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CT Gen Stat § 19a-54. (Formerly Sec. 19-21a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-54. (Formerly Sec. 19-21a) - Registration of children with special health care needs.

 Each institution supported in whole or in part by the state shall report to the Department of Public Health, on a form prescribed by said department, the name and address of each child under twenty-one years of age with special health care needs for whom an application is made for admission, whether such child is admitted or rejected.(1949 Rev., S. 2637; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 17-202, S. 68.)History: Sec. 17-47 transferred to Sec. 19-21a in 1968; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-21a transferred to Sec. 19a-54 in 1983; 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; P.A. 17-202 replaced “who is physically handicapped” with “with special health care needs” and made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-54a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-54a - Registry of data on infants exposed to AIDS medication.

 Section 19a-54a is repealed, effective October 1, 2016.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 32, 72; P.A. 16-87, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-55a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-55a - Newborn screening account.

 Section 19a-55a is repealed, effective July 1, 2018.(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 4; P.A. 06-188, S. 20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 678, 728.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-55b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-55b - Information on newborn infant safe sleep practices.

 Each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490, through its maternity program, shall provide the parent or parents or the legal guardian of a newborn infant with written informational materials containing the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations concerning safe sleep practices at the time of such infant's discharge from the hospital.(P.A. 15-39, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-56. (Formerly Sec. 19-21c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-56. (Formerly Sec. 19-21c) - Program for prevention of erythroblastosis.

 Section 19a-56 is repealed.(1969, P.A. 734, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 90-13, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-57. (Formerly Sec. 19-21d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-57. (Formerly Sec. 19-21d) - Loans for purchase of hemodialysis treatment machines.

 Section 19a-57 is repealed, effective October 1, 2016.(P.A. 73-447, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 16-66, S. 53.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-58. (Formerly Sec. 19-21e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-58. (Formerly Sec. 19-21e) - Pamphlet concerning hearing impairments in infants.

 Section 19a-58 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(P.A. 79-287; P.A. 80-483, S. 78, 186; P.A. 81-205, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 00-27, S. 9, 24; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-59 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-59 - Program to identify infants who are hard of hearing.

 (a) Each institution, as defined in section 19a-490, that provides childbirth service shall, not later than July 1, 2000, include a universal newborn hearing screening program as part of its standard of care and shall establish a mechanism for compliance review. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any infant whose parents object to hearing screening as being in conflict with their religious tenets and practice.(b) The Department of Public Health shall establish a plan to implement and operate a program of early identification of infants who are hard of hearing. The purpose of such plan shall be to: (1) Identify infants at high risk of having hearing impairments; (2) notify parents of such infants of the risk; (3) inform parents of resources available to them for further testing and treatment, including rehabilitation services for such infants; and (4) inform parents of financial assistance available through the Department of Public Health, including, but not limited to, parental eligibility criteria, which may result in reduced cost or no cost to parents for testing, evaluation or treatment, including rehabilitation of such infants. The department shall develop such plan in consultation with persons including, but not limited to, pediatricians, otolaryngologists, audiologists, educators and parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.(c) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.(P.A. 81-205, S. 2, 3; P.A. 82-472, S. 61, 183; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 9, 88; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 36, 72; P.A. 00-27, S. 10, 24; P.A. 17-202, S. 69, 74.)History: P.A. 82-472 made technical changes; 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; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 added new Subsecs. (a) and (c) re newborn hearing screening, designating existing Subsecs. (a) and (b) as Subsec. (b); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “1999” with “2000”, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-27 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective May 1, 2000; P.A. 17-202 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “infant hearing impairment” with “infants who are hard of hearing”, and replace reference to deaf and hearing impaired children with reference to children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-59a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-59a - Low protein modified food products and amino acid modified preparations for inherited metabolic disease. Prescription required. Purchase by department.

