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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-75b. - Incentive program to encourage doctoral degree candidates to serve a semester-long clerkship as a psychological assessor or psychotherapist at a facility licensed or operated by the Department of Children and Families or any other state agency deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Children and Families.

(a) As used in this section, “clerkship” means a program in which a candidate for a doctoral degree based on a program of studies whose content was primarily psychological at an educational institution approved in accordance with section 20-189, works as a psychological assessor or psychotherapist for between twelve and sixteen hours per week and during which the candidate was supervised by an agency-affiliated psychologist and at least one core faculty member of the doctoral degree program.
(b) On or before January 1, 2023, the Department of Public Health shall establish an incentive program to encourage doctoral degree candidates to serve at least one semester-long clerkship at a facility licensed or operated by the Department of Children and Families, or for any other state agency as deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Children and Families. Any person who serves at least one semester-long clerkship at such facility may renew such person's license issued under chapter 383 once every two years for the first four years such person is licensed under said chapter.
(P.A. 22-47, S. 45.)
History: P.A. 22-47 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-76. (Formerly Sec. 19-30d). - State aid to municipal and district departments of health. Regulations.

The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing minimum standards for approval of the public health programs and budgets of health districts and municipal health departments, as required under sections 19a-202 and 19a-245.
(P.A. 78-251, S. 5–7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: Sec. 19-30d transferred to Sec. 19a-76 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-77a. - Child day care services in retail stores.

Section 19a-77a is repealed, effective October 1, 2011.
(P.A. 98-71, S. 2, 3; P.A. 99-67; P.A. 01-175, S. 14, 32; P.A. 03-243, S. 10; P.A. 04-257, S. 36; P.A. 05-207, S. 8; P.A. 11-242, S. 98.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-80e. - Parental participation in state-funded child care centers and group child care homes.

Each child care center and group child care home, as defined in section 19a-77, that is funded by the state pursuant to section 8-210, 17b-737 or 17b-752 shall: (1) Provide for parents' participation in setting goals for and evaluating the progress of their children; (2) assist parents with their responsibility of educating their children; (3) assist parents in working with child care programs, communicating with teachers and other child care program personnel, and participating in decisions relating to the education of their children; (4) assist staff with their responsibility of working with the child's parents to promote parent-education partnerships; and (5) take other actions, when appropriate, to support the active involvement of parents with child care programs, school personnel and with the transition to school-related organizations.
(P.A. 91-292, S. 4; P.A. 97-259, S. 34, 41; 97-295, S. 10, 25; P.A. 98-262, S. 14, 22; P.A. 15-227, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 97-259 expanded requirements by adding Subdivs. (2) to (5), inclusive, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-295 deleted reference to Secs. 17b-740 and 17b-741, effective July 8, 1997, and applicable to income years commencing on or after January 1, 1998; P.A. 98-262 revised effective date of P.A. 97-295, but without affecting this section; pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “child day care center”, “group day care home”, “child day care programs” and “child day care program” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “child care center”, “group child care home”, “child care programs” and “child care program”, respectively, effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-80g. - Child care center waiting list fees and deposits.

Any child care center, as described in section 19a-77, that collects a registration fee or deposit from any person for the placement of a child on a waiting list for such child care center shall, upon written request by the person who has paid such registration fee or deposit, return the full amount of such fee or deposit at any time after such child remains on such waiting list and is not admitted to such child care center after a period of six months from the date of such placement on such waiting list.
(P.A. 01-23; P.A. 15-227, S. 25.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “child day care center” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “child care center”, effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-80h. - Enrollment of certain children in preschool programs.

Any child care center or group child care home that is licensed with a preschool endorsement, in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-79, may deem a child who is thirty-two to thirty-six months of age, inclusive, to be three years of age for purposes of enrolling such child in a preschool program provided by such center or home, provided such center or home receives written authorization from such child's parent or guardian and the program director to so enroll such child in the preschool program.
(P.A. 19-121, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 19-121 effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-81. (Formerly Sec. 19-43f). - Hearing on denial of license.

