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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-673a. - Regulations re uniform debt collection standards for hospitals.

The executive director of the Office of Health Strategy shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish uniform debt collection standards for hospitals.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 39, 58; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 19; P.A. 18-91, S. 44.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 effective July 1, 2001; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 substituted Commissioner of Public Health for Commissioner of Health Care Access, effective October 6, 2009; P.A. 18-91 replaced “Commissioner of Public Health” with “executive director of the Office of Health Strategy”, effective May 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-673c. - Debt collection report.

On or before March 1, 2004, and annually thereafter, each hospital shall file with the unit a debt collection report that includes (1) whether the hospital uses a collection agent, as defined in section 19a-509b, to assist with debt collection, (2) the name of any collection agent used, (3) the hospital's processes and policies for assigning a debt to a collection agent and for compensating such collection agent for services rendered, and (4) the recovery rate on accounts assigned to collection agents, exclusive of Medicare accounts, in the most recent hospital fiscal year.
(P.A. 03-266, S. 4; P.A. 10-179, S. 121; P.A. 18-91, S. 45.)
History: P.A. 10-179 replaced “Office of Health Care Access” with “office”; P.A. 18-91 replaced “office” with “unit”, effective May 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-674 and 19a-675. (Formerly Secs. 19a-170a and 19a-170b). - Net revenue limit. Filings for partial or detailed budget review; hearings.

Sections 19a-674 and 19a-675 are repealed, effective July 1, 2002.
(P.A. 94-9, S. 27, 28, 41; P.A. 95-160, S. 58, 69; 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13; P.A. 02-101, S. 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-676. (Formerly Sec. 19a-170c). - Compliance with authorized revenue limits.

On or before March thirty-first of each year, for the preceding fiscal year, each hospital shall submit to the unit, in the form and manner prescribed by the unit, the data specified in regulations adopted by the executive director in accordance with chapter 54, the hospital's verification of net revenue required under section 19a-649 and any other data required by the unit, including hospital budget system data for the hospital's twelve months' actual filing requirements.
(P.A. 94-9, S. 29, 41; 94-174, S. 11, 12; P.A. 95-160, S. 59, 69; 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13; 96-238, S. 1, 2, 25; P.A. 05-151, S. 11; P.A. 06-64, S. 19; P.A. 12-170, S. 7; P.A. 18-91, S. 46.)
History: P.A. 94-9 effective April 1, 1994; P.A. 94-174 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to eliminate hospitals' compliance payments for hospital fiscal years 1993 and 1994 and for January 1, 1995, to September 1, 1995, and subsequent fiscal years if a hospital exceeds its authorized net revenue limit, the excess shall be deducted from its net revenue limit in the next fiscal year or may be deducted from the hospital's disproportionate share-emergency assistance payments, effective June 6, 1994; P.A. 95-160 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to allow the Department of Social Services, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management, to determine whether compliance shall be (1) deducted from the subsequent year's net revenue limit, (2) paid into the general fund or (3) deducted from payments to the hospital's Medicaid account, (2) and (3) being new Subdivs., effective June 1, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commission on Hospitals and Health Care with Office of Health Care Access, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-139 changed effective date of P.A. 95-160 but without affecting this section; P.A. 96-238 added Subsec. (b) exemption to making payments on an equal quarterly basis commencing fiscal year October 1, 1995, effective July 1, 1996, and further amended section to eliminate all revenue-limit compliance requirements except for data submission, effective October 1, 1997; Sec. 19a-170c transferred to Sec. 19a-676 in 1997; P.A. 05-151 required hospitals to submit, by February twenty-eighth of each year, audit and other data, including the “twelve months' actual filing requirements” and authorized commissioner to extend the deadline for submission of such audit and other data, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-64 changed submittal date from February twenty-eighth to March thirty-first, changed “audit” to “independent audit” and deleted provision allowing Office of Health Care Access to extend submittal deadline, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 12-170 replaced provision requiring each hospital to submit an independent audit with provision requiring submission of the hospital's verification of net revenue; P.A. 18-91 replaced “office” with “unit” and replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective May 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-676a. - Termination of net revenue compliance payments.

Section 19a-676a is repealed, effective July 1, 2002.
(P.A. 97-2, S. 1, 8; P.A. 02-89, S. 90; 02-101, S. 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-677. (Formerly Sec. 19a-170d). - Computation of relative cost of hospitals.

