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CT Gen Stat § 19a-105. (Formerly Sec. 19-62) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-105. (Formerly Sec. 19-62) - Public toilets.

 All persons, firms or corporations which own or have control of any public pay toilets shall cause the same to be equipped with devices, approved by the Commissioner of Public Health, to keep them clean and sterile. Each such person, firm or corporation shall maintain and equip at least one free public toilet in each restroom. At least one-half of any additional toilets in each restroom shall be free. Every public toilet shall be equipped with a door which may be locked by the occupant. Any such person, firm or corporation which fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 3811; P.A. 76-76, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: P.A. 76-76 added provisions re required free public toilets, deleted minimum fine of $10 and raised maximum fine from $50 to $500; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-62 transferred to Sec. 19a-105 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.See Sec. 19a-211 re duties of municipal health authorities with respect to toilets in public places.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-106. (Formerly Sec. 19-62a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-106. (Formerly Sec. 19-62a) - “Restroom” defined.

 For the purposes of section 19a-105, “restroom” means a room containing a toilet.(P.A. 76-76, S. 1; P.A. 14-122, S. 117.)History: Sec. 19-62a transferred to Sec. 19a-106 in 1983; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-106a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-106a - Customer access to employee restrooms in retail establishments.

 (a) As used in this section:(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.(P.A. 09-129, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-107. (Formerly Sec. 19-63) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-107. (Formerly Sec. 19-63) - Towels in hotels and public lavatories.

 All towels provided by any hotel, for the use of guests therein, or by any public lavatory shall be individual towels, or toweling may be provided so arranged in locked cabinets that each user may pull out a clean portion and the used portion shall be automatically drawn into a separate compartment and mechanically locked to prevent withdrawal for reuse. Any such towel or toweling which has been used and discarded by an individual shall not be used again until thoroughly washed and dried. Each guest occupying a room in any hotel shall be furnished with such towels in such room; and, in the public washroom, if any, in such hotel, there shall be kept at all times, in sight of, and easy of access to, guests a sufficient supply of individual towels or toweling so arranged in locked cabinets that each user may pull out a clean portion and the used portion shall be automatically drawn into a separate compartment and mechanically locked to prevent withdrawal for reuse. The owner, manager, agent or person in charge of any hotel or public lavatory who fails to comply with any of the provisions hereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.(1949 Rev., S. 4149.)History: Sec. 19-63 transferred to Sec. 19a-107 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-108. (Formerly Sec. 19-64) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-108. (Formerly Sec. 19-64) - Common drinking cups.

 Section 19a-108 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(1949 Rev., S. 4151; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-109aa. (Formerly Sec. 19a-111f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-109aa. (Formerly Sec. 19a-111f) - Environmentally safe housing for children and families program.

 (a) For purposes of this section:(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 as of July 1, 2000, 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, (D) apply to federal programs and to other funding sources which will pay for some of the costs of this program, and (E) continue to evaluate the program's progress in order to plan for a phase-out in three to five years. 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.(P.A. 00-216, S. 26, 28.)History: P.A. 00-216 effective July 1, 2000; Sec. 19a-111f transferred to Sec. 19a-109aa in 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-110a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-110a - Regional lead poisoning treatment centers.

 The Commissioner of Public Health may, within available appropriations, establish two regional lead poisoning treatment centers in different areas of the state by providing grants-in-aid to two hospitals, each with a demonstrated expertise in lead poisoning prevention as determined by the commissioner. Each center shall serve a designated area of the state to provide services including, but not limited to, consultation services for physicians regarding proper treatment of lead poisoning. No grant may be provided pursuant to this section until the task force report required under section 4 of public act 92-192* has been submitted.(P.A. 92-192, S. 3, 5; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)*Note: Section 4 of public act 92-192 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111a - Lead poisoning prevention program. Lead state agency.

 (a) The Department of Public Health shall be the lead state agency for lead poisoning prevention in this state. The Commissioner of Public Health shall (1) identify the state and local agencies in this state with responsibilities related to lead poisoning prevention, and (2) schedule a meeting of such state agencies and representative local agencies at least once annually in order to coordinate lead poisoning prevention efforts in this state.(b) 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.(c) 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.(P.A. 87-394, S. 3, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 03-252, S. 18; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 47.)History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 03-252 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 amended Subsec. (a) to designate Department of Public Health as lead state agency for lead poisoning prevention and establish duties as lead state agency, designated existing provisions re lead poisoning prevention program as new Subsec. (b) and expanded program to include lead screening services provided pursuant to Sec. 19a-111g and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c).Cited. 31 CA 359.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111b - Educational and publicity program. Early diagnosis program. Program for detection of sources of lead poisoning.

 Within the lead poisoning prevention program established pursuant to section 19a-111a:(1) The commissioner shall institute an educational and publicity program in order to inform the general public, teachers, social workers and other human services personnel; owners of residential property, and in particular, buildings constructed prior to 1950; and health services personnel of the danger, frequency and sources of lead poisoning and methods of preventing such poisoning;(2) The commissioner shall establish an early diagnosis program to detect cases of lead poisoning. Such program shall include, but not be limited to, the routine examination of children under the age of six in accordance with protocols promulgated by the National Centers for Disease Control. Results equal to or greater than the levels specified in section 19a-110 from any examination pursuant to sections 19a-110 to 19a-111c, inclusive, shall be provided to the child's parent or legal guardian, the local director of health and the commissioner; and(3) The commissioner shall establish a program for the detection of sources of lead poisoning. Within available appropriations, such program shall include the identification of dwellings in which paint, plaster or other accessible substances contain toxic levels of lead and the inspection of areas surrounding such dwellings for lead-containing materials. Any person who detects a toxic level of lead, as defined by the commissioner, shall report such findings to the commissioner. The commissioner shall inform all interested parties, including but not limited to, the owner of the building, the occupants of the building, enforcement officials and other necessary parties.(P.A. 87-394, S. 4, 7; P.A. 03-252, S. 19.)History: P.A. 03-252 made a technical change in Subdiv. (2).Cited. 31 CA 359.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111d - Regulations.

