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CT Gen Stat § 20-7e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 369 - Healing Arts|Section 20-7e - Medical records maintained by agencies.

 The provisions of sections 20-7b to 20-7d, inclusive, shall not apply to medical records maintained by any agency as defined in section 4-190.(P.A. 83-413, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-7g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 369 - Healing Arts|Section 20-7g - Billing practices re diagnostic imaging services.

 (a) A practitioner of the healing arts, as defined in section 20-1, shall not charge, bill or otherwise solicit payment from any patient, client, customer or responsible third-party payor for performance of the technical component of computerized axial tomography, positron emission tomography or magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic imaging services if such services were not actually rendered by such practitioner of the healing arts or a person under his or her direct supervision. For purposes of this section, “responsible third-party payor” means any person or entity who is responsible for payment of computerized axial tomography, positron emission tomography or magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic imaging services provided to a patient.(b) Radiological facilities or imaging centers performing the technical component of computerized axial tomography, positron emission tomography or magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic imaging services shall directly bill either the patient or the responsible third-party payor for such services. Radiological facilities or imaging centers shall not bill a practitioner of the healing arts who requests such services.(P.A. 09-206, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-7h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 369 - Healing Arts|Section 20-7h - Disclosure re services provided based on letter of protection and cost of providing opinion letter.

 Any physician licensed under chapter 370, advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378 and any physical therapist licensed under chapter 376 shall, during the consultation period with a patient who has suffered a personal injury and prior to any treatment of such patient, disclose to such patient in writing: (1) Whether such physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physical therapist would provide services to such patient on the basis of a letter of protection issued by an attorney representing the patient in a personal injury action, which letter promises that any bill for services rendered by such physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physical therapist to such patient will be paid from the proceeds of any recovery the patient receives from a settlement or judgment in such action or, if there is no recovery or the recovery is insufficient to pay such bill, that such bill will be paid by such patient; and (2) the estimated cost of providing to the patient or an attorney representing the patient in a personal injury action an opinion letter concerning the cause of the personal injury and the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the patient, including a disability rating.(P.A. 12-14, S. 1; P.A. 16-39, S. 24.)History: P.A. 16-39 added references to advanced practice registered nurse.
CT Gen Stat § 20-8 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-8 - Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Examining Board.

 Section 20-8 is repealed, effective October 1, 2013.(1949 Rev., S. 4365; P.A. 76-276, S. 13, 22; P.A. 77-614, S. 347, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 133, 136; P.A. 80-484, S. 16, 174, 176; P.A. 87-156; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 13, 55; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 98-143, S. 2, 24; P.A. 13-208, S. 79.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-10a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-10a - Eligibility standards. Applicability.

 The eligibility standards established by section 20-10 for obtaining a license shall not be applied in determining whether to renew any such license.(P.A. 79-161, S. 2; P.A. 84-546, S. 158, 173.)History: P.A. 84-546 made technical changes for statutory consistency substituting references to licensure for references to registration.Cited. 207 C. 346.
CT Gen Stat § 20-10c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-10c - Renewal of license by person who practices medicine for no fee.

 Any person who practices medicine for no fee, for at least one hundred hours per year at a public health facility, as defined in section 20-126l, or in connection with a mobile health clinic that provides health care services to individuals of this state, and does not otherwise engage in the practice of medicine, shall be eligible to renew a license, as provided in subsection (b) of section 19a-88, without payment of the professional services fee specified in said subsection (b).(P.A. 07-82, S. 3; P.A. 08-31, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-31 expanded license renewal fee waiver to persons who practice medicine for no fee for at least 100 hours in connection with mobile health clinic that provides health care services to individuals of this state.
CT Gen Stat § 20-12e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-12e - Petition concerning ability to practice of physician assistant. Notification to department of termination or restriction of privileges of physician assistant.

 (a) The state or county medical or osteopathic medical society or any state professional organization of physician assistants or any physician, physician assistant or holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 20-12h or subsection (d) of section 20-12b or any hospital shall within thirty days, and the board or any individual may, file a petition when such society, organization, practitioner, hospital, board or individual has any information that appears to show that a physician assistant is or may be unable to practice as a physician assistant with reasonable skill or safety for any of the reasons listed in section 20-12f. Petitions shall be filed with the department.(b) Any health care facility licensed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 19a-491 which terminates or restricts the staff membership or privileges of any physician assistant or holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 20-12h or subsection (b) of section 20-12b shall, not later than fifteen days after the effective date of such action, notify the department of such action.(P.A. 90-211, S. 7, 23; P.A. 95-74, S. 5, 9; 95-271, S. 5, 40; P.A. 99-102, S. 10.)History: P.A. 95-74 and P.A. 95-271 amended Subsec. (b) to expand physician assistant notice requirements to holders of temporary and training permits, effective July 1, 1995, and July 6, 1995, respectively; P.A. 95-271 also amended Subsec. (a) to add osteopathic physicians and holders of training and temporary physician assistant permits as persons required to file petitions, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 99-102 deleted obsolete reference to osteopathic physicians from Subsec. (a).
CT Gen Stat § 20-12f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-12f - Disciplinary action concerning physician assistants.