Section 19a-677 is repealed, effective July 1, 2006.
(P.A. 94-9, S. 30, 41; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 06-64, S. 21.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-678. (Formerly Sec. 19a-170e). - Inflation factor.

Section 19a-678 is repealed, effective July 1, 2002.
(P.A. 94-9, S. 31, 41; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 02-101, S. 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-679. (Formerly Sec. 19a-170f). - Computation of equivalent discharges. Inpatient and outpatient gross revenues and units of service.

Section 19a-679 is repealed, effective July 1, 2006.
(P.A. 94-9, S. 33, 41; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 06-64, S. 21.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-680. (Formerly Sec. 19a-170g). - Net revenue limit interim adjustment.

Section 19a-680 is repealed, effective July 1, 2002.
(P.A. 94-9, S. 32, 41; P.A. 02-101, S. 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-682. - Additional billing for services rendered from November 1, 1994, through June 1, 1995.

Section 19a-682 is repealed, effective July 1, 2005.
(P.A. 95-160, S. 61, 69; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13; 96-238, S. 3, 25; P.A. 05-151, S. 13.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368z - Health Systems Planning Unit › Section 19a-683. - Reconciliation account.

Section 19a-683 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(P.A. 95-160, S. 62, 69; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13; P.A. 02-89, S. 44; P.A. 06-64, S. 20; P.A. 11-44, S. 178.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 369 - Healing Arts › Section 20-1. - Healing arts defined.

The practice of the healing arts means the practice of medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, naturopathy and, except as used in chapters 384a and 388, the practice of optometry.
(1949 Rev., S. 4352; P.A. 80-484, S. 168, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 4, 71; P.A. 94-202; P.A. 99-102, S. 1; P.A. 00-226, S. 10, 20.)
History: P.A. 80-484 substituted “means” for “shall be understood to be”; P.A. 81-471 added podiatry to professions included within the term “healing arts” as of July 1, 1981; P.A. 94-202 conditionally included optometry as a healing art; P.A. 99-102 deleted obsolete reference to osteopathy; P.A. 00-226 deleted reference to Secs. 19a-16a to 19a-16c, inclusive, effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner, i.e. April 11, 2006.
Cited. 15 CS 468.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 369 - Healing Arts › Section 20-2 to 20-7. - Examining boards, generally.

Sections 20-2 to 20-7, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949, Rev., S. 4351, 4353–4356; 1949, S. 2186d; 1955, S. 2187d; 1957, P.A. 197; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 54; P.A. 73-616, S. 19; P.A. 75-268, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 369 - Healing Arts › Section 20-7b. - Definitions.

For purposes of sections 20-7b to 20-7e, inclusive:
(a) “Patient” means a natural person who has received health care services from a provider for treatment of a medical condition, or a person he designates in writing as his representative; and
(b) “Provider” means any person or organization that furnishes health care services and is licensed or certified to furnish such services pursuant to chapters 370 to 373, inclusive, 375 to 384a, inclusive, 388, 398 and 399 or is licensed or certified pursuant to chapter 368d.
(P.A. 83-413, S. 1; P.A. 86-43, S. 1; P.A. 91-137, S. 1; P.A. 92-78, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-316, S. 2; P.A. 94-174, S. 5, 12.)
History: P.A. 86-43 included chapter 381 in the chapters cited in Subsec. (b); P.A. 91-137 redefined “provider” to include institutions licensed pursuant to chapter 368v; P.A. 92-78 amended Subsec. (b) to delete changes enacted by public act 91-137; P.A. 93-316 redefined “provider” to include organizations and reference to licensure or certification pursuant to chapter 368d; P.A. 94-174 amended Subsec. (b) to add references to providers who are certified and chapters 383 to 384a, 388, 398 and 399, effective June 6, 1994.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 369 - Healing Arts › Section 20-7d. - Release of patient's medical records to another provider.

A copy of the patient's health record, including but not limited to, x-rays and copies of laboratory reports, prescriptions and other technical information used in assessing the patient's condition shall be furnished to another provider upon the written request of the patient. The written request shall specify the name of the provider to whom the health record is to be furnished. The patient shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of furnishing the information.
(P.A. 83-413, S. 3.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-13f to 20-13h. - Decision and order; notice; surrender of certificate; appeal. Rescission or modification of disciplinary action. Immunity from civil liability; admissibility of evidence.

