA 541.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-1a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-1a
Sec. 19a-1a. Department of Public Health. Successor department to Department of Public Health and Addiction Services.
Status: repealed

(b) The Department of Public Health shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Public Health and Addiction Services for the purposes of the chapters and sections listed in section 19a-1c , in accordance with sections 4-38d and 4-39 .

(c) Any order or regulation of the Department of Public Health and Addiction Services which is in force on July 1, 1995, shall continue in force and effect as an order or regulation of the Department of Public Health until amended, repealed or superseded pursuant to law. Where any order or regulation of said departments conflict, the Commissioner of Public Health may implement policies and procedures consistent with the provisions of public act 95-257* while in the process of adopting the policy or procedure in regulation form, provided notice of intention to adopt the regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days of implementation. The policy or procedure shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.

*Note: Public act 95-257 is entitled “An Act Concerning the Consolidation of State-Operated Programs at Fairfield Hills, Norwich and Connecticut Valley Hospitals, Transfer of Addiction Services to the Former Department of Mental Health, Medicaid Waiver and the Office of Health Care Access”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 1995” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)

See Sec. 1-101aa re provider participation in informal committees, task forces and work groups of department not deemed to be lobbying.

Cited. 242 C. 152.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491h — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-491h
Sec. 19a-491h. Annual report by home health care agencies and home health aide agencies re incidences of client abuse of staff member and actions taken by the agency to ensure safety of staff member. Annual report by commissioner.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health regarding the number of reports received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the actions taken to ensure the safety of the staff member about whom the report was made.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-577 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368w / Section 19a-577
Sec. 19a-577. Form of document re appointment of health care representative.
Status: in_force

DOCUMENT CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF HEALTH CARE REPRESENTATIVE

“I understand that, as a competent adult, I have the right to make decisions about my health care. There may come a time when I am unable, due to incapacity, to make my own health care decisions. In these circumstances, those caring for me will need direction and will turn to someone who knows my values and health care wishes. By signing this appointment of health care representative, I appoint a health care representative with legal authority to make health care decisions on my behalf in such case or at such time.

I appoint .... (Name) to be my health care representative. If my attending physician or advanced practice registered nurse determines that I am unable to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of health care decisions and to reach and communicate an informed decision regarding treatment, my health care representative is authorized to (1) accept or refuse any treatment, service or procedure used to diagnose or treat my physical or mental condition, except as otherwise provided by law, such as for psychosurgery or shock therapy, as defined in section 17a-540 , and (2) make the decision to provide, withhold or withdraw life support systems. I direct my health care representative to make decisions on my behalf in accordance with my wishes as stated in a living will, or as otherwise known to my health care representative. In the event my wishes are not clear or a situation arises that I did not anticipate, my health care representative may make a decision in my best interests, based upon what is known of my wishes.

If this person is unwilling or unable to serve as my health care representative, I appoint .... (Name) to be my alternative health care representative.”

“This request is made, after careful reflection, while I am of sound mind.”

.... (Signature)

.... (Date)

This document was signed in our presence, by the above-named .... (Name) who appeared to be eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and able to understand the nature and consequences of health care decisions at the time the document was signed.

.... (Witness)

.... (Address)

.... (Witness)

.... (Address)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-332 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368l / Section 19a-332
Sec. 19a-332. Definitions: Asbestos.
Status: in_force

(1) “Asbestos” means the asbestiform varieties of actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite and tremolite;

(2) “Asbestos abatement” means the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, renovation, repair, demolition or other disturbance of asbestos-containing materials or suspect asbestos-containing materials, but does not include activities which are related to (A) the removal or repair of asbestos cement pipe and are performed by employees of a water company as defined in section 25-32a , or (B) the removal of nonfriable asbestos-containing material found exterior to a building or structure other than material defined as regulated asbestos-containing material in 40 CFR 61, the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, as amended from time to time;

(3) “Asbestos abatement worker” means any employee of a licensed asbestos contractor who engages in asbestos abatement, has completed a training program approved by the department and has been issued a certificate by the department;

(4) “Asbestos abatement site supervisor” means any asbestos abatement worker employed by a licensed asbestos contractor who has been specifically trained as a supervisor in a training program approved by the department and who has been issued a certificate by the department;

(5) “Asbestos-containing material” means material composed of asbestos of any type and in an amount equal to or greater than one per cent by weight, either alone or mixed with other fibrous or nonfibrous material;

(6) “Asbestos contractor” means any person or entity engaged in asbestos abatement whose employees actually perform the asbestos abatement work and who has been issued a license by the commissioner;

(7) “Asbestos consultant” means any person who engages in any activity directly involved with asbestos consultation services and who has been issued a certificate by the commissioner and a license by the department;

(8) “Asbestos consultation services” means the inspection or evaluation of a building for asbestos hazards, including, but not limited to, the development of asbestos abatement plans, site inspections, air monitoring and provisions of industrial hygiene services related to asbestos abatement;

(9) “Authorized agent” means an officer or employee duly designated by the commissioner;

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

(11) “Department” means the Department of Public Health; and

(12) “Suspect asbestos-containing materials” means interior and exterior materials that have a reasonable likelihood of containing asbestos based on their appearance, composition and use.

See Sec. 52-473a re court order enjoining or restraining enforcement of commissioner's cease and desist order.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-505 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-505
Sec. 19a-505. (Formerly Sec. 19-588). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Maternity hospitals; license; inspection.
Status: in_force

(b) Within six hours after the departure, removal or withdrawal of any child born at such maternity hospital or lying-in place, the keeper thereof shall make a record of such departure, removal or withdrawal of such child, the names and residences of the persons who took such child or its body and the place to which it was taken and where it was left, which record shall be produced by the keeper or licensee of such hospital or lying-in place, for inspection by and upon the demand of any person authorized to make such inspection by the Department of Public Health or the council. Each keeper of any such hospital or lying-in place, and his servants and agents, shall permit any person so authorized to enter such hospital or lying-in place and inspect such hospital or lying-in place and all of its appurtenances, for the purpose of detecting any improper treatment of any child or any improper management or conduct in such hospital or lying-in place or its appurtenances. Each person so authorized may remove any article which he may think presents evidence of any crime being committed therein and deliver the same to the appropriate law enforcement official to be disposed of according to law. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.

(c) On and after January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Public Health shall not grant or renew a maternity hospital license pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-528a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-528a
Sec. 19a-528a. Application of licensure for acquisition of a nursing home. Notice of liability for abuse or neglect. Required disclosures.
Status: in_force

(b) Such statement shall not be construed as expanding or otherwise affecting the liability of any person or entity referenced in the statement. The application shall also include questions as to whether such potential nursing home licensee or owner has had (1) three or more civil penalties imposed through final order of the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of sections 19a-524 to 19a-528 , inclusive, or civil penalties imposed pursuant to the statutes or regulations of another state, during the two-year period preceding the application, (2) in any state, sanctions, other than civil penalties of less than twenty thousand dollars, imposed through final adjudication under the Medicare or Medicaid program pursuant to Title XVIII or XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 USC 301, as from time to time amended, or (3) in any state, such potential licensee's or owner's Medicare or Medicaid provider agreement terminated or not renewed. If a potential nursing home licensee or owner's application contains information concerning civil penalties, sanctions, terminations or nonrenewals, as described in this section, the commissioner shall not approve the application to acquire another nursing home in this state for a period of five years from the date of final order on such civil penalties, final adjudication of such sanctions, or termination or nonrenewal, except for good cause shown.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-179 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368d / Section 19a-179
Sec. 19a-179. (Formerly Sec. 19-73aa). Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purposes of this section, “veteran” and “armed forces” have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-903a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368ll / Section 19a-903a
Sec. 19a-903a. Circulating nurses in hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) “Circulating nurse” means a registered nurse licensed under chapter 378 who is educated, trained or experienced in perioperative nursing and who is responsible for coordinating the nursing care and safety needs of a patient in an operating room;

(2) “Outpatient surgical facility” has the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 19a-493b ; and

(3) “Perioperative nursing” means nursing services that are provided to patients during the preoperative, intraoperative and immediate postoperative periods of a surgical procedure.

(b) Any hospital or outpatient surgical facility shall ensure that a circulating nurse is assigned to, and present for the duration of, each surgical procedure performed in an operating room of such hospital or outpatient surgical facility. While assigned to a surgical procedure, no hospital or outpatient surgical facility shall assign a circulating nurse to another procedure that is scheduled to occur concurrently or that may overlap in time with the originally assigned surgical procedure. A circulating nurse assigned to a surgical procedure shall be present for the duration of the procedure unless it becomes necessary for the nurse to leave the operating room as part of the procedure or the nurse is relieved by another circulating nurse.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-579b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368w / Section 19a-579b
Sec. 19a-579b. Revocation of appointment of spouse as health care representative upon divorce or legal separation.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 19a-575a re revocation of appointment of health care representative.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-541 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-541
Sec. 19a-541. (Formerly Sec. 19-621a). Receivership of nursing home facilities and residential care homes: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 ;

(2) “Emergency” means a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations that presents imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a nursing home facility;

(3) “Transfer trauma” means the medical and psychological reactions to physical transfer that increase the risk of death or grave illness, or both, in elderly persons;

(4) “Substantial violation” means a violation of law that presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents of a nursing home facility or residential care home; and

(5) “Residential care home” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-411 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368q / Section 19a-411
Sec. 19a-411. (Formerly Sec. 19-535). Records.
Status: in_force

(b) The report of examinations conducted by the Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, an associate medical examiner or an authorized assistant medical examiner, and of the autopsy and other scientific findings may be made available to the public only through the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and in accordance with this section, section 1-210 and the regulations of the commission. Any person may obtain copies of such records upon such conditions and payment of such fees as may be prescribed by the commission, except that no person with a legitimate interest in the records shall be denied access to such records, and no person may be denied access to records concerning a person in the custody of the state at the time of death. As used in this section, a “person in the custody of the state” is a person committed to the custody of (1) the Commissioner of Correction for confinement in a correctional institution or facility or a community residence, (2) the Commissioner of Children and Families, or (3) the Commissioner of Developmental Services.