Section 19a-81 is repealed, effective July 13, 1995.
(1967, P.A. 696, S. 8; P.A. 77-157, S. 5, 11; 77-603, S. 45, 125; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 85-613, S. 44, 154; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-360, S. 31, 32.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-82. (Formerly Sec. 19-43g). - Consultative services of state and municipal departments. Inspections. Assistance to licensees.

The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall utilize consultative services and assistance from the Departments of Education, Mental Health and Addiction Services and Social Services and from municipal building, fire and health departments. The commissioner shall make periodic inspections of licensed child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes and shall provide technical assistance to licensees and applicants for licenses to assist them to attain and maintain the standards established in regulations adopted under this section and sections 19a-77 to 19a-80, inclusive, 19a-84 to 19a-87, inclusive, and section 19a-87b.
(1967, P.A. 696, S. 6; P.A. 77-157, S. 6, 11; 77-614, S. 323, 521, 610; P.A. 85-613, S. 45, 154; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 12, 21, 58; 95-360, S. 23, 32; P.A. 02-26, S. 1; P.A. 14-39, S. 52; P.A. 15-227, S. 25; P.A. 16-163, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 77-157 replaced welfare department with department of social services in accordance with provisions of P.A. 75-420 and required inspection of group day care homes; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services and department of social services with department of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-43g transferred to Sec. 19a-82 in 1983; P.A. 85-613 made technical change; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; 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 and replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-360 substituted Sec. 19a-82 for Sec. 19a-81, effective July 13, 1995; P.A. 02-26 required the commissioner to make periodic inspection of family day care homes, and to provide technical assistance, rather than consultative services, to licensees and applicants, and added reference to Sec. 19a-87b; P.A. 14-39 replaced reference to Commissioner of Public Health with reference to Commissioner of Early Childhood, effective July 1, 2014; pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “group day care homes” and “family day care homes” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “group child care homes” and “family child care homes”, respectively, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-163 replaced “day care centers” with “child care centers” and made technical changes, effective June 9, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-83. (Formerly Sec. 19-43h). - Reports of licensees.

Section 19a-83 is repealed, effective July 1, 2014.
(1967, P.A. 696, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 85-613, S. 46, 154; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-360, S. 24, 32; P.A. 14-39, S. 88.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-85. (Formerly Sec. 19-43j). - Appeal.

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner of Early Childhood rendered under section 19a-82 or 19a-84 may appeal the decision of the commissioner in accordance with section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of New Britain. Such appeal shall have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-192.
(1967, P.A. 696, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 50; P.A. 76-436, S. 276, 681; P.A. 77-157, S. 8, 11; 77-603, S. 47, 125; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-360, S. 26, 32; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 14-39, S. 70.)
History: 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-157 substituted “certified” for “registered” mail; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous appeal provisions with statement that appeals be in accordance with Sec. 4-183, retained Hartford county as site of appeal and retained provision re precedence in order of trial; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 replaced Hartford county with judicial district of Hartford-New Britain; Sec. 19-43j transferred to Sec. 19a-85 in 1983; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to 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. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; 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; 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. 95-360 substituted Sec. 19a-82 for Sec. 19a-81, effective July 13, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 14-39 replaced reference to Commissioner of Public Health with reference to Commissioner of Early Childhood, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-86. (Formerly Sec. 19-43k). - Injunction against illegal operation.

The Commissioner of Early Childhood may request the Attorney General to bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enjoin any person, group of persons, association, organization, corporation, institution, or agency, public or private, from maintaining a child care center or group child care home without a license or operating a child care center or group child care home in violation of regulations adopted under sections 19a-77 to 19a-80, inclusive, and 19a-82 to 19a-87, inclusive.
(1967, P.A. 696, S. 11; P.A. 77-157, S. 9, 11; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 6, 127; P.A. 85-613, S. 48, 154; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-360, S. 27, 32; P.A. 14-39, S. 53; P.A. 15-227, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 77-157 included references to group day care homes; P.A. 78-280 replaced Hartford county with judicial district of Hartford-New Britain; Sec. 19-43k transferred to Sec. 19a-86 in 1983; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to 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. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-360 substituted Sec. 19a-82 for Sec. 19a-81, effective July 13, 1995; P.A. 14-39 replaced “commissioner” with “Commissioner of Early Childhood”, effective July 1, 2014; pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “child day care center” and “group day care home” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “child care center” and “group child care home”, respectively, effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-86a. - Accepting voluntary surrender of license as resolution of disciplinary action.