Sections 20-13f to 20-13h, inclusive, are repealed.
(P.A. 76-276, S. 6–8, 22; P.A. 77-614, S. 357, 587, 609, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-14. - Exceptions. Prescription in English. Penalties.

No provision of this section, sections 20-9 to 20-13, inclusive, or 20-14a shall be construed to repeal or affect any of the provisions of any private charter, or to apply to licensed pharmacists. All physicians or surgeons and all physician assistants practicing under the provisions of this chapter shall, when requested, write a duplicate of their prescriptions in the English language. Any person who violates any provision of this section regarding prescriptions shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Any person who violates any provision of section 20-9 shall be guilty of a class D felony. For the purposes of this section, each instance of patient contact or consultation which is in violation of any provision of section 20-9 shall constitute a separate offense. Failure to renew a license in a timely manner shall not constitute a violation for the purposes of this section. Any person who swears to any falsehood in any statement required by section 20-10, 20-12, 20-12b or 20-12c to be filed with the Department of Public Health shall be guilty of false statement.
(1949 Rev., S. 4368; 1969, P.A. 117; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 97; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 84-526, S. 1; P.A. 90-211, S. 11, 23; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 13-208, S. 21; 13-258, S. 70.)
History: 1969 act increased penalties: for first offense from fine of $100 to $300 and/or maximum imprisonment of one year to fine of $200 to $1,000 and/or maximum imprisonment of two years and for subsequent offenses from fine of $200 to $500 and/or thirty-day minimum and one-year maximum imprisonment to fine of $500 to $2,000 and/or one-year minimum and five-year maximum imprisonment; 1971 act referred to “false statement” rather than “perjury”; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 84-526 amended section by changing penalty for violation of any provision of Sec. 20-9 to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than five years, and added provisions that each instance of patient contact or consultation shall constitute a separate offense and failure to renew license in timely manner is not a violation for purposes of section; P.A. 90-211 applied provisions to physician assistants and added reference to Secs. 20-12b and 20-12c; 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. 13-208 deleted reference to Sec. 20-8; P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.
See Sec. 17a-714a re legal protections for licensed health care professionals who prescribe opioid antagonists to drug users.
Cited. 207 C. 346.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-14a. - Prescription of drugs by generic name. Disclosure to patient. Labeling.

(a) For the purposes of this section, “brand name” means the name the manufacturer places upon a drug or pharmaceutical or on its container, label, or wrapping at the time of packaging; and “generic name” means the chemical name or formula or the established name designated in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them.
(b) Any physician, surgeon or other person authorized to prescribe drugs within this state, who prescribes a drug, shall in each such prescription, oral or written, include the generic name thereof, if any, unless such physician, surgeon or other person authorized to prescribe drugs, in the exercise of his professional judgment, prescribes a specific brand name drug. The physician, surgeon or other person so authorized shall state to the patient for whom a drug is being prescribed, or to his parent or guardian, the name of the drug or medicine being prescribed, either orally or in writing, and all licensed pharmacists dispensing prescriptions and all health care institutions or facility pharmacies shall label the container containing said medication or prescription with the name as provided by the physician, surgeon or other person so authorized, the strength of each dose prescribed and the date of refill if said prescription is a refill, except if the physician, surgeon or other person so authorized expressly forbids the placing of said drug or medicine name on the prescription label or package. On all prescriptions, whether or not a generic name is stated, the physician, surgeon or other person so authorized shall, if the patient is over the age of sixty-five, include a notation to that effect.
(c) It is declared to be the public policy of this state that generic name of drugs be used in prescriptions wherever feasible.
(1972, P.A. 15, S. 1–3; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 1; P.A. 73-242.)
History: June, 1972 act rephrased Subsec. (c) for clarity; P.A. 73-242 required physician to inform patient or his parent or guardian of the name of the drug or medicine prescribed and required prescription label to contain drug name, strength of dose and refill date, unless physician forbids placing name on label.
See Sec. 17a-714a re legal protections for licensed health care professionals who prescribe opioid antagonists to drug users.
Cited. 207 C. 346.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-14b. - Renewal of licenses.