(c) Upon application by the Chief Medical Examiner or state's attorney to the superior court for the judicial district in which the death occurred, or to any judge of the superior court in such judicial district when said court is not then sitting, said court or such judge may limit such disclosure to the extent that there is a showing by the Chief Medical Examiner or state's attorney of compelling public interest against disclosure of any particular document or documents. Public authorities, professional, medical, legal or scientific bodies or universities or similar research bodies may, in the discretion of the commission, have access to all records upon such conditions and payment of such fees as may be prescribed by the commission. Where such information is made available for scientific or research purposes, such conditions shall include a requirement that the identity of the deceased persons shall remain confidential and shall not be published.

Provides exception to Sec. 1-19(a) for autopsy reports. 201 C. 448.

Cited. 4 CA 468; 21 CA 138.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-7 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-7
Sec. 19a-7. (Formerly Sec. 19-3a). Public health planning. State health plan. Access to certain health care data. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purposes of establishing a state health plan as required by subsection (a) of this section and consistent with state and federal law on patient records, the department is entitled to access hospital discharge data, emergency room and ambulatory surgery encounter data, data on home health care agency client encounters and services, data from community health centers on client encounters and services and all data collected or compiled by the Health Systems Planning Unit of the Office of Health Strategy pursuant to section 19a-613 .

(c) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to assure the confidentiality of personal data and patient-identifiable data collected or compiled pursuant to this section.

See Sec. 19a-73a re state comprehensive cancer plan.

See Sec. 19a-630 for applicable definitions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-308 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-308
Sec. 19a-308. (Formerly Sec. 19-159). Care of neglected cemeteries. Civil and criminal liability for undertaking care and maintenance.
Status: in_force

(b) No municipality or employee, officer or agent of a municipality shall be civilly or criminally liable for undertaking the care and maintenance of a burial ground or cemetery, as described in subsection (a) of this section.

Annotation to former section 19-159:

Cited. 168 C. 447.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-131 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-131
Sec. 19a-131. Public health emergency response authority. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Animal” means all vertebrate and invertebrate species;

(2) “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product, to cause death, disease or other biological malfunction in a human, animal, plant or another living organism in order to influence the conduct of government or to harm, intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

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

(4) “Communicable disease” means a disease or condition, the infectious agent of which may pass or be carried, directly or indirectly, from the body of one person or animal to the body of another person or animal;

(5) “Contaminated” or “contamination” means contaminated or contamination by a biological toxin or a chemical, radioactive or any other substance sufficient to pose a substantial risk of death, disability, injury or harm to other persons;

(6) “Isolation” means the physical separation and confinement of an individual, group of individuals or individuals present within a geographic area who are infected with a communicable disease or are contaminated, or whom the commissioner reasonably believes to be infected with a communicable disease or to be contaminated, in order to prevent or limit the transmission of the disease to the general public;

(7) “Public health authority” means a person or entity authorized to respond to a public health emergency in accordance with the plan for emergency responses to a public health emergency prepared in accordance with section 19a-131g , including, but not limited to, licensed health care providers or local and district health directors;

(8) “Public health emergency” means an occurrence or imminent threat of a communicable disease, except sexually transmitted disease, or contamination caused or believed to be caused by bioterrorism, an epidemic or pandemic disease, a natural disaster, a chemical attack or accidental release or a nuclear attack or accident that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability;

(9) “Quarantine” means the physical separation and confinement of an individual, group of individuals or individuals present within a geographic area who are exposed to a communicable disease or are contaminated, or whom the commissioner reasonably believes have been exposed to a communicable disease or to be contaminated or have been exposed to others who have been exposed to a communicable disease or contamination, to prevent transmission to the general public;

(10) “Respondent” means an individual ordered isolated or quarantined under section 19a-131b or 19a-221 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-314a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-314a
Sec. 19a-314a. Disclosure of dispute resolution procedure relating to the sale of any item or service by a town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association which owns, manages or controls a cemetery. “Cemetery” defined.
Status: in_force

(b) Each town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association which owns, manages or controls a cemetery shall disclose to each consumer, in writing at the time of the sale of any item or service, any dispute resolution procedure of such town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association. The written disclosure shall also indicate that the consumer may contact the Department of Public Health or local public health director if the consumer has any complaints which concern violations of sections 7-64 to 7-71 , inclusive, 19a-310 and 19a-311 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-904d — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368ll / Section 19a-904d
Sec. 19a-904d. Health information blocking. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) “Affiliated provider” means a health care provider that is: (A) Employed by a hospital or health system, (B) under a professional services agreement with a hospital or health system that permits such hospital or health system to bill on behalf of such health care provider, or (C) a clinical faculty member of a medical school, as defined in section 33-182aa , that is affiliated with a hospital or health system in a manner that permits such hospital or health system to bill on behalf of such clinical faculty member;

(2) “Certified electronic health record system” means a health record system that is certified by the federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology;

(3) “Electronic health record” means any computerized, digital or other electronic record of individual health-related information that is created, held, managed or consulted by a health care provider and may include, but need not be limited to, continuity of care documents, discharge summaries and other information or data relating to patient demographics, medical history, medication, allergies, immunizations, laboratory test results, radiology or other diagnostic images, vital signs and statistics;

(4) “Electronic health record system” means a computer-based information system that is used to create, collect, store, manipulate, share, exchange or make available electronic health records for the purposes of the delivery of patient care;

(5) “Health care provider” means any individual, corporation, facility or institution licensed by the state to provide health care services;

(6) “Health information blocking” means (A) knowingly interfering with or knowingly engaging in business practices or other conduct that is reasonably likely to interfere with the ability of patients, health care providers or other authorized persons to access, exchange or use electronic health records, or (B) knowingly using an electronic health record system to both (i) steer patient referrals to affiliated providers, and (ii) prevent or unreasonably interfere with patient referrals to health care providers who are not affiliated providers but shall not include legitimate referrals between providers participating in an accountable care organizations or similar value-based collaborative care models;

(7) “Hospital” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 ;

(8) “Health system” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-508c ;

(9) “Seller” means any person or entity that directly, or indirectly through an employee, agent, independent contractor, vendor or other person, sells, leases or offers to sell or lease an electronic health record system or a license or right to use an electronic health record system.

(b) Electronic health records shall, to the fullest extent practicable, (1) follow the patient, (2) be made accessible to the patient, and (3) be shared and exchanged with the health care provider of the patient's choice in a timely manner.

(c) Health information blocking shall be an unfair trade practice pursuant to section 42-110b .

(d) Health information blocking by a hospital, health system or seller shall be subject to the penalties contained in subsection (b) of section 42-110o .

(e) It shall be an unfair trade practice pursuant to section 42-110b for any seller to make a false, misleading or deceptive representation that an electronic health record system is a certified electronic health record system.

(f) The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Attorney General.

(g) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as a limitation upon the power or authority of the state, the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to seek administrative, legal or equitable relief as provided by any state statute or common law.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-241 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368f / Section 19a-241
Sec. 19a-241. (Formerly Sec. 19-106). Formation of district departments. Board.
Status: in_force

(b) Each town, city and borough, which has so voted to become a part of any such district, shall, by its board of selectmen, city council or board of burgesses, appoint one person to be a member of such board. Any town, city or borough having a population of more than ten thousand inhabitants, as annually estimated by the Department of Public Health by a method comparable or similar to that used by the United States Bureau of the Census, shall be entitled to one additional representative for each additional ten thousand population or part thereof, provided no such municipality shall have more than five representatives on a district board of health. The term of office for members of the district board of health shall be three years, except that: (1) A district board of health containing only one town may elect to have one-year or three-year terms of office, and (2) during the initial formation of a board with three-year appointments, appointments shall be so made that approximately one-third of the board shall be appointed for one year, approximately one-third appointed for two years and approximately one-third appointed for three years. Members of the district board of health shall serve without compensation but shall receive their necessary expenses while in the performance of their official duties.

Cited. 40 CA 501.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-79a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-79a
Sec. 19a-79a. Pesticide applications at child care facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) No person other than a certified pesticide applicator shall apply pesticide within any child care facility, except that a person other than a certified pesticide applicator may make an emergency application to eliminate an immediate threat to human health, including, but not limited to, for the elimination of mosquitoes, ticks and stinging insects, provided (1) the licensee or a designee of the licensee determines such emergency application to be necessary, (2) the licensee or a designee of the licensee deems it impractical to obtain the services of a certified pesticide applicator, and (3) such emergency application does not involve a restricted use pesticide, as defined in section 22a-47 .