 (a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Inherited metabolic disease” means a disease for which newborn screening is required under section 19a-55.(2) “Low protein modified food product” means a product formulated to have less than one gram of protein per serving and intended for the dietary treatment of an inherited metabolic disease under the direction of a physician.(3) “Amino acid modified preparation” means a product intended for the dietary treatment of an inherited metabolic disease under the direction of a physician.(b) Amino acid modified preparations and low protein modified food products for the treatment of inherited metabolic disease shall be dispensed only upon the prescription of an individual authorized to prescribe drugs within this state.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the Department of Public Health, in carrying out its powers and duties under this section, may, within available appropriations, purchase prescribed special infant formula, amino acid modified preparations and low protein modified food products directly and without the issuance of a purchase order.(P.A. 82-355, S. 7, 8; P.A. 88-286, S. 3, 4; P.A. 94-174, S. 9, 12; 94-197, S. 2–4; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 97-167, S. 3.)History: P.A. 88-286 replaced “phenyl-free and Lofenolac formulas” with “amino acid preparations for the treatment of inborn errors of metabolism, for use by infants, children or pregnant women”; P.A. 94-174 and 94-197 applied section to protein modified foods and defined the term, effective June 6, 1994; P.A. 94-197 further amended Subsec. (a) to replace physician with any individual authorized to prescribe and added new Subsec. (b) authorizing department's purchase of special infant formula and medical foods without a purchase order; 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. 97-167 added new Subsec. (a) expanding definitions and redesignated and modified former Subsecs. (a) and (b) accordingly.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-59c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-59c - Administration of federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in the state.

 The Department of Public Health is authorized to administer the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in the state, in accordance with federal law and regulations. The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, necessary to administer the program.(P.A. 88-172, S. 5; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 07-252, S. 84; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 158; P.A. 17-146, S. 21.)History: 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. 07-252 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) establishing a Women, Infants and Children Advisory Council; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “Commission on Children” with “Commission on Women, Children and Seniors”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-146 deleted Subsec. (b) re advisory council and deleted Subsec. (a) designator.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-59d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-59d - Penalties for violations of regulations for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children.

 The Commissioner of Public Health may, in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-59c, impose a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or disqualify from participation in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children, or both, any vendor who engages in conduct in violation of said regulations.(P.A. 93-110, S. 1, 5; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: P.A. 93-110 effective October 1, 1993 (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 commissioner of health services was changed editorially by the Revisors to commissioner 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-59e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-59e - Media campaign for the reduction of adolescent pregnancies.

 Section 19a-59e is repealed, effective October 1, 2018.(P.A. 95-227, S. 1, 2; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 56, 88; P.A. 18-168, S. 85.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-59g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-59g - Programs and services for pregnant women to reduce incidence of low birth weight among infants.

 The Department of Public Health, within available appropriations and in consultation with the Departments of Social Services and Education, shall seek to reduce the incidence of low birth weight among infants and reduce the cost to the state from unnecessary hospitalizations of such infants by (1) maximizing coenrollment in the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children and Medicaid for all eligible women; (2) encouraging tobacco cessation programs targeted to pregnant women; and (3) promoting the use of the centering pregnancy model of prenatal care. The department may recover the costs of implementing the provisions of this section through funds available from the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund established under section 4-28f and the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Fund.(P.A. 10-133, S. 9.)History: P.A. 10-133 effective June 8, 2010.See Sec. 4-165c re immunity of the state and its officials, employees and agents.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-59h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-59h - Maternal mortality review program. Confidentiality of information.

 (a) As used in this section and section 19a-59i, “maternal death” means the death of a woman while pregnant or not later than one year after the date on which the woman ceases to be pregnant, regardless of whether the woman's death is related to her pregnancy, and “department” means the Department of Public Health.(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) All information obtained by the department for the maternal mortality review program shall be confidential pursuant to section 19a-25.(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d) 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.(P.A. 18-150, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-22) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-22) - Dental services for children.

 The Department of Public Health may, on request, furnish dental services for children in areas of the state where adequate dental service is unavailable. Such dental service shall be furnished free of charge to all children where the cost of necessary service would be a financial hardship to their parents. Such dental service may be furnished to children of parents who are financially able to pay part or all of the cost of dental services received by their children. Said department is authorized to charge for dental service in such cases, but in no case more than the actual cost of such service and materials.(1949 Rev., S. 3827; 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. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-22 transferred to Sec. 19a-60 in 1983; 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.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-60a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-60a - Dental services for children of low-income families.

