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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations › Section 19a-409. (Formerly Sec. 19-533). - Issuance of death certificate.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall complete its investigation where reasonably possible within thirty days. Upon completion of the investigation, the Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, an associate medical examiner, an authorized assistant medical examiner or a pathologist designated by the Chief Medical Examiner shall file a death certificate, or a certificate supplementing that already filed, with the registrar of vital statistics for the town in which the death occurred, if known, or, if not known, for the town in which the body was found. If the deceased is unidentified, fingerprints of both hands and a photograph of the body, provided mortification has not proceeded so far or the nature of the cause of death was not such as to make identification impossible, shall be sent by said office to such registrar of vital statistics and copies shall be sent to the Department of Public Health and to the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
(1969, P.A. 699, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 412, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 486, 610; P.A. 79-47, S. 12; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)
History: 1971 act replaced office of medicolegal investigations with office of medical examiner and required completion of investigations “where reasonably possible, within thirty days” rather than “as soon as reasonably possible, but in any event within thirty days”; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services and made state police department a division within the department of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-47 added word “chief” to agency name and gave deputy chief medical examiner, associate medical examiners and designated pathologists power to file death certificate; Sec. 19-533 transferred to Sec. 19a-409 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; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations › Section 19a-410. (Formerly Sec. 19-534). - Laboratories.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall maintain a laboratory or laboratories suitably equipped with medical, scientific and other facilities for performance of the duties imposed by this chapter. Laboratories may be maintained in collaboration with The University of Connecticut or any other medical school or hospital and any other agencies in the state which have facilities that can be used in performing the duties of the office. The manner of compliance with this section shall be in the discretion of the commission.
(1969, P.A. 699, S. 11; 1971, P.A. 412, S. 5; P.A. 79-47, S. 13.)
History: 1971 act replaced office of medicolegal investigations with office of medical examiner; P.A. 79-47 added word “chief” to office name and substituted “used” for “utilized”; Sec. 19-534 transferred to Sec. 19a-410 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations › Section 19a-412. (Formerly Sec. 19-536). - Records as evidence.

The records of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, or transcripts thereof certified by the Chief Medical Examiner or his authorized representative, shall be subject to subpoena and shall be admissible in evidence in any court in the state in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as hospital records as provided in section 4-104, except that the findings or conclusions of the Chief Medical Examiner, his deputy, an associate medical examiner or an assistant medical examiner as to the cause or circumstances of death, other than those set forth in the death certificate or the autopsy report, and statements by witnesses or other persons and conclusions upon extraneous matters shall not be admissible.
(1969, P.A. 699, S. 13; 1971, P.A. 412, S. 7; P.A. 79-47, S. 15.)
History: 1971 act replaced office of medicolegal investigations with office of medical examiner; P.A. 79-47 added word “chief” to office name and included findings by associate medical examiners; Sec. 19-536 transferred to Sec. 19a-412 in 1983.
Cited. 214 C. 146.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations › Section 19a-413. (Formerly Sec. 19-537). - Exhuming of bodies.

If death occurred under circumstances as enumerated in subsection (a) of section 19a-406 and if the body has been buried without proper certification of death, the Chief Medical Examiner or his deputy, upon ascertaining such facts, shall notify the state's attorney of the judicial district in which the body was buried. The state's attorney shall thereupon present such facts to the judge of the superior court of such judicial district, and the judge may by written order require the body to be exhumed and an autopsy performed at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. A copy of such order shall be filed with the registrar of vital statistics of the town in which the body was buried. A full and complete report of the facts developed by such autopsy and the findings of the person making the same shall be filed without unnecessary delay and a copy given to the state's attorney of the judicial district within which the death occurred or the body was buried.
(1969, P.A. 699, S. 14; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 79-47, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 78-280 replaced “county” with “judicial district”; P.A. 79-47 referred to autopsies performed at office of chief medical examiner rather than performed by chief medical examiner or designated deputy and made minor wording change; Sec. 19-537 transferred to Sec. 19a-413 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations › Section 19a-414. (Formerly Sec. 19-538). - Expenditures.

The Chief Medical Examiner is authorized to make reasonable expenditures for services necessary to the performance of his duties.
(1969, P.A. 699, S. 15.)
History: Sec. 19-538 transferred to Sec. 19a-414 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations › Section 19a-415. - Development and publication of brochure by Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall develop and publish a brochure concerning an explanation of the laws, regulations, procedures and practices of the office and the rights of families of persons whose bodies are in custody of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
(P.A. 99-37, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations › Section 19a-415a. - Release of biologic material of a deceased person.