(c) No person shall apply a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of any child care facility, except that an emergency application of pesticide may be made to eliminate an immediate threat to human health, including, but not limited to, the elimination of mosquitoes, ticks and stinging insects, provided (1) the licensee or a designee of the licensee determines such emergency application to be necessary, and (2) such emergency application does not involve a restricted use pesticide, as defined in section 22a-47 . The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a family child care home, as described in section 19a-77 , if the grounds of such family child care home are not owned or under the control of the licensee.

(d) No licensee or designee of a licensee shall permit any child enrolled in such licensee's child care facility to enter an area where a pesticide has been applied in accordance with this section until it is safe to do so according to the provisions on the pesticide label.

(e) On and after October 1, 2009, prior to providing for any application of pesticide on the grounds of any child care facility, the licensee or a designee of the licensee shall, within the existing budgetary resources of such child care facility, notify the parents or guardians of each child enrolled in such licensee's child care facility by any means practicable no later than twenty-four hours prior to such application, except that for an emergency application made in accordance with this section, such notice shall be given as soon as practicable. Notice under this subsection shall include (1) the name of the active ingredient of the pesticide being applied, (2) the target pest, (3) the location of the application on the child care facility property, and (4) the date or proposed date of the application. A copy of the record of each pesticide application at a child care facility shall be maintained at such facility for a period of five years.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-90 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-90
Sec. 19a-90. (Formerly Sec. 19-47). Blood testing of pregnant women for syphilis and HIV.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any woman who objects to a blood test as being in conflict with her religious tenets and practices.

See Sec. 19a-55 re newborn infant health screening.

See Sec. 19a-215 re required reporting of communicable diseases.

See Sec. 19a-593 re testing of pregnant women and newborns.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-103 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-103
Sec. 19a-103. (Formerly Sec. 19-60). Control of communicable diseases in institutions.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 18-94 re retention of diseased inmates in correctional or charitable institutions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-25e — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-25e
Sec. 19a-25e. Connecticut Health Information Network plan.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Public Health and The Center for Public Health and Health Policy at The University of Connecticut Health Center shall collaborate with the Departments of Administrative Services, Developmental Services, and Children and Families to develop the Connecticut Health Information Network plan.

(c) The plan shall: (1) Include research in and describe existing health and human services data; (2) inventory the various health and human services data aggregation initiatives currently underway; (3) include a framework and options for the implementation of a Connecticut Health Information Network, including query functionality to obtain aggregate data on key health indicators within the state; (4) identify and comply with confidentiality, security and privacy standards; and (5) include a detailed cost estimate for implementation and potential sources of funding.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490dd — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-490dd
Sec. 19a-490dd. Accessibility of medical diagnostic equipment in health care facilities and practice locations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commercially reasonable price” means a price that does not exceed the fair market value of medical diagnostic equipment that meets the standards for accessibility;

(2) “Health care facility” means a hospital or an outpatient clinic, as such terms are defined in section 19a-490 , a long-term care facility, as defined in section 19a-491c , and a hospice facility, licensed pursuant to section 19a-122b ;

(3) “Medical diagnostic equipment” means (A) an examination table, (B) an examination chair, (C) a weight scale, (D) mammography equipment, and (E) x-ray, imaging and other radiological diagnostic equipment;

(4) “Practice location” means the office of a practice of nine or more physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 370 or advanced practice registered nurses licensed pursuant to chapter 378, or a combination thereof; and

(5) “Standards for accessibility” means the technical standards for accessibility developed by the federal Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board in accordance with Section 4203 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as amended from time to time, for medical diagnostic equipment.

(b) Each health care facility and practice location shall take into consideration the standards for accessibility.

(c) Not later than December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall notify each health care facility and each practice location of information pertaining to the provision of health care to individuals with accessibility needs, including, but not limited to, the standards for accessibility. The Department of Public Health shall post such information on its Internet web site.

(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, each health care facility and practice location shall:

(1) Train all staff with direct patient care responsibilities regarding its policies and procedures for addressing patients' access to care;

(2) Designate a contact phone number and provide the steps patients may take to contact the health care facility or practice location for assistance with patient access needs and post such information on its Internet web site or otherwise make such information readily available to the public; and

(3) (A) Take and document an inventory of all medical diagnostic equipment that meets the standards for accessibility and all medical diagnostic equipment that does not meet such standards, including, but not limited to, an action plan for addressing gaps in such inventory, and make such documentation available to the Department of Public Health upon request, and (B) identify and document the steps necessary to comply with the requirements set forth in subsection (e) of this section and make such documentation available to the Department of Public Health upon request.

(e) On and after January 1, 2026, until such time as federal regulations regarding the requirements for accessibility of medical diagnostic equipment applicable to health care facilities and practice locations adopted pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, become mandatory and except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, each health care facility with three or more examination rooms and each practice location with three or more examination rooms shall (1) when purchasing, leasing, replacing or otherwise obtaining medical diagnostic equipment, independently verify or obtain assurances from the seller or source of such equipment that the equipment complies with the standards for accessibility and maintain documentation of such verification or assurances, (2) have available an examination table or examination chair that meets the standards for accessibility in at least one examination room that is capable of allowing a patient using an assistive device, including, but not limited to, a wheelchair, to easily enter, exit and maneuver in such examination room, and (3) have available at least one weight scale that meets the standards for accessibility, provided the health care facility or practice location uses a weight scale.

(f) It shall not be a violation of subsection (e) of this section:

(1) If a health care facility or practice location is unable to comply with a provision of said subsection because such facility or location is unable to obtain medical diagnostic equipment that is commercially available at a commercially reasonable price;

(2) If a health care facility or practice location is unable to comply with a provision of said subsection because such facility or location is (A) in the process of obtaining a necessary approval from a municipal or state agency, including, but not limited to, an approval relating to the building code, a building inspection, a site plan review or a certificate of need pursuant to chapter 368z, and (B) delayed from compliance by such approval process; and

(3) If a health care facility or practice location meets the criteria for an exclusion from, exception to or exemption from a requirement set forth in a federal law protecting persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101 et seq., or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as both may be amended from time to time, that is the same as or substantially similar to a requirement set forth in subsection (e) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-562h — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-562h
Sec. 19a-562h. Failure to comply with nursing home facility staffing level requirement. Disciplinary action and citation. Posting and inclusion in Department of Public Health listing.
Status: in_force

(b) A citation of a nursing home facility staffing level requirement set forth in the regulations of Connecticut state agencies shall be prominently posted in the nursing home facility and included in the listing prepared by the Department of Public Health pursuant to the provisions of section 19a-540 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-37e — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-37e
Sec. 19a-37e. Small community water system fiscal asset management plan. Assessment review of hydropneumatic pressure tanks. Exception. Penalty. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Small community water system” means a water company that regularly serves at least twenty-five, but not more than one thousand, year-round residents;

(2) “Unaccounted for water loss” means water that the small community water system supplies to its distribution system, but that never reaches its consumers;

(3) “Useful life” means a manufacturer's recommended life or the estimated lifespan of a water company's capital asset, taking into consideration the service history and the condition of such capital asset at the time a fiscal and asset management plan is prepared; and

(4) “Water company” has the same meaning as provided in section 25-32a .

(b) Each small community water system shall prepare a fiscal and asset management plan for all of the capital assets that comprise such system. The fiscal and asset management plan shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) a list of all capital assets of the small community water system, (2) the useful life of such capital assets, which shall be based on the current condition of such capital assets, (3) the maintenance and service history of such capital assets, (4) the manufacturer's recommendation regarding such capital assets, and (5) the small community water system's plan for the reconditioning, refurbishment or replacement of such capital assets. Such fiscal and asset management plan shall also provide information regarding whether the small community water system has any unaccounted for water loss, the amount of such unaccounted for water loss, what is causing such unaccounted for water loss and the measures the small community water system is taking to reduce such unaccounted for water loss. Each small community water system shall make the assessment of its hydropneumatic pressure tanks its initial priority in its preparation of the fiscal and asset management plan.

(c) Each small community water system shall complete the fiscal and asset management plan for all of its capital assets not later than January 1, 2021. Following the completion of the initial fiscal and asset management plan, each small community water system shall update such fiscal and asset management plan annually and make such fiscal and asset management plan available to the department upon request.

(d) Each small community water system shall complete, on a form developed by the Department of Public Health, the fiscal and asset management plan assessment review of its hydropneumatic pressure tanks not later than May 2, 2019.

(e) This section shall not apply to a small community water system that is (1) regulated by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, (2) subject to the requirements set forth in section 25-32d , or (3) a state agency.

(f) The provisions of this section shall be deemed to relate to the purity and adequacy of water supplies for the purposes of the imposition of a penalty under section 25-32e .