 The Commissioner of Public Health, the Commissioner of Social Services and the chief executive officer of The University of Connecticut Health Center, shall establish a pilot program for the delivery of dental services to children of low-income families in two regions of the state. Such program shall provide for the design and implementation of a model integrated system of children's dental care in such regions, including dental disease prevention and service intervention components, and shall provide for measurable outcomes.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-2, S. 2, 53.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-2 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-22b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-22b) - Services for children suffering from diabetes.

 The Department of Public Health shall establish and administer a program of services for children suffering from diabetes. Diabetic centers for children shall be geographically located so as to conveniently serve the population of the state. Such centers shall provide medical evaluations for the children and counseling and education concerning the disease for the children and their families, or other such services as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. The staff of each center may include, but shall not be limited to, a nurse practitioner, dietitian, physician and social case worker.(P.A. 78-196, S. 1, 2, 4; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: Sec. 19-22b transferred to Sec. 19a-61 in 1983; 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.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-62. (Formerly Sec. 19-22c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-62. (Formerly Sec. 19-22c) - Services for children suffering from cancer.

 The health center of The University of Connecticut at Farmington shall establish and administer a program of services for children suffering from cancer. Such center shall provide medical evaluations for such children, counseling and education concerning the disease for the children and their families, and such other services as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. The staff of the center may include, but shall not be limited to, a nurse practitioner, a dietitian, a physician and a social case worker.(P.A. 79-465, S. 1, 2.)History: Sec. 19-22c transferred to Sec. 19a-62 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-62a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-62a - Asthma monitoring system. Posting of activities of system on department's Internet web site.

 (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall maintain a system of monitoring asthma screening information reported to the Department of Public Health pursuant to subsection (f) of section 10-206.(b) Not later than October 1, 2021, and triennially thereafter, the Department of Public Health shall post on its Internet web site the activities of the asthma screening monitoring system maintained under subsection (a) of this section, including a report of the information obtained by the department pursuant to subsection (f) of section 10-206.(P.A. 00-216, S. 8, 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 42; P.A. 06-164, S. 4; P.A. 18-168, S. 7.)History: P.A. 00-216 effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 designated existing Subsec. (a) as Subsec. (a)(1) and existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (a)(2), making a technical change therein, added new Subsec. (b) re asthma monitoring system, added Subsec. (c) re state-wide asthma plan and model case definition and added Subsec. (d) re annual report; P.A. 06-164 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to substitute “Nurturing Families Network” for “Healthy Families”, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 18-168 deleted Subsec. (a) re pediatric asthma pilot program, redesignated Subsec. (b) re system of monitoring asthma as Subsec. (a) and amended same to delete provisions re information to be included in system and add provision re monitoring screening information reported to department pursuant to Sec. 10-206, deleted Subsec. (c) re state-wide asthma plan and deleted Subsec. (d) re report on status and results of monitoring system, and added new Subsec. (b) re department to post on Internet web site activities of monitoring system.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-68. (Formerly Sec. 19-26) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-68. (Formerly Sec. 19-26) - Detention of persons affected with communicable disease or radioactive material.

 Section 19a-68 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 3805; 1955, S. 2036d; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 84-336, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-69. (Formerly Sec. 19-27) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health|Section 19a-69. (Formerly Sec. 19-27) - Distribution of biologic products.

 In order to protect the public health of the citizens of the state and to assist in the enforcement of, and compliance with, day care center and school immunization regulations, the Department of Public Health may procure and distribute vaccine or other biologic products to town, city and borough directors of health and to health care providers for administration as determined by the department.(1949 Rev., S. 3832; 1955, S. 2046d; 1957, P.A. 151, S. 1; P.A. 87-111; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: Sec. 19-27 transferred to Sec. 19a-69 in 1983; P.A. 87-111 clarified the department's authority to distribute biologic products as determined necessary; 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.