(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Biologic material” means blood or other tissue suitable for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis or testing; and (2) “next of kin” means (A) a spouse; (B) an adult child; (C) a parent; (D) an adult sibling; or (E) a grandparent.
(b) Upon receiving the written consent of a deceased person's next of kin, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall release biologic material of the deceased person to a clinical laboratory, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-565, for the purpose of determining paternity or for the purpose of determining a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness in a living individual.
(c) In any case where a deceased person's next of kin does not provide written consent to the release of biologic material for the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, an interested person may petition the superior court for the judicial district in which the death occurred for an order for the release of biologic material of the deceased person from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the purpose of determining paternity or for the purpose of determining a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness in a living individual. The court may, after due consideration of the equities involved, enter an order for the release of such biologic material. In any case where such order is entered, such biologic material shall only be released to a clinical laboratory licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-30. Subject to applicable state and federal law, the licensed clinical laboratory may release the results of any analysis or testing of such biologic material to the petitioner. All reasonable costs of such analysis or testing shall be paid by the petitioner.
(P.A. 09-37, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368r - Youth Camps › Section 19a-424. (Formerly Sec. 19-543). - Appeal.

Any licensee aggrieved by the action of the commissioner in suspending or revoking any license under the provisions of this chapter may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.
(1969, P.A. 820, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 179, S. 9; P.A. 76-436, S. 396, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 57, 125; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 17.)
History: 1971 act required bringing of appeal “not less than twelve or more than thirty days after service thereof” rather than on “next return day” or “next but one”; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and included judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous detailed appeal provisions with statement that appeals to be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-543 transferred to Sec. 19a-424 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 deleted provisions re applicant appeal of action denying license and made a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368r - Youth Camps › Section 19a-426. (Formerly Sec. 19-545). - Inspection of facilities.

The office shall inspect or cause to be inspected the facilities to be operated by an applicant for an original license before the license shall be granted, and shall annually thereafter inspect or cause to be inspected the facilities of all licensees. No annual inspection shall be required under this section in the case of facilities of a licensee located in any dormitory, classroom or other building or any athletic facility owned and maintained by any college or university, provided a timely safety inspection of such building or facility, satisfactory to the office, is conducted by or on behalf of such college or university.
(1969, P.A. 820, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-94, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 36, 58; P.A. 14-39, S. 80.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-545 transferred to Sec. 19a-426 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-94 added provisions re college or university buildings or facilities; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 changed effective date of P.A. 01-94 from October 1, 2001, to June 6, 2001, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 14-39 replaced “Department of Public Health” and “department” with “office”, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368r - Youth Camps › Section 19a-427. (Formerly Sec. 19-546). - Authorization to accept financial assistance.

The commissioner is authorized to accept, on behalf of the state, any grants of federal or private funds made available for any purposes consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may direct the disposition of any such grants so accepted in conformity with the terms and conditions under which given.
(1969, P.A. 820, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 14-39, S. 81.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with secretary of the office of policy and management and, effective January 1, 1979, replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services; Sec. 19-546 transferred to Sec. 19a-427 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; P.A. 14-39 replaced “Commissioner of Public Health” with “commissioner”, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368r - Youth Camps › Section 19a-428a. - Administration, maintenance, storage and labeling of epinephrine at Department of Children and Families Wilderness School. Immunity from liability.

(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Appropriately trained” means the successful completion of (A) the training requirements for the administration of injectable medications by premeasured, commercially prepared autoinjectors prescribed by the regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-428, and (B) training in the preceding twelve-month period conducted by a pharmacist, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or registered nurse to (i) identify the common causes of allergic reactions, signs and symptoms of mild and severe allergic reactions and the ways in which anaphylaxis differs from other medical conditions, and (ii) execute appropriate follow-up and reporting procedures after a child has experienced a presumed allergic reaction;
(2) “Qualified employee” means an employee who is eighteen years of age or older and is appropriately trained; and
(3) “Qualified medical professional” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-212a.
(b) Any qualified employee of the Department of Children and Families Wilderness School may administer epinephrine by a premeasured, commercially prepared autoinjector for the purpose of emergency first aid to a child enrolled in the Department of Children and Families Wilderness School who experiences a presumed allergic reaction in the absence of a written order from a qualified medical professional, provided such child's parent or guardian has previously authorized such administration in writing.
(c) The director of the Department of Children and Families Wilderness School shall maintain epinephrine in premeasured, commercially prepared autoinjectors for the purpose of emergency first aid to children who experience presumed allergic reactions and do not have a prior written order from a qualified medical professional authorizing the administration of epinephrine.
(d) The director of the Department of Children and Families Wilderness School shall ensure that (1) all epinephrine in premeasured, commercially prepared autoinjectors are stored and labeled in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-428; and (2) records concerning the administration of epinephrine in commercially prepared autoinjectors are maintained in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-428.
(e) No qualified employee administering epinephrine to a child pursuant to this section shall be liable to such child or a parent or guardian of such child for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of such employee that may constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence.
(P.A. 19-96, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 19-96 effective June 28, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368r - Youth Camps › Section 19a-429. - Complaints against youth camps. Investigation of complaints. Disclosure of information re complaints and investigations.