(g) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-193a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368d / Section 19a-193a
Sec. 19a-193a. Liability for emergency medical treatment services or transportation services provided by an ambulance service or paramedic intercept service. Liability for medical services or transport services under nonemergency conditions from mobile integrated health care program.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any person who receives medical services or transport services under nonemergency conditions from a mobile integrated health care program shall be liable to such mobile health care integrated program for the reasonable and necessary costs of providing such services.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who receives emergency medical treatment services or transportation services from a licensed ambulance service, certified ambulance service, paramedic intercept service or mobile integrated health care program for an injury arising out of and in the course of such person's employment as defined in section 31-275 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-112h — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-112h
Sec. 19a-112h. State-wide human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis drug assistance program. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall give priority for benefits under the program established pursuant to this section to individuals who have an increased risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus or who have had a recent exposure to such virus, but are unable to purchase pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus and for whom the program is a payer of last resort.

(c) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section. The commissioner may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulations, provided notice of intent to adopt regulations is published on the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-900 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368ll / Section 19a-900
Sec. 19a-900. Use of cartridge injector by staff member of before or after school program, day camp or child care facility.
Status: in_force

(1) “Before or after school program” means any educational or recreational program for children administered in any building or on the grounds of any school by a local or regional board of education or other municipal agency, before or after regular school hours, or both, but does not include a program that is licensed by the Department of Public Health;

(2) “Cartridge injector” means an automatic prefilled cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment used to deliver epinephrine in a standard dose for emergency first aid response to allergic reactions;

(3) “Day camp” means any recreational camp program operated by a municipal agency; and

(4) “Child care facility” means any child care center or group child care home, as described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77 , that is excluded from the licensing requirements of sections 19a-77 to 19a-87 , inclusive, by subsection (b) of section 19a-77 .

(b) Upon the request and with the written authorization of the parent or guardian of a child attending any before or after school program, day camp or child care facility, and pursuant to the written order of (1) a physician licensed to practice medicine, (2) a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-12d , or (3) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with sections 20-94a and 20-94b , the owner or operator of such before or after school program, day camp or child care facility shall approve and provide general supervision to an identified staff member trained to administer medication with a cartridge injector to such child if the child has a medically diagnosed allergic condition that may require prompt treatment in order to protect the child against serious harm or death. Such staff member shall be trained in the use of a cartridge injector by a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or registered nurse or shall complete a course in first aid offered by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, the National Ski Patrol, the Department of Public Health, any director of health or an organization using guidelines for first aid and published by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross.

See Sec. 52-557b(h) re immunity of staff member from civil liability for rendering emergency assistance by using a cartridge injector.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-102a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-102a
Sec. 19a-102a. Regulation of sale of turtles.
Status: in_force

(b) No turtle with a carapace length of less than four inches or with viable turtle eggs may be sold in this state.

(c) No person may sell a live turtle with a carapace length of four inches or greater unless (1) a caution notice is posted by the person selling turtles which warns that the transmission of salmonella disease by turtles is possible; (2) at the time of the sale of the turtle, the seller furnishes the buyer with a copy of the caution notice and information obtained from a veterinarian regarding the proper care and feeding for the species of turtle which is being sold; (3) the buyer signs a form stating that he has read the notice provided if the buyer is less than sixteen years of age, such form shall be signed by a parent or guardian; (4) the turtle is not a species identified by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection as endangered, threatened or of special concern in regulations adopted under section 26-306 ; and (5) the seller receives, and retains on file for inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture, written verification that such turtle was bred at a licensed commercial fish farm or commercial aquaculture facility and was not collected from the wild.

(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section or section 19a-102b shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. The Commissioner of Agriculture may suspend the pet shop license of any pet shop, as defined in section 22-327 , which violates any provision of this section or section 19a-102b .

(e) On or before October 1, 1996, the Commissioner of Public Health shall evaluate the public health effect of the sale of turtles in this state and shall submit a report of his findings to the General Assembly.

(f) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-578 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368w / Section 19a-578
Sec. 19a-578. Proof of living will document or document appointing health care representative. Physician to make documents and oral communications re health care and withdrawal of life support systems part of medical record.
Status: in_force

(b) A physician or other health care provider who is furnished with a copy of a written living will or appointment of health care representative shall make it a part of the declarant's medical record. A physician or other health care provider shall also record in the patient's medical record any oral communication concerning any aspect of the patient's health care, including the withholding or withdrawal of life support systems, made by the patient directly to the physician or other health care provider or to the patient's health care representative, legal guardian, conservator, next-of-kin or person designated in accordance with section 1-56r .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-493c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-493c
Sec. 19a-493c. Outpatient clinics. Licensure. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. The commissioner may waive any provision of the regulations for outpatient clinics. The commissioner may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulations, provided notice of intent to adopt regulations is published in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-338 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368m / Section 19a-338
Sec. 19a-338. (Formerly Sec. 19-313). Obstruction of navigable waters.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22a-427 re prohibition against pollution of or discharge of wastes in state waters.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-504e — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-504e
Sec. 19a-504e. Requirements and construction of sections re hospital discharge planning and caregiver designation and services.
Status: in_force

(b) A hospital, a hospital employee, or any consultants or contractors with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship shall not be held liable, in any way, for the services rendered or not rendered by the caregiver to the patient at the patient's home.

(c) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall be construed to obviate the obligation of an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health care center, as defined in section 38a-175 , or any other entity issuing health benefits plans to provide coverage required under a health benefits plan.

(d) (1) An individual designated as caregiver pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19a-504c shall not be reimbursed by any government or commercial payer for post-discharge assistance that is provided pursuant to section 19a-504c .

(2) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall be construed to impact, impede or otherwise disrupt or reduce the reimbursement obligations of an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health care center, as defined in section 38a-175 , or any other entity issuing health benefits plans.

(3) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall delay the discharge of a patient or the transfer of a patient from a hospital to another facility.

(4) Nothing in section 19a-504c or this section shall affect, nor take precedence over, any advance directive, conservatorship or other proxy health care rights as may be delegated by the patient or applicable by law.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-6c
Sec. 19a-6c. Assisted living services in state-funded congregate housing facilities. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) In order to facilitate the development of assisted living services in state-funded congregate housing facilities, the Commissioner of Public Health may waive any provision of the regulations for assisted living services agencies, as defined in section 19a-490 , which provide services in state-funded congregate housing facilities. No waiver of such regulations shall be made if the commissioner determines that the waiver would: (1) Endanger the life, safety or health of any resident receiving assisted living services in a state-funded congregate housing facility; (2) impact the quality or provision of services provided to a resident in a state-funded congregate housing facility; (3) revise or eliminate the requirements for an assisted living services agency's quality assurance program; (4) revise or eliminate the requirements for an assisted living services agency's grievance and appeals process; or (5) revise or eliminate the assisted living services agency's requirements relative to a client's bill of rights and responsibilities. The commissioner, upon the granting of a waiver of any provision of such regulations, may impose conditions which assure the health, safety and welfare of residents receiving assisted living services in a state-funded congregate housing facility. The commissioner may revoke such a waiver upon a finding (A) that the health, safety or welfare of any such resident is jeopardized, or (B) that such facility has failed to comply with such conditions as the commissioner may impose pursuant to this subsection.

(c) The provisions of sections 19a-693 to 19a-701 , inclusive, shall not apply to any state-funded congregate housing facility.

(d) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. Said commissioner may implement the waiver of provisions as specified in subsection (b) of this section until January 1, 2002, while in the process of adopting criteria for the waiver process in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is published in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days after implementation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-36m — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-36m
Sec. 19a-36m. Authority of directors of health and Commissioner of Agriculture. Application of provisions of food code re certified food managers. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) For purposes of this section and sections 19a-36h to 19a-36 l , inclusive, the provisions of the general statutes and regulations of Connecticut state agencies pertaining to certified farmers' markets shall not limit the authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture and the director of health to require a farmer to comply with the requirements of sections 22-6r and 22-6s .

(c) The provisions of the food code that concern the employment of a certified food protection manager and any reporting requirements relative to such certified food protection manager shall not apply to (1) an owner or operator of a soup kitchen that relies exclusively on services provided by volunteers, (2) any volunteer who serves meals from a nonprofit organization, including a temporary food service establishment and a special event sponsored by a nonprofit civic organization, including, but not limited to, school sporting events, little league food booths, church suppers and fairs, or (3) any person who serves meals to individuals at a registered congregate meal site funded under Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended from time to time, that were prepared under the supervision of a certified food protection manager.