 The board shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges of conduct which fails to conform to the accepted standards of the physician assistant profession brought against persons licensed to practice as a physician assistant or holding any permit issued pursuant to section 20-12h or subsection (b) of section 20-12b. The board may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if it finds that a person licensed as a physician assistant or holding a permit issued pursuant to section 20-12h or subsection (b) of section 20-12b fails to conform to the accepted standards of the physician assistant profession. Conduct which fails to conform to the accepted standards of the physician assistant profession includes, but is not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in professional practice; illegal conduct; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; wilful falsification of entries into any patient record; possession, use, prescription for use, or distribution of controlled substances or legend drugs, except for therapeutic or other medically proper purposes; misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining or reinstatement of a physician assistant license or permit; or violation of any provisions of this chapter and section 21a-252. The commissioner may order a license or permit holder to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if his physical or mental capacity to practice safely is the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under said section, the cause of the action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; 90-98, S. 1, 2; 90-211, S. 8, 23; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-74, S. 6, 9; 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-271, S. 7, 40.)History: (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230 and P.A. 90-98 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in public and special acts of 1990 session, effective September 1, 1993); P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-74 and P.A. 95-271 extended board jurisdiction to temporary and training permits, effective July 1, 1995, and July 6, 1995, respectively; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 20-12g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-12g - Regulations concerning physician assistants.

 The department may, with the advice and assistance of the board, promulgate such regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of sections 20-12a to 20-12f, inclusive.(P.A. 90-211, S. 9, 23.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-12h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-12h - Resident physician assistant program. License, temporary or training permit requirements.

 No person shall participate in a resident physician assistant program until he has received a license or temporary permit issued pursuant to section 20-12b or a training permit issued by the department. The training permit shall be issued solely for purposes of participation in postgraduate education as a resident physician assistant in a short-term hospital, as defined in the regulations of Connecticut state agencies and licensed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 19a-491, that provides a postgraduate medical education program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. No person shall receive a training permit until a statement has been filed with the department on his behalf by the hospital administrator certifying that such person is to be appointed a resident physician assistant in such hospital and that he has satisfied the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2) and (5) of subsection (a) of section 20-12b. Such training permit shall authorize the holder to participate in clinical educational activities only when the supervising physician is physically present on the premises and is immediately available to the physician assistant when needed, but shall not authorize the holder to prescribe or dispense drugs.(P.A. 95-74, S. 2, 9; 95-271, S. 6, 40.)History: P.A. 95-74 and P.A. 95-271, S. 6 effective July 1, 1995 (Revisor's note: Since P.A. 95-74, S. 2 included all the substantive provisions of P.A. 95-271, S. 6, the Revisors codified both sections as a single statute section).
CT Gen Stat § 20-12n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-12n - Homeopathic physicians.

 (a) As used in this section, “homeopathic physician” means a physician who prescribes the single remedy in the minimum dose in potentized form, selected from the law of similars.(b) Subject to the provisions of this section, no person shall practice as a homeopathic physician until such person has obtained a license to practice medicine and surgery from the Department of Public Health in accordance with this chapter. No license as a homeopathic physician shall be required of a graduate of any school or institution giving instruction in the healing arts who is completing a post-graduate medical training in homeopathy pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.(c) Applicants for licensure as a homeopathic physician shall, in addition to holding a license as a physician or surgeon issued in accordance with section 20-10, have successfully completed not less than one hundred twenty hours of post-graduate medical training in homeopathy offered by an institution approved by the American Institute of Homeopathy or one hundred twenty hours of post-graduate medical training in homeopathy under the direct supervision of a licensed homeopathic physician, which shall consist of thirty hours of theory and ninety hours of clinical practice. The Department of Public Health shall approve any training completed under the direction of a licensed homeopathic physician.(P.A. 03-252, S. 6; P.A. 13-208, S. 16.)History: P.A. 13-208 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “meeting the requirements of section 20-10” with “holding a license as a physician or surgeon issued in accordance with section 20-10”, deleting reference to Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Examining Board, substituting provision requiring Department of Public Health to approve training for provision requiring Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Examining Board to approve training, and making a technical change.See Sec. 53-341 re penalty.
CT Gen Stat § 20-13 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-13 - Issuance of license.