The Commissioner of Early Childhood may resolve any disciplinary action against a licensee pursuant to sections 19a-84 and 19a-87e by accepting the voluntary surrender of the license of such licensee.
(P.A. 15-227, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 15-227 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-86b. - Validity of license during investigation or disciplinary action.

Any person or entity who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary action pursuant to section 19a-80f, 19a-84, 19a-87a, 19a-87e, 19a-423 or 19a-429 while holding a license issued by the Office of Early Childhood or having held such a license within eighteen months of the commencement of such investigation or disciplinary action, shall be considered to hold a valid license for purposes of such investigation or disciplinary action.
(P.A. 15-227, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 15-227 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-86c. - Failure to provide written notice of proposed closure. Penalty.

(a) Any licensee child care center or group child care home, as described in section 19a-77, that fails to provide written notice to (1) the Office of Early Childhood, (2) all staff employed at such child care center or group child care home, and (3) the parents or guardians of children receiving child care services, as described in section 19a-77, at such child care center or group child care home, at least thirty days prior to the effective date of a proposed closure of such child care center or group child care home, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars.
(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, he or she may send to such licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personally serve upon such licensee, a notice which 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 which may be imposed for such violation; and (4) a statement of the licensee's right to request a hearing, such request to be submitted in writing to the commissioner not later than thirty days after the notice is mailed or served.
(c) If such licensee 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 licensee fails to request a hearing or fails to appear at the hearing or if, after the hearing, the commissioner finds that the licensee 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 licensee named in such order.
(P.A. 19-121, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 19-121 effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-87d. (Formerly Sec. 17-587). - Family child care homes: Injunction against illegal operation.

The Commissioner of Early Childhood may request the Attorney General to bring an action, in the superior court for the judicial district in which such home is located, to enjoin any person, group of persons, association, organization, corporation, institution or agency, public or private, from maintaining a family child care home, as defined in section 19a-77, without a license or in violation of regulations adopted under section 19a-87b, and satisfactory proof of the lack of a license or the violation of the regulations without more shall entitle the commissioner to injunctive relief.
(P.A. 82-261, S. 4, 6; P.A. 86-417, S. 8, 15; P.A. 93-262, S. 46, 87; P.A. 94-181, S. 3, 7; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 14-39, S. 58; P.A. 15-227, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 86-417 substituted references to registration for references to licensure; Sec. 17-31s transferred to Sec. 17-587 in 1991; P.A. 93-262 replaced commissioner of human resources with commissioner of social services and replaced the word “registration” with the word “license”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-181 transferred licensure program of family day care homes from the department of social services to the department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1994; Sec. 17-587 transferred to Sec. 19a-87d in 1995; 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. 14-39 replaced reference to Commissioner of Public Health with reference to Commissioner of Early Childhood, effective July 1, 2014; pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “family day care home” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “family child care home”, effective July 1, 2015.
Cited. 237 C. 272.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-87f. - Youth camp, child care center, group child care home or family child care home: Physical examination or health status certification.

On and after July 1, 2014, any (1) youth camp, licensed in accordance with section 19a-422, (2) child care center or group child care home, licensed in accordance with section 19a-80, or (3) family child care home, licensed in accordance with section 19a-87b, may permit a child's physical examination that is required for school purposes, and the child's health assessment form described in section 10-206 or the state Department of Education's early childhood health assessment record form, to be used to satisfy any physical examination or health status certification required by such youth camp, child care center, group child care home or family child care home, provided any requirement established by the Commissioner of Early Childhood concerning the time for completion of such physical examination is satisfied.
(P.A. 14-15, S. 1; P.A. 15-227, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 14-15 effective July 1, 2014 (Revisor's Note: A reference to “Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Early Childhood” for consistency); pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “child day care center”, “group day care home” and “family day care home” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “child care center”, “group child care home” and “family child care home”, respectively, effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-87g. - Notification of emergency situations to licensees of day care centers.