(d) The provisions of the food code shall not (1) apply to a residential care home with thirty beds or less that is licensed pursuant to chapter 368v, provided the administrator of the residential care home or the administrator's designee has satisfactorily passed a test as part of a food protection manager certification program that is evaluated and approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Conference for Food Protection as conforming to its standard for accreditation of food protection manager certification programs, unless such residential care home enters into a service contract with a food establishment or lends, rents or leases any area of its facility to any person or entity for the purpose of preparing or selling food, at which time the provisions of the food code shall apply to such residential care home, and (2) shall not prohibit the sale or distribution of food at (A) a bed and breakfast establishment that prepares and offers food to guests, provided the operation is owner-occupied and the total building occupant load is not more than sixteen persons, including the owner and occupants, has no provisions for cooking or warming food in the guest rooms, breakfast is the only meal offered and the consumer of such operation is informed by statements contained in published advertisements, mailed brochures and placards posted in the registration area that the food is prepared in a kitchen that is not regulated and inspected by the local health director, and (B) a noncommercial function, including, but not limited to, an educational, religious, political or charitable organization's bake sale or potluck supper, provided the seller or person distributing the food maintains the food at the temperature, pH level and water activity level conditions that will inhibit the growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms. For the purposes of this subsection, “noncommercial function” means a function where food is sold or distributed by a person not regularly engaged in the business of selling such food for profit.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-59l — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-59l
Sec. 19a-59l. Midwifery working group. Responsibilities. Appointments. Annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) “Certified midwife” means any individual who completes a graduate degree in midwifery and passes a national certification examination administered by the American Midwifery Certification Board to receive the professional designation of certified midwife;

(2) “Community birth” means a planned home birth or a birth occurring at a birth center;

(3) “Direct entry midwife” means any individual trained in planned out-of-hospital births other than a nurse-midwife, which may include certified midwives, certified professional midwives, community midwives and traditional midwives; and

(4) “Licensed nurse-midwife” means any individual licensed as a nurse-midwife pursuant to chapter 377.

(b) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a midwifery working group. The working group shall study and make recommendations concerning the advancement of choices in care for community birth and the role of direct entry midwives in addressing maternal and infant health disparities. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to:

(1) Improvements in birthing care quality and safety, including improvements addressing racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes;

(2) Regulation, licensure or certification of direct entry midwives not otherwise licensed to practice midwifery in the state;

(3) Regulation, licensure or certification of certified midwives not otherwise licensed to practice midwifery in the state; and

(4) Advancements of interprofessional coordination of birthing care, including community birth.

(c) The Commissioner of Public Health shall appoint members of the working group. Such members shall include, but need not be limited to, the commissioner's designee, at least six direct-entry midwives practicing in the state, a certified nurse-midwife with experience working with direct entry midwives, a certified midwife representing an entity that certifies midwives, a doula serving communities of color, a representative of families or a community-based organization with an interest in maternity care, a representative of a community organization furthering health equity, representatives of associated maternity care professions, a representative of the state hospital association and a representative of the Department of Social Services.

(d) Not later than February 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the midwifery working group shall report to the Commissioner of Public Health and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health on its findings and recommendations.

(e) The midwifery working group shall select to renew or disband the group on an annual basis in a manner determined by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-496a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-496a
Sec. 19a-496a. Home health care, hospice home health care and home health aide agency services. Authorized practitioners in bordering states. Applicable regulations, policies, procedures.
Status: in_force

(b) All home health care agency, hospice home health care agency and home health aide agency services that are required by law to be performed upon the order of a licensed physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse may be performed upon the order of a physician, a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed in a state that borders Connecticut. Any Department of Public Health agency regulation, policy or procedure that applies to a physician who orders home health care services, including related provisions such as review and approval of care plans for home health care services, shall also apply to a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse who orders home health care services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-315d — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-315d
Sec. 19a-315d. Places and manner of burial. Exceptions. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall bury the body of any deceased person in such a manner that the top of the outside container within which such body is placed is less than two and one-half feet below the surface of the ground, except if such container is made of concrete or other impermeable material, the top of such container shall not be less than one and one-half feet below the surface.

(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day such person is in violation of the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-215 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368e / Section 19a-215
Sec. 19a-215. (Formerly Sec. 19-89). Commissioner's lists of reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions and reportable laboratory findings. Reporting requirements. Confidentiality. Fines.
Status: in_force

(1) “Clinical laboratory” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 .

(2) “Commissioner's list of reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions” and “commissioner's list of reportable laboratory findings” means the lists developed pursuant to section 19a-2a .

(3) “Confidential” means confidentiality of information pursuant to section 19a-25 .

(4) “Health care provider” means a person who has direct or supervisory responsibility for the delivery of health care or medical services, including licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, medical examiners and administrators, superintendents and managers of health care facilities.

(5) “Reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions” means the diseases, illnesses, conditions or syndromes designated by the Commissioner of Public Health on the list required pursuant to section 19a-2a .

(b) A health care provider shall report each case occurring in such provider's practice, of any disease on the commissioner's list of reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions to the director of health of the town, city or borough in which such case resides and to the Department of Public Health, no later than twelve hours after such provider's recognition of the disease. Such reports shall be in writing, by telephone or in an electronic format approved by the commissioner.

(c) A clinical laboratory shall report each finding identified by such laboratory of any disease identified on the commissioner's list of reportable laboratory findings to the Department of Public Health not later than forty-eight hours after such laboratory's finding. A clinical laboratory that reports an average of more than thirty findings per month shall make such reports electronically in a format approved by the commissioner. Any clinical laboratory that reports an average of less than thirty findings per month shall submit such reports, in writing, by telephone or in an electronic format approved by the commissioner. The Department of Public Health shall provide a copy of all such reports to the director of health of the town, city or borough in which the affected person resides or, in the absence of such information, the town where the specimen originated.

(d) When a local director of health, the local director's authorized agent or the Department of Public Health receives a report of a disease or laboratory finding on the commissioner's lists of reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions and laboratory findings, the local director of health, the local director's authorized agent or the Department of Public Health may contact first the reporting health care provider and then the person with the reportable finding to obtain such information as may be necessary to lead to the effective control of further spread of such disease. In the case of reportable communicable diseases and laboratory findings, this information may include obtaining the identification of persons who may be the source or subsequent contacts of such infection.

(e) A hospital, as defined in section 19a-490 and licensed pursuant to chapter 368v, shall provide the Department of Public Health with access, including remote access, in a manner approved by the Commissioner of Public Health, to the entirety of each electronic medical record that concerns a reportable disease, emergency illness or health condition listed by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 19a-2a that occurs at such hospital. Such remote access shall take place on or before October 1, 2022, if technically feasible.

(f) All personal information obtained from disease prevention and control investigations pursuant to this section including the health care provider's name and the identity of the reported case of disease and suspected source persons and contacts shall not be divulged to anyone and shall be held strictly confidential pursuant to section 19a-25 , by the local director of health and the director's authorized agent and by the Department of Public Health.

(g) Any person who violates any reporting or confidentiality provision of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. No provision of this section shall be deemed to supersede section 19a-584 .

See Sec. 19a-221 re quarantine procedure.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-289e — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368i / Section 19a-289e
Sec. 19a-289e. Methods of amending or revoking an anatomical gift.
Status: in_force

(b) A record signed pursuant to subparagraph (C) 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 donor or the other person; and (2) state that such record has been signed and witnessed as provided for in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Subject to the provisions of section 19a-289g , a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 19a-289c may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.

(d) A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.

(e) A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-491f — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-491f
Sec. 19a-491f. Collection and provision of certain client and location information to home health care agency and home health aide agency employees. Collection of crime-related data. Prohibition on the denial of the provision of services.
Status: in_force

(b) To facilitate compliance with subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, each such agency shall annually review the annual report issued by the department pursuant to section 29-1c to collect crime-related data regarding the locations in the state where such agency's employees provide services.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, no such agency shall deny the provision of services to a client solely based on (1) the inability or refusal of the client to provide the information described in subsection (a) of this section, or (2) the information collected from the client pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-310 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-310
Sec. 19a-310. (Formerly Sec. 19-161). Approval of vaults above ground by Department of Public Health. Fees.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 19a-314 re penalty for violation of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-309 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-309
Sec. 19a-309. (Formerly Sec. 19-160). Headstones at soldiers' graves.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 19a-297 re authority of selectmen, cemetery associations or ecclesiastical societies to enact bylaws for management and care of burial lots.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-296 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-296
Sec. 19a-296. (Formerly Sec. 19-147). Cemetery associations.
Status: in_force

(b) The board of directors or board of trustees of any cemetery association shall hold an annual meeting of the association. At such annual meeting, the board shall accept an annual financial statement that shall contain an accounting of income and expenses of the cemetery association for the preceding fiscal year and an accounting of assets owned by the association. Such financial statement shall be included in the minutes of the annual meeting at which such financial statement was accepted. The board shall retain the minutes of such annual meeting for a period of not less than twenty years after such meeting.

(c) No officer, director or trustee of a cemetery association may serve as an officer, director or trustee of any company that manages or operates any aspect of the cemetery.

(d) Any interested party may petition the probate court for the district within which the cemetery owned or controlled by a cemetery association is located to require disclosure of the minutes of an annual meeting of the cemetery association including any financial statement required to be included in such minutes. The court may, after hearing, with notice to all interested parties, grant the petition and require disclosure of such minutes for such periods of time as it determines are reasonable and necessary on finding that: (1) The petitioner has an interest in the minutes sufficient to warrant disclosure, and (2) the petition is not for the purpose of harassment.

See Sec. 19a-314 re penalty for violation of this section.

Annotations to former section 19-147:

Special law authorizing one cemetery association to take land of another upheld. 77 C. 83. Association may still hold title to land, though all rights of burial are disposed of. 83 C. 204. Condemnation of land. 87 C. 428. Right of eminent domain is specifically given to the owner of any cemetery. 168 C. 447. Cited. 180 C. 680.