 Section 19a-111d is repealed, effective October 1, 2003.(P.A. 87-394, S. 6, 7; P.A. 03-252, S. 25.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111e - Federal funds for lead poisoning prevention programs.

 The Department of Public Health shall apply for, qualify for and accept any federal funds made available or allotted under any federal act for state lead poisoning prevention programs including lead abatement certification programs pursuant to the federal Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.(P.A. 93-321, S. 5, 6; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: P.A. 93-321 effective June 29, 1993 (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 department of health services was changed editorially by the Revisors to department of public health and addiction services); P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111g - Pediatric lead testing and risk assessment. Exemption.

 (a) Each primary care provider giving pediatric care in this state, excluding a hospital emergency department and its staff: (1) Shall conduct lead testing at least annually for each child nine to thirty-five months of age, inclusive, in accordance with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Screening Advisory Committee recommendations for childhood lead screening in Connecticut; (2) shall conduct lead testing for any child thirty-six to seventy-two months of age, inclusive, who has not been previously tested or for any child under seventy-two months of age, if clinically indicated as determined by the primary care provider in accordance with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Screening Advisory Committee recommendations for childhood lead screening in Connecticut; (3) shall provide, before such lead testing occurs, educational materials or anticipatory guidance information concerning lead poisoning prevention to such child's parent or guardian in accordance with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Screening Advisory Committee recommendations for childhood lead screening in Connecticut; (4) shall conduct a medical risk assessment at least annually for each child thirty-six to seventy-two months of age, inclusive, in accordance with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Screening Advisory Committee recommendations for childhood lead screening in Connecticut; and (5) may conduct a medical risk assessment at any time for any child thirty-six months of age or younger who is determined by the primary care provider to be in need of such risk assessment in accordance with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Screening Advisory Committee recommendations for childhood lead screening in Connecticut.(b) The requirements of this section do not apply to any child whose parents or guardians object to blood testing as being in conflict with their religious tenets and practice.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 48; P.A. 14-231, S. 9.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 effective January 1, 2009; P.A. 14-231 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “screening” with “testing” and making a conforming change, adding new Subdiv. (3) re educational materials and anticipatory guidance information, redesignating existing Subdiv. (3) re medical risk assessment as Subdiv. (4) and amending same by replacing “seventy-one” with “seventy-two”, and redesignating existing Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (5).
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111h - Review of lead poisoning data. Regulations.

 Not later than January 1, 2008, the Commissioner of Public Health shall review the data collected by the Department of Public Health regarding lead poisoning to determine if the data is recorded in a format that is compatible with the information reported by institutions and laboratories pursuant to section 19a-110. If the commissioner finds that such data should be reported in a different manner, the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish the manner for reporting such data.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 53.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111i - Report re lead poisoning prevention efforts.

 (a) On or before October 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and human services on the status of lead poisoning prevention efforts in the state. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the number of children screened for lead poisoning during the preceding calendar year, (2) the number of children diagnosed with elevated blood levels during the preceding calendar year, and (3) the amount of testing, remediation, abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead in all premises during the preceding calendar year.(b) On or before January 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Public Health shall (1) evaluate the lead screening and risk assessment conducted pursuant to sections 19a-110 and 19a-111g, and (2) report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and human services on the effectiveness of such screening and assessment, including a recommendation as to whether such screening and assessment should be continued as specified in said sections 19a-110 and 19a-111g.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 58; P.A. 17-146, S. 28.)History: P.A. 17-146 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “January 1, 2009” with “October 1, 2017”, effective June 30, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111k - Applicability of OSHA standards to abatement and remediation of lead hazards.

 All standards adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including, but not limited to, standards listed in 29 CFR 1910.1025 and 1926.62, as adopted pursuant to chapter 571 or 29 USC 651 et seq., as from time to time amended, as appropriate, and only as those standards apply to employers and employees, shall apply to the provisions of sections 19a-111c, 19a-206, 47a-52 and 47a-54f.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 60.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-111l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-111l - Guidelines on mold abatement protocols.

 On or before October 1, 2006, the Department of Public Health shall publish guidelines establishing mold abatement protocols that include acceptable methods for performing mold remediation or abatement work. Such guidelines shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 4-166.(P.A. 06-195, S. 40.)History: P.A. 06-195 effective June 7, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-112. (Formerly Sec. 19-66b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-112. (Formerly Sec. 19-66b) - Sterilization procedures to be performed only by doctors of medicine. Consent required.

 Medical and surgical sterilization procedures for the prevention of human procreation shall be performed only by doctors of medicine duly licensed under chapter 370 and only after legal consent to such procedure, in accordance with applicable existing statutes, shall have been obtained.(1971, P.A. 777.)History: Sec. 19-66b transferred to Sec. 19a-112 in 1983.