 Any person who has complied with the provisions of section 20-10 or section 20-12, and who files the proof thereof with the Department of Public Health, shall receive from the department a license, which shall include a statement that the person named therein is qualified to practice medicine and surgery.(1949 Rev., S. 4364(e); 1953, 1955, S. 2192d(e); 1959, P.A. 616, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 81-471, S. 6, 71; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: 1959 act deleted requirement for paying $2 for certificate; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 81-471 changed “certificate of registration” to “license” as of July 1, 1981; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department 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-88 re annual renewal of licenses.Cited. 207 C. 346; 235 C. 128; 239 C. 574.
CT Gen Stat § 20-13a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-13a - Definitions.

 As used in sections 20-13a to 20-13e, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Board” means the Connecticut Medical Examining Board, as provided for in section 20-8a;(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health;(3) “County society” means a county medical association affiliated with the Connecticut State Medical Society;(4) “Department” means the Department of Public Health;(5) “License” means any license or permit issued pursuant to section 20-10, 20-11a or 20-12;(6) “Physician” means a person holding a license issued pursuant to this chapter, except a homeopathic physician; and(7) “State society” means the Connecticut State Medical Society or the Connecticut Osteopathic Medical Society.(P.A. 76-276, S. 1, 22; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 82-472, S. 74, 183; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-271, S. 8, 40; P.A. 99-102, S. 11; P.A. 08-184, S. 7.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of health with commissioner and department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-472 replaced alphabetic Subdiv. indicators with numeric indicators; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and 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. 95-271 added reference to the Connecticut Osteopathic Medical Society in definition of “county society”, added Subdiv. (5) defining “license”, renumbering the remaining Subdivs., and changed “licensed” to “holding a license issued” in definition of “physician”, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 99-102 moved reference to the Connecticut Osteopathic Medical Society from the definition of “county society” in Subdiv. (3) to the definition of “state society” in Subdiv. (7); P.A. 08-184 replaced “20-13i” with “20-13e”.Cited. 207 C. 346; 208 C. 492.
CT Gen Stat § 20-13b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-13b - Guidelines for reviewing complaints against physicians.

 The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the board, shall establish guidelines as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 20-13a to 20-13e, inclusive. Not later than January 1, 2006, such guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Guidelines for screening complaints received to determine which complaints will be investigated; (2) guidelines to provide a basis for prioritizing the order in which complaints will be investigated; (3) a system for conducting investigations to ensure prompt action when it appears necessary; (4) guidelines to determine when an investigation should be broadened beyond the scope of the initial complaint to include, but not be limited to, sampling patient records to identify patterns of care, reviewing office practices and procedures, and reviewing performance and discharge data from hospitals; and (5) guidelines to protect and ensure the confidentiality of patient and provider identifiable information when an investigation is broadened beyond the scope of the initial complaint. Such guidelines shall not be considered regulations, as defined in section 4-166.(P.A. 76-276, S. 2, 22; P.A. 77-614, S. 353, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 05-275, S. 20; P.A. 08-184, S. 8.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; 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. 05-275 required Commissioner of Public Health to establish guidelines, rather than regulations, to carry out provisions of Secs. 20-13a to 20-13i, added Subdivs. (1) to (5) specifying elements to be included within such guidelines, required that guidelines include such elements not later than January 1, 2006, and provided that guidelines shall not be considered regulations, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 08-184 replaced “20-13i” with “20-13e”.Cited. 207 C. 346.
CT Gen Stat § 20-13i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-13i - Annual report by department.

 Section 20-13i is repealed, effective October 1, 2008.(P.A. 76-276, S. 9, 22; P.A. 80-484, S. 147, 176; P.A. 84-148, S. 3, 4; P.A. 08-184, S. 63.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-13k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-13k - Guidelines for disciplinary action.

 Not later than January 1, 2006, the Department of Public Health, with the advice and assistance of the Connecticut Medical Examining Board and relevant medical professional associations, shall establish guidelines for use in the disciplinary process. Such guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Identification of each type of violation; (2) a range of penalties for each type of violation; (3) additional optional conditions that may be imposed by the board for each violation; (4) identification of factors the board shall consider in determining what penalty should apply; (5) conditions, such as mitigating factors or other facts, that may be considered in allowing deviations from the guidelines; and (6) a provision that when a deviation from the guidelines occurs, the reason for the deviation shall be identified. Such guidelines shall not be considered regulations, as defined in section 4-166.(P.A. 05-275, S. 17.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-13l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery|Section 20-13l - Notification of criminal charges against physicians. Investigation.

 The Office of the Chief State's Attorney shall notify the Department of Public Health immediately, in writing, when criminal charges are brought against a physician licensed by the department for (1) reckless endangerment within the scope of the physician's medical practice, (2) manslaughter, or (3) murder. Upon such notification, the department may initiate an investigation of the physician to determine whether any disciplinary action should be taken against the physician, including possible suspension of his or her license, while such criminal charges are pending against the physician.(P.A. 05-67, S. 1.)