Cited. 16 CS 327; 29 CS 292.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-7u — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-7u
Sec. 19a-7u. Pilot program to expand behavioral health care. Grants.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Public Health, within available appropriations, shall establish a grant program to provide such providers with a fifty per cent match for costs associated with paying the salaries of licensed social workers providing counseling and other services to children receiving primary health care from such providers. The commissioner shall (1) prescribe forms and criteria for such providers to apply and qualify for grant funds; and (2) require such providers to report to the commissioner on use of the funds to expand behavioral health care for children.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-127r — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-127r
Sec. 19a-127r. Connecticut AIDS drug assistance program and Connecticut Insurance Premium Assistance Program. Policies and procedures. Rebates and refunds. Enrollment in or demonstration of ineligibility for Medicare Part D. Payment of premium and coinsurance costs of Medicare Part D.
Status: in_force

(b) All rebates and refunds from the Connecticut AIDS drug assistance program and Connecticut Insurance Premium Assistance Program shall be paid to the Department of Public Health.

(c) Applicants for and recipients of benefits under the provisions of this section shall enroll in or demonstrate ineligibility for Medicare Part D.

(d) The Commissioner of Public Health may pay the premium and coinsurance costs of Medicare Part D coverage for eligible applicants or recipients.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-600 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368y / Section 19a-600
Sec. 19a-600. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Counselor” means: (A) A psychiatrist, (B) a psychologist licensed under chapter 383, (C) a clinical social worker licensed under chapter 383b, (D) a marital and family therapist licensed under chapter 383a, (E) an ordained member of the clergy, (F) a physician assistant licensed under section 20-12b , (G) a nurse-midwife licensed under chapter 377, (H) a certified guidance counselor or school counselor, (I) a registered professional nurse licensed under chapter 378, or (J) a practical nurse licensed under chapter 378.

(2) “Minor” means a person who is less than sixteen years of age.

Cited. 24 CA 541.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490u — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-490u
Sec. 19a-490u. Training in symptoms of dementia, implicit bias and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders for hospital direct care staff.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after October 1, 2021, each hospital shall include training in implicit bias as part of such hospital's regularly provided training to staff members who provide direct care to women who are pregnant or in the postpartum period. As used in this subsection, “implicit bias” means an attitude or internalized stereotype that affects a person's perceptions, actions and decisions in an unconscious manner and often contributes to unequal treatment of a person based on such person's race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or other characteristic.

(c) On and after October 1, 2023, each hospital shall include training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders as part of such hospital's regularly provided training to staff members who provide direct care to women who are pregnant or in the postpartum period.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-106a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-106a
Sec. 19a-106a. Customer access to employee restrooms in retail establishments.
Status: in_force

(1) “Customer” means an individual who is lawfully on the premises of a retail establishment;

(2) “Eligible medical condition” means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease or a medical condition that requires use of an ostomy device;

(3) “Licensed health care provider” means a physician or a physician assistant licensed under chapter 370 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378;

(4) “Restroom” means a room containing a toilet; and

(5) “Retail establishment” means a place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services.

(b) Any retail establishment that has a restroom for employee use, which typically does not permit customer access to such employee restroom, shall permit a customer to use the employee restroom during normal business hours if the restroom is maintained in a reasonably safe manner and all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The customer requesting access to the employee restroom presents written evidence, issued by a licensed health care provider, that documents that the customer suffers from an eligible medical condition;

(2) A public restroom is not immediately accessible to the customer;

(3) At the time that the request for access to the employee restroom is made, three or more employees of the retail establishment are working; and

(4) The employee restroom is located in an area of the retail establishment that does not present an obvious risk to the health or safety of the customer or an obvious security risk to the retail establishment.

(c) A retail establishment or employee of a retail establishment shall not be liable for any acts or omissions in providing a customer access to an employee restroom pursuant to the provisions of this section, if such acts or omissions: (1) Do not constitute gross, wilful or wanton negligence on the part of the retail establishment or employee of the retail establishment; (2) occurred in an area of the retail establishment that is not otherwise accessible to customers; and (3) resulted in injury or death of a customer or individual other than an employee accompanying the customer to the restroom.

(d) No retail establishment shall be required to make a physical change to the employee restroom to effectuate the purposes of this section.

(e) Any violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-6
Sec. 19a-6. (Formerly Sec. 19-4a). Commissioner to plan and administer programs for control and treatment of lung disease and chronic illness and for medical rehabilitation.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall be responsible for the administration of the department's programs as they relate to lung disease, other chronic illness and medical rehabilitation.

See chapter 368g re lung disease, tuberculosis and other chronic illness.

Annotation to former section 19-4a:

Former statute cited. 138 C. 139.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 33 CA 673.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-565a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-565a
Sec. 19a-565a. (Formerly Sec. 19a-30a). Reporting of clinical laboratory errors.
Status: in_force

(b) If the patient has requested the test directly from the laboratory, notice shall be sent to the patient, in writing, stating that a medical error in the reported patient test results has been detected and the patient is requested to contact the laboratory to arrange for a retest or other confirmation of test results. Said laboratory shall verbally or in writing inform the patient that in the event of a medical error the laboratory is required by law to inform him and that he may designate where such notification is to be sent. Such written notification shall be confidential and subject to the provisions of chapter 368x.

(c) Failure to comply with the provisions of this section may be cause for suspension or revocation of the license granted under said section 19a-565 or the imposition of any other disciplinary action specified in section 19a-17 .

(d) The Department of Public Health may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-425 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368r / Section 19a-425
Sec. 19a-425. (Formerly Sec. 19-544). Civil penalty. Equitable relief. Notice. Hearing.
Status: in_force

(b) If the Commissioner of Early Childhood has reason to believe that a violation has occurred for which a civil penalty is authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may send to such person or officer by certified mail, return receipt requested or personally serve upon such person or officer, a notice that shall include: (1) A reference to the section or sections of the general statutes or regulations involved; (2) a short and plain statement of the matters asserted or charged; (3) a statement of the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for such violation; and (4) a statement of the party's right to request a hearing. Such person or officer shall submit any request for a hearing in writing to the commissioner not later than thirty days after the notice is mailed or served.

(c) If such person or officer so requests, the commissioner shall cause a hearing to be held. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. If such person or officer fails to request a hearing or fails to appear at the hearing or if, after the hearing, the commissioner finds that the person or officer has committed such violation, the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, order that a civil penalty be imposed that is not greater than the penalty stated in the notice. The commissioner shall send a copy of any order issued pursuant to this subsection by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person or officer named in such order.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-337 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368m / Section 19a-337
Sec. 19a-337. (Formerly Sec. 19-312). Rubbish deposited in streams.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 7-147 re municipalities' power to prohibit obstructions in waterways.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-903 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368ll / Section 19a-903
Sec. 19a-903. Prohibited billing practices re hospital-acquired conditions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Hospital” means an acute care hospital that is subject to the federal inpatient prospective payment system described in 42 CFR 412; and

(2) “Outpatient surgical facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-493b .

(b) No hospital or outpatient surgical facility shall seek payment for any increased costs that are incurred as the direct result of a hospital-acquired condition, identified as nonpayable by Medicare pursuant to Section 5001(c) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Except as otherwise provided by federal law or section 17b-278e , the provisions of this section shall apply irrespective of the patient's insurance status or source of payment, including self-pay status.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-176 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368d / Section 19a-176
Sec. 19a-176. (Formerly Sec. 19-73v). Department of Public Health to administer emergency medical services program.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 19-73v:

Cited. 35 CS 136.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-487 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-487
Sec. 19a-487. Mobile field hospital: Defined, board of directors.
Status: in_force

(b) There is established a board of directors to advise the Department of Public Health on the operations of the mobile field hospital. The board shall consist of the following members: The Commissioners of Public Health, Emergency Services and Public Protection and Social Services, or their designees, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, the Adjutant General, or the Adjutant General's designee, one representative of a hospital in this state with more than five hundred licensed beds and one representative of a hospital in this state with five hundred or fewer licensed beds, both appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health. The Commissioner of Public Health shall be the chairperson of the board. The board shall adopt bylaws and shall meet at such times as specified in such bylaws and at such other times as the Commissioner of Public Health deems necessary.

(c) The board shall advise the department on matters, including, but not limited to: Operating policies and procedures; facility deployment and operation; appropriate utilization of the facility; clinical programs and delivery of patient health care services; hospital staffing patterns and staff-to-patient ratios; human resources policies; standards and accreditation guidelines; credentialing of clinical and support staff; patient admission, transfer and discharge policies and procedures; quality assurance and performance improvement; patient rates and billing and reimbursement mechanisms; staff education and training requirements and alternative facility uses.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-492b
Sec. 19a-492b. Home health care and hospice agencies. Discrimination against persons receiving aid. Prohibition. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any home health care agency or hospice agency which violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to suspension or revocation of license.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-576 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368w / Section 19a-576
Sec. 19a-576. Appointment of health care representative.
Status: in_force

(b) For persons who reside in facilities operated or licensed by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, at least one witness shall be an individual who is not affiliated with the facility and at least one witness shall be a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in treating mental illness.

(c) For persons who reside in facilities operated or licensed by the Department of Developmental Services, at least one witness shall be an individual who is not affiliated with the facility and at least one witness shall be a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in developmental disabilities.