Licenses issued under this chapter shall be renewed annually, on and after January 1, 1981, in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88.
(P.A. 80-484, S. 14, 176.)
Cited. 207 C. 346.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-14c. - Dispensing and labeling of drugs. Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 20-14d to 20-14g, inclusive, and section 20-12d:
(1) “Dispense” has the same meaning as provided in section 20-571.
(2) “Drug” means a legend drug, as defined in section 20-571, or a controlled drug, as defined in section 21a-240.
(3) “Prescribing practitioner” means a physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, nurse-midwife or veterinarian licensed by the state of Connecticut and authorized to prescribe medication within the scope of such person's practice.
(4) “Professional samples” means complimentary starter dose drugs packaged in accordance with federal and state statutes and regulations that are provided to a prescribing practitioner free of charge by a manufacturer or distributor and distributed free of charge by the prescribing practitioner to such prescribing practitioner's patients.
(P.A. 85-545, S. 1, 6; P.A. 89-389, S. 13, 22; P.A. 90-211, S. 12, 23; P.A. 92-88, S. 2; P.A. 95-264, S. 49; P.A. 99-102, S. 20; 99-175, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 89-389 redefined “licensed practitioner” to include advanced practice registered nurses and nurse-midwives; P.A. 90-211 added the reference to Sec. 20-12d in introductory language and redefined “licensed practitioner” to include physician assistants; P.A. 92-88 redefined “licensed practitioner” to include optometrists; P.A. 95-264 substituted definition of “prescribing practitioner” for “licensed practitioner” and included veterinarians and made technical changes; (Revisor's note: In 1999 the Revisors editorially corrected the statutory reference in Subdiv. (1), changing “subdivision (8)” to “subdivision (9)”); P.A. 99-102 deleted obsolete reference to osteopathy and made technical changes; P.A. 99-175 made technical and gender neutral changes.
Cited. 207 C. 346.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-14d. - Dispensing of drugs by licensed practitioners to be in accordance with sections 20-14c, 20-14f and 20-14g.

Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no drug may be dispensed by a prescribing practitioner except in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 20-14c, 20-14f and 20-14g.
(P.A. 85-545, S. 2, 6; P.A. 95-264, S. 65; P.A. 99-175, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 95-264 changed “licensed” practitioner to “prescribing” practitioner and made technical changes; P.A. 99-175 made technical changes.
See Sec. 20-631 re collaborative drug therapy management agreements between pharmacists and physicians.
Cited. 207 C. 346.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-14f. - Report to commissioner of intent to continue to dispense drugs other than professional samples.

A prescribing practitioner who, as part of his practice, dispenses any drug other than professional samples shall notify the Commissioner of Consumer Protection that he is engaged in the dispensing of drugs and shall, biennially, upon the date of renewal of the controlled substance registration required by section 21a-317, inform the commissioner of his intent to continue to dispense drugs to his patients.
(P.A. 85-545, S. 4; P.A. 95-264, S. 66; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 95-264 changed “licensed” practitioner to “prescribing” practitioner; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection 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.
Cited. 207 C. 346.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-14g. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the Commission of Pharmacy, may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 20-14c to 20-14f, inclusive.
(P.A. 85-545, S. 5, 6; P.A. 99-175, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 99-175 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection 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.
Cited. 207 C. 346.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 370 - Medicine and Surgery › Section 20-14h. - Definitions.

As used in sections 20-14h to 20-14j, inclusive:
(1) “Administration” means the direct application of a medication by means other than injection to the body of a person.
(2) “Day programs”, “residential facilities” and “individual and family support” include only those programs, facilities and support services designated in the regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-14j.
(3) “Juvenile residential centers” include only those centers operated under the jurisdiction of the Judicial Department.
(4) “Medication” means any medicinal preparation, and includes any controlled substances specifically designated in the regulations or policies adopted pursuant to section 20-14j.
(5) “Trained person” means a person who has successfully completed training prescribed by the regulations or policies adopted pursuant to section 20-14j.
(P.A. 87-433, S. 1, 4; P.A. 90-70, S. 1, 4; P.A. 05-150, S. 1; P.A. 21-104, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 90-70 added definition of “juvenile detention centers” as Subdiv. (3), renumbering as necessary; P.A. 05-150 amended Subdiv. (2) to include reference to individual and family support; P.A. 21-104 amended Subdiv. (3) to replace “Juvenile detention centers” with “Juvenile residential centers”, effective January 1, 2022.