(a) For purposes of this section, “licensee” means any person licensed pursuant to section 19a-80 or 19a-87b, and “day care center” means a child care center, a group child care home or a family child care home, as those terms are defined in section 19a-77.
(b) Each licensee shall provide written contact information for the licensee's day care center, including the name, address and telephone number of the day care center, to the Office of Early Childhood. Each licensee shall verify and update, as appropriate, such contact information.
(c) The Office of Early Childhood shall share, in accordance with a memorandum of understanding or other agreement, any information collected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for use in an emergency notification system, as defined in section 28-25, that notifies licensees of an emergency situation in the vicinity of a day care center that may endanger the safety or welfare of the children at such day care center. Such emergency situation may include, but need not be limited to, a fire, a criminal act, an emergency or an act of nature such as an earthquake, a tornado, a hurricane or a storm.
(P.A. 15-161, S. 1; 15-227, S. 25; P.A. 18-172, S. 6.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “child day care center”, “group day care home” and “family day care home” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “child care center”, “group child care home” and “family child care home”, respectively, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 18-172 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “local police department and state police troop having jurisdiction where such day care center is located” with “Office of Early Childhood”, and amended Subsec. (c) by replacing provision re local police department or state police troop to notify licensees of emergency conditions with provision re Office of Early Childhood to share information with Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for use in emergency notification system that notifies licensees of emergency situations, effective July 1, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-88a. - Regulations concerning retired nurses.

For purposes of subsection (c) of section 19a-88, the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, no later than January 1, 2000. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, (1) a definition of “retired from the profession” as that term applies to registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, (2) procedures for the return to active employment of such nurses who have retired from the profession, (3) appropriate restrictions upon the scope of practice for such nurses who are retired from the profession, including restricting the license of such nurses to the provision of volunteer services without monetary compensation, and (4) the requirement that any registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse seeking to renew a license under the provisions of subsection (c) of section 19a-14, subsection (c) of section 19a-88, this section, subdivision (3) of section 20-66, subsections (l) to (n), inclusive, of section 20-74s, section 20-206bb and sections 7 to 9, inclusive, of public act 99-249* shall be a holder in good standing of a current license issued pursuant to chapter 378 as of the date of application for renewal.
(P.A. 99-249, S. 5, 10; P.A. 10-32, S. 72.)
*Note: Sections 7 to 9, inclusive, of public act 99-249 are special in nature and therefore have not been codified but remain in full force and effect according to their terms.
History: P.A. 99-249 effective January 1, 2000; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subdiv. (4), effective May 10, 2010.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-88c. - Regulations re retired dentists.

For purposes of subsection (a) of section 19a-88, the Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, not later than January 1, 2008. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, (1) a definition of “retired from the profession” as that term applies to dentists, (2) procedures for the return to active employment of such dentists who have retired from the profession, and (3) appropriate restrictions upon the scope of practice for such dentists who are retired from the profession, including restricting the license of such dentists to the provision of volunteer services without monetary compensation.
(P.A. 07-82, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-89. (Formerly Sec. 19-46). - Change of office or residence address.

Whenever any person holding a license, certificate or registration issued by the Department of Public Health changes his office or residence address, he shall, within thirty days thereafter, notify said department of his new office or residence address.
(1949 Rev., S. 3822; 1969, P.A. 71, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-210, S. 3, 30; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1969 act required that notification of new office or residence address be sent to health department and deleted provision re notification of town clerk; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-46 transferred to Sec. 19a-89 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. 94-210 deleted reference to branches of the healing arts and added holding a license, certificate or registration issued by the department, effective July 1, 1994; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-89a. - Database on nursing personnel.