(d) An operator, administrator or employee of a hospital, residential care home, rest home with nursing supervision or chronic and convalescent nursing home may not be appointed as a health care representative by any person who, at the time of the appointment, is a patient or a resident of, or has applied for admission to, one of the foregoing facilities. An administrator or employee of a government agency that is financially responsible for a person's medical care may not be appointed as a health care representative for such person. This restriction shall not apply if such operator, administrator or employee is related to the principal by blood, marriage or adoption.

(e) A physician or advanced practice registered nurse shall not act as both health care representative for a principal and attending physician or advanced practice registered nurse for the principal.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-32c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-32c
Sec. 19a-32c. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Biomedical Research Trust Fund. Transfers from Tobacco Settlement Fund. Grants-in-aid.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 4-28e re Tobacco Settlement Fund.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-428a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368r / Section 19a-428a
Sec. 19a-428a. Administration, maintenance, storage and labeling of epinephrine at Department of Children and Families Wilderness School. Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(1) “Appropriately trained” means the successful completion of (A) the training requirements for the administration of injectable medications by premeasured, commercially prepared autoinjectors prescribed by the regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-428 , and (B) training in the preceding twelve-month period conducted by a pharmacist, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or registered nurse to (i) identify the common causes of allergic reactions, signs and symptoms of mild and severe allergic reactions and the ways in which anaphylaxis differs from other medical conditions, and (ii) execute appropriate follow-up and reporting procedures after a child has experienced a presumed allergic reaction;

(2) “Qualified employee” means an employee who is eighteen years of age or older and is appropriately trained; and

(3) “Qualified medical professional” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-212a .

(b) Any qualified employee of the Department of Children and Families Wilderness School may administer epinephrine by a premeasured, commercially prepared autoinjector for the purpose of emergency first aid to a child enrolled in the Department of Children and Families Wilderness School who experiences a presumed allergic reaction in the absence of a written order from a qualified medical professional, provided such child's parent or guardian has previously authorized such administration in writing.

(c) The director of the Department of Children and Families Wilderness School shall maintain epinephrine in premeasured, commercially prepared autoinjectors for the purpose of emergency first aid to children who experience presumed allergic reactions and do not have a prior written order from a qualified medical professional authorizing the administration of epinephrine.

(d) The director of the Department of Children and Families Wilderness School shall ensure that (1) all epinephrine in premeasured, commercially prepared autoinjectors are stored and labeled in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-428 ; and (2) records concerning the administration of epinephrine in commercially prepared autoinjectors are maintained in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-428 .

(e) No qualified employee administering epinephrine to a child pursuant to this section shall be liable to such child or a parent or guardian of such child for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of such employee that may constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-915 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368ll / Section 19a-915
Sec. 19a-915. Reciprocal licensure or endorsement for speech and language pathology and occupational therapy. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Public Health shall (1) implement the plan to establish licensure by reciprocity or endorsement, and (2) report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and children regarding such plan and recommendations for any necessary legislative changes related to such plan.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-242 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368f / Section 19a-242
Sec. 19a-242. (Formerly Sec. 19-107). Appointment of director of health. Removal. Environmental health specialists. Authorized agent.
Status: in_force

(b) Such director of health may be removed whenever a majority of the board of such health district finds that such director of health is guilty of misconduct, material neglect of duty or incompetence in the conduct of such director's office.

(c) On and after July 1, 1988, each district health department shall provide for the services of an environmental health specialist licensed under chapter 395 to work under the direction of the district director of health. Where practical, the district director of health may act as the environmental health specialist.

(d) As used in this chapter, “authorized agent” means an environmental health specialist licensed under chapter 395 and any individual certified for a specific program of environmental health by the Commissioner of Public Health in accordance with the general statutes and regulations of Connecticut state agencies.

See Sec. 19a-209a re authority to issue permits for well drilling on residential premises near approved community water supply system.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-321 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368k / Section 19a-321
Sec. 19a-321. (Formerly Sec. 19-166). Crematories at public institutions.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 19a-270 re use of bodies for anatomical purposes.

See Sec. 19a-282 re circumstances under which delivery of bodies is prohibited.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-495b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-495b
Sec. 19a-495b. Residential care homes. Operational requirements. Conforming amendments to the Public Health Code.
Status: in_force

(b) A residential care home shall maintain temperatures in resident rooms and all other areas used by residents at the minimum temperature of seventy-one degrees Fahrenheit.

(c) A residential care home shall ensure that the maximum time span between a resident's evening meal and breakfast does not exceed fourteen hours unless a substantial bedtime nourishment is offered by the residential care home.

(d) On and after July 1, 2011, the Department of Public Health shall no longer (1) require that a person seeking a license to operate a residential care home supply to the department a certificate of physical and mental health, signed by a physician, at the time of an initial or subsequent application for licensure; and (2) approve the time scheduling of regular meals and snacks in residential care homes.

(e) In accordance with section 19a-36 , the Commissioner of Public Health shall amend the Public Health Code in conformity with the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-289s — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368i / Section 19a-289s
Sec. 19a-289s. Requirements re donor registry.
Status: in_force

(b) Personally identifiable information on a donor registry concerning a donor or prospective donor may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor or person that made the anatomical gift for any purpose other than to determine whether the donor or prospective donor has made an anatomical gift.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from creating or maintaining a donor registry that is not established by or under contract with the state. Any such established registry shall comply with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-522 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-522
Sec. 19a-522. (Formerly Sec. 19-603). Regulations concerning nursing home facilities' health, safety and welfare. Regulations concerning immunization against influenza and pneumococcal disease. Procedures for reimbursement by nursing home facilities and residential care homes.
Status: in_force

(b) Nursing home facilities or residential care homes may not charge the family or estate of a deceased self-pay patient beyond the date on which such patient dies. Nursing home facilities or residential care homes shall reimburse the estate of a deceased self-pay patient, within sixty days after the death of such patient, for any advance payments made by or on behalf of the patient covering any period beyond the date of death. Interest, in accordance with subsection (a) of section 37-1 , on such reimbursement shall begin to accrue from the date of such patient's death.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-510a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-510a
Sec. 19a-510a. Reporting of treatment for burn injuries or injuries resulting from use of fireworks.
Status: in_force

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to remove the primary responsibility for fire investigations from the appropriate local jurisdiction.

(c) For purposes of this section “health care provider” means any person, corporation, facility or institution licensed by this state to provide health care or professional services, or an officer, employee or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-406 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368q / Section 19a-406
Sec. 19a-406. (Formerly Sec. 19-530). Powers and duties of Chief Medical Examiner. Certified pathologists. Autopsies.
Status: in_force

(b) The Chief Medical Examiner shall designate pathologists who are certified by the Department of Public Health to perform autopsies in connection with the investigation of any deaths in the categories listed in subsection (a) of this section. Any deputy chief state's attorney, state's attorney or assistant state's attorney, including from the Office of the Inspector General pursuant to section 51-277e , shall have the right to require an autopsy by a pathologist so designated in any case in which there is a suspicion that death resulted from a criminal act. The official requiring said autopsy shall make a reasonable effort to notify whichever one of the following persons, eighteen years of age or older, assumes custody of the body for purposes of burial: Father, mother, husband, wife, child, guardian, next of kin, friend or any person charged by law with the responsibility for burial, that said autopsy has been required, however performance of said autopsy need not be delayed pending such notice.

(c) If there are no other circumstances which would appear to require an autopsy and if the investigation of the circumstances and examination of the body enable the Chief Medical Examiner, the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, an associate medical examiner or an authorized assistant medical examiner to conclude with reasonable certainty that death occurred from natural causes or obvious traumatic injury, the medical examiner in charge shall certify the cause of death and file a report of his findings in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

See Sec. 19a-286 re consent to postmortem examination or autopsy.

See Sec. 19a-413 re autopsy of exhumed body.

See Sec. 20-101a re pronouncement of death by a registered nurse.

Annotations to former section 19-530:

Cited. 201 C. 448.

Cited. 5 CA 316.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 201 C. 448.

Cited. 4 CA 468.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-118a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-118a
Sec. 19a-118a. Temporary nursing services agencies. Written agreement requirement. Discipline. Exemption from written agreement requirement.
Status: in_force

(b) Any health care facility that fails to have the written agreement described in subsection (a) of this section on file may be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the provisions of chapter 368v and any applicable licensing regulations.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, no health care facility or subsidiary thereof that supplies temporary nursing services only to its own facility and does not charge a fee to such facility shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-109aa — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-109aa
Sec. 19a-109aa. (Formerly Sec. 19a-111f). Environmentally safe housing for children and families program.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Eligible families” means any household which (A) is eligible for the federal Medicaid program, (B) includes a child who is six years of age or younger, and (C) is residing in a building built prior to 1978; and

(3) “The program” or “this program” means the program established by this section.

(b) The Commissioner of Public Health may establish a program to promote environmentally safe housing for children and families through education, medical screening and appropriate and cost-effective repairs. Such program may (A) identify eligible families and, through voluntary home visits, provide education about the problems caused by exposure to lead and how to avoid or lessen the effects of such exposure, (B) provide blood lead screening for children who are six years of age or younger, (C) identify measures to be taken to lessen the effects from the presence of lead, including window repair or replacement, and (D) apply to federal programs and to other funding sources which will pay for some of the costs of this program. The commissioner may contract with a nonprofit entity to operate the program.

(c) Eligible costs by a nonprofit entity operating this program shall include costs and expenses incurred in providing lead-safety education, interim measures and window repair or replacement or other remediation for dwelling units, administrative and management expenses, planning and start-up costs, and any other costs and expenses found by the commissioner to be necessary and reasonable and in accordance with existing state regulations.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-519 — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-519
Sec. 19a-519. (Formerly Sec. 19-600). Regulations. Programs of instruction and training.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Public Health may make provision for one or more programs of instruction and training sufficient to meet the requirements of sections 19a-511 to 19a-520 , inclusive, considering the accessibility of such programs to residents of this state, if he finds there are not a sufficient number of approved courses conducted in this state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-579a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368w / Section 19a-579a
Sec. 19a-579a. Revocation of living will. Absence of knowledge of revocation.
Status: in_force

(b) The attending physician or other health care provider shall make the revocation a part of the declarant's medical record.

(c) In the absence of knowledge of the revocation of a living will, a person is not subject to civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct for carrying out the living will pursuant to the requirements of sections 19a-570 , 19a-571 , 19a-573 and 19a-575 to 19a-580c , inclusive.

See Sec. 19a-575a re revocation of appointment of health care representative and immunity from liability for actions undertaken without knowledge of such revocation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-580c — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368w / Section 19a-580c
Sec. 19a-580c. Probate Court jurisdiction over disputes re provisions concerning withholding or withdrawal of life support systems or other medical treatment and capacity of health care representative. Health care representative's standing to challenge revocation.
Status: in_force

(b) The probate court for the district in which the person is domiciled or is located at the time of the dispute shall have jurisdiction over any dispute concerning the capacity of the health care representative or over any claim that the actions of the person named as health care representative would interfere with the treatment of the declarant or the person named as health care representative.

(c) A person whose appointment as a health care representative has been revoked shall have standing to file a claim challenging the validity of such revocation with the probate court for the district in which the declarant is domiciled or is located at the time of the dispute.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490kk — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-490kk
Sec. 19a-490kk. Workplace violence prevention standards by hospitals, chronic disease hospitals, nursing homes, behavioral health facilities, multicare institutions and psychiatric residential treatment facilities. Evidence required for reimbursement.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services may require any institution listed in subsection (a) of this section to provide evidence of adoption and implementation of such workplace violence prevention standards to obtain reimbursement for services provided under the medical assistance program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-6r — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-6r
Sec. 19a-6r. School-based health centers and expanded school health sites. Definitions. Use of title. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “School-based health center” means a health center that: (A) Is located in, or on the grounds of, a school facility of a school district or school board or of an Indian tribe or tribal organization; (B) is organized through school, community and health provider relationships; (C) is administered by a sponsoring facility; and (D) provides comprehensive on-site medical and behavioral health services to children and adolescents in accordance with state and local law, including laws relating to licensure and certification.

(2) “Expanded school health site” means a health center that: (A) Is located in, or on the grounds of, a school facility of a school district or school board; (B) is organized through school, community and health provider relationships; (C) is administered by a sponsoring facility; and (D) provides medical or behavioral services, including, but not limited to, dental services, counseling, health education, health screening and prevention services, to children and adolescents in accordance with state and local law, including laws relating to licensure and certification.

(3) “Sponsoring facility” means a: (A) Hospital; (B) public health department; (C) community health center; (D) nonprofit health or human services agency; (E) school or school system; or (F) program administered by the Indian Health Service or the Bureau of Indian Affairs or operated by an Indian tribe or a tribal organization.

(b) No person or entity shall use the term “school-based health center” to describe a facility or make use of any words, letters or abbreviations that may reasonably be confused with said term unless the facility meets the definition of a school-based health center in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The Department of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish minimum quality standards for school-based health centers, as defined in subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-308a — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368j / Section 19a-308a
Sec. 19a-308a. Abandoned cemeteries. Acquisition by municipality. Notice requirements. Objections. Vesting of title with municipality.
Status: in_force

(b) Any municipality may acquire an abandoned cemetery, including ownership of any occupied or unoccupied lots or grave sites in such cemetery. Such municipality may cause a survey of such cemetery to be completed in order to ascertain the extent of such cemetery. The municipality shall use due diligence in identifying any owners of the abandoned cemetery or any of the cemetery's occupied or unoccupied lots or grave sites and shall provide notice to such owners of the municipality's intention to acquire the abandoned cemetery. In the event that a municipality is unable to locate such an owner, the municipality shall publish notice of its intention to acquire the abandoned cemetery in a newspaper having a general circulation in such municipality. Such notice shall be published for a period of three consecutive weeks.

(c) The notice described in subsection (b) of this section shall give a basic description of the abandoned cemetery, by reference to the municipality's tax maps, and shall set a date and place where objections to the acquisition of the cemetery by the municipality will be heard.

(d) Any owner who receives notice pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may reassert his or her right of ownership over the abandoned cemetery, occupied or unoccupied lot or grave site, as applicable, by sending written notice of his or her objection to the municipality not later than fourteen days after his or her receipt of notice pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Any owner who reasserts his or her rights pursuant to this subsection shall promptly comply with all municipal ordinances concerning such abandoned cemetery, occupied or unoccupied lot or grave site.

(e) In the event that no objection is received by the municipality pursuant to subsection (d) of this section not later than fifteen days after the last date of publication of the notice described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, title to such abandoned cemetery and any occupied or unoccupied lots or graves shall vest in such municipality. Whenever title vests in a municipality pursuant to this subsection, such municipality shall record a confirmation of such vesting, including a basic description of the cemetery, on the land records of the municipality in which such cemetery is located.

(f) If title to an abandoned cemetery vests with a municipality pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, such municipality shall maintain title to such cemetery, shall not transfer title to such cemetery, and shall maintain the characteristics of such cemetery and make no changes in the use of such cemetery land. The municipality may appoint a superintendent or sexton for such cemetery pursuant to section 19a-297 , and may appropriate funds as necessary for the care, maintenance and support of such cemetery.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-14b — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368a / Section 19a-14b
Sec. 19a-14b. Radon mitigators, diagnosticians and testing companies. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Radon diagnosis” means evaluating buildings found to have levels of radon gas that are higher than the guidelines promulgated by this state or the United States Environmental Protection Agency and recommending appropriate remedies to eliminate radon.

(2) “Radon mitigation” means taking steps including, but not limited to, installing ventilation systems, sealing entry routes for radon gas and installing subslab depressurization systems to reduce radon levels in buildings.

(3) “Analytical measurement service providers” means companies or individuals that have their own analysis capability for radon measurement but may or may not offer measurement services directly to the public.

(4) “Residential measurement service providers” means individuals that offer services that include, but are not limited to, detector placement and home inspection and consultation but do not have their own analysis capability and utilize the services of an analytical measurement service provider for their detector analysis.

(5) “Residential mitigation service providers” means individuals that offer services that include, but are not limited to, radon diagnosis or radon mitigation.

(b) The Department of Public Health shall maintain a list of companies or individuals that are included in current lists of national radon proficiency programs that have been approved by the Commissioner of Public Health.

(c) The Department of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, concerning radon in drinking water that are consistent with the provisions contained in 40 CFR 141 and 142.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-535f — Connecticut Code / Title 19a / Chapter 368v / Section 19a-535f
Sec. 19a-535f. State-wide visitation policy for long-term care facilities. Requirements. Provisions for essential support persons.
Status: in_force

(b) In the event of a public health emergency declared by the Governor in accordance with section 19a-131a , the Commissioner of Public Health shall, in accordance with applicable federal requirements and guidance, set forth requirements for visitation with a long-term care facility resident, provided such requirements incorporate a resident's need for essential support provided by a primary or secondary essential support person and other visitors. Such requirements shall include, but need not be limited to, the circumstances, if any, under which a long-term care facility may restrict visitors, including, but not limited to, primary essential support persons and secondary essential support persons designated by a long-term care facility resident. The requirements shall address, at a minimum:

(1) Arrangements for visitation with a long-term care facility resident through various means, including, but not limited to, (A) outdoor visitation, (B) the use of technologies to facilitate virtual visitation, and (C) indoor visitation that is allowed whether or not the resident is nearing the end of his or her life, as determined by the resident's attending health care professionals;

(2) The needs of a long-term care facility resident for physical, emotional, psychological and socialization support based on the resident's person-centered plan of care;

(3) Safety protocols for all visitors to a long-term care facility, including, but not limited to, primary or secondary essential support persons, in the event of a communicable disease outbreak or public health emergency declared by the Governor in accordance with section 19a-131a ;

(4) Permission for visitation with a long-term care facility resident by a primary essential support person or secondary essential support person despite general visitation restrictions, provided the primary essential support person or secondary essential support person complies with safety protocols established by the commissioner and the commissioner determines that such visitation will benefit the health, safety and well-being of the resident; and

(5) In the event a long-term care facility resident has not designated a primary essential support person, a requirement that staff of a long-term care facility work with the resident or a resident representative, a family member of the resident or the State Ombudsman appointed pursuant to section 17a-870 to identify a primary essential support person and provide access by such person to the resident.