The Department of Public Health, in consultation with the State Board of Examiners for Nursing, shall establish a database on nursing personnel to assist the department, the board, other state agencies, employers of nurses, educational institutions and professional and health care industry associations and societies in planning for nurse staffing patterns and practices, and in developing and implementing their respective programs and activities.
(P.A. 88-207, S. 4; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-89b. - Fees for pool design guidelines and food compliance guide.

(a) The Department of Public Health shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars for a copy of its pool design guidelines.
(b) The department shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars for a copy of its food compliance guide.
(P.A. 89-251, S. 147, 203; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 171.)
History: 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 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to increase fees from $4 to $15.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-89c. - Auricular acupuncture pilot program.

Section 19a-89c is repealed, effective June 4, 1996.
(93-295, S. 1, 2; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 94-210, S. 20, 30; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58; 95-321, S. 4, 5; P.A. 96-225, S. 3, 4.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-89d. - Nurse staffing and patient care data.

The Department of Public Health shall: (1) Develop a single, uniform method for collecting and analyzing standardized data concerning the linkage between nurse staffing levels and the quality of acute care, long-term care and home care, including patient outcomes; (2) conduct an ongoing study of the relationship between nurse staffing patterns in hospitals and the quality of health care, including patient outcomes; (3) obtain relevant licensure and demographic data that may be available from other state agencies and make the data collected under this subsection available to the public in a standardized format; and (4) collaborate with hospitals and the nursing profession with respect to the collection of standardized data concerning patient care outcomes at such hospitals and make such data available to the public in a report card format.
(P.A. 00-216, S. 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-92. (Formerly Sec. 19-49b). - Regulations concerning the licensing of massage parlors, masseurs and masseuses.

Section 19a-92 is repealed.
(P.A. 75-517, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-604, S. 14, 84; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 83-487, S. 32, 33.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-92a. - Regulation of persons engaged in tattooing. Penalty.

Section 19a-92a is repealed, effective July 1, 2014.
(P.A. 94-105, S. 1, 4; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 99-102, S. 18; P.A. 12-80, S. 170; P.A. 13-234, S. 157.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-92g. - Body piercing.

(a) No person may perform body piercing on an unemancipated minor under eighteen years of age without the written permission of the minor's parent. For purposes of this subsection, “body piercing” means piercing or creating a channel through any part of the body other than the ear lobe for the purpose of inserting a decorative object, and “ear lobe” means the lower portion of the auricle having no cartilage.
(b) Any municipal health authority established under chapter 368e and any district department of health established under chapter 368f may, within its available resources, enforce the provisions of this section.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 11.)
History: (Revisor's note: References in Subsec. (b) to “chapter 368c” and “section 368f” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “chapter 368e” and “chapter 368f”, respectively, for accuracy).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-102. (Formerly Sec. 19-59a). - Regulation of sale of turtles.

Section 19a-102 is repealed.
(P.A. 73-75; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-29, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-102a. - Regulation of sale of turtles.

(a) As used in this section, “turtle” means any reptile commonly known as turtles, tortoises or terrapins but shall not include a turtle used solely for agricultural, scientific or educational purposes.
(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.
(P.A. 94-29, S. 1; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 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 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (c)(4), effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-103. (Formerly Sec. 19-60). - Control of communicable diseases in institutions.

Any person confined or imprisoned in the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers, or in a community correctional center or in any other institution for a period of ten days or longer may be examined for any communicable disease, and, if found infected with any such disease, he shall be treated during the term of his confinement and, if not cured at the date of his discharge, the local director of health shall be notified. The person in charge of each such institution shall provide for such examination and necessary treatment of all such persons admitted thereto. The Department of Public Health may make such regulations or orders as, in its judgment, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 3804; 1969, P.A. 297; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-60 transferred to Sec. 19a-103 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.
See Sec. 18-94 re retention of diseased inmates in correctional or charitable institutions.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-104. (Formerly Sec. 19-61). - Sale of rags to be used as wiping cloths; cleaning.

Section 19a-104 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(1949 Rev., S. 4178; 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.