Any person having reasonable cause to believe that a youth camp, as defined in section 19a-420, is operating without a current and valid license or in violation of regulations adopted under section 19a-428 or in a manner which may pose a potential danger to the health, welfare and safety of a child receiving youth camp services, may report such information to the office. The office shall investigate any report or complaint received pursuant to this section. In connection with any investigation of a youth camp, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent may administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the production of books, records and documents. If any person refuses to appear, to testify or to produce any book, record or document when so ordered, a judge of the Superior Court may make such order as may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section. The name of the person making the report or complaint shall not be disclosed unless (1) such person consents to such disclosure, (2) a judicial or administrative proceeding results therefrom, or (3) a license action pursuant to section 19a-423 results from such report or complaint. All records obtained by the office in connection with any such investigation shall not be subject to the provisions of section 1-210 for a period of thirty days from the date of the petition or other event initiating such investigation, or until such time as the investigation is terminated pursuant to a withdrawal or other informal disposition or until a hearing is convened pursuant to chapter 54, whichever is earlier. A formal statement of charges issued by the office shall be subject to the provisions of section 1-210 from the time that it is served or mailed to the respondent. Records which are otherwise public records shall not be deemed confidential merely because they have been obtained in connection with an investigation under this section.
(P.A. 06-195, S. 10; P.A. 14-39, S. 83.)
History: P.A. 14-39 replaced references to Commissioner and Department of Public Health with references to commissioner and office and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368s - Mass Gatherings › Section 19a-435. (Formerly Sec. 19-549). - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, company, association, society or group;
(2) “Assembly” means a company of persons gathered together at any location at any single time for any purpose.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 1; P.A. 95-79, S. 62, 189.)
History: Sec. 19-549 transferred to Sec. 19a-435 in 1983; P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368s - Mass Gatherings › Section 19a-436. (Formerly Sec. 19-550). - License requirements. Waiver of requirements.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall permit, maintain, promote, conduct, advertise, act as entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage or sell or give tickets to an assembly (1) that continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for twelve or more consecutive hours, and (2) for which the average number of persons assembled during all hours of the assembly can reasonably be expected to equal or exceed two thousand persons, whether on public or private property, unless a license to hold the assembly has first been issued by the chief elected official of the municipality in which the assembly is to gather or a designee of the chief elected official.
(b) A separate license shall be required for each day and each location in which two thousand or more people assemble or can reasonably be anticipated to assemble. The fee for each license shall be one hundred dollars.
(c) A municipality may waive the licensure process prescribed in this chapter, provided no assembly, as described in subsection (a) of this section, may gather without a license unless the person undertaking the assembly has provided: (1) Prior notification to the chief elected official of the municipality where the assembly is to gather, or a designee of the chief elected official, and (2) a letter to the chief elected official of the municipality, or a designee of the chief elected official, documenting that the requirements of section 19a-437 have been met. The person undertaking the gathering shall provide such notice and letter to the chief elected official of the municipality, or a designee of the chief elected official, not less than twenty days prior to the date when the assembly is to gather.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 2; P.A. 09-232, S. 5; P.A. 10-92, S. 1.)
History: Sec. 19-550 transferred to Sec. 19a-436 in 1983; P.A. 09-232 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “two thousand” for “three thousand” re number of persons anticipated at assembly and substituting “twelve” for “eighteen” re consecutive hours of assembly and amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “two thousand” for “three thousand” re number of people assembling; P.A. 10-92 amended Subsec. (a) by transferring responsibility for issuance of license from chief of police to chief elected official or official's designee, by requiring license for assembly for which the average number of persons during all hours of the assembly can reasonably be expected to equal or exceed 2,000 persons and by deleting provision re activities that may be held in connection with assembly, replaced former Subsec. (c) re maximum permissible number of people with new Subsec. (c) re municipality's authority to waive licensure process and deleted former Subsec. (d) re unreasonable sound, effective May 26, 2010.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368s - Mass Gatherings › Section 19a-439. (Formerly Sec. 19-553). - Issuance of license.

If an applicant has complied with all licensure requirements prescribed in this chapter, the chief elected official of the municipality or a designee of the chief elected official shall issue a license for such assembly not later than fifteen days after the date of receipt of the application.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 5; P.A. 10-92, S. 4.)
History: Sec. 19-553 transferred to Sec. 19a-439 in 1983; P.A. 10-92 replaced former provision re processing of license applications with requirement that license be issued not later than 15 days after date of receipt of application where applicant has complied with all licensure requirements, effective May 26, 2010.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368s - Mass Gatherings › Section 19a-440. (Formerly Sec. 19-554). - Revocation of license for noncompliance.

The chief elected official of the municipality, or a designee of the chief elected official, may revoke a license issued under the provisions of this chapter at any time if the person holding such license fails to comply with any of the conditions (1) necessary for the issuance of the license, or (2) contained in the license.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 6; P.A. 10-92, S. 5.)
History: Sec. 19-554 transferred to Sec. 19a-440 in 1983; P.A. 10-92 transferred authority to revoke license from the “governing body of the municipality” to the “chief elected official of the municipality, or a designee of the chief elected official” and made technical changes, effective May 26, 2010.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368s - Mass Gatherings › Section 19a-441. (Formerly Sec. 19-555). - Appeal from denial or revocation of license.

Any person aggrieved by the denial or revocation of a license under this chapter may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district within which the assembly was to gather. Such appeal shall be privileged.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 7; P.A. 76-436, S. 398, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 58, 125; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127.)
History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and added reference to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous appeal provisions with statement that appeals to be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183, but retained statement that appeals to be privileged; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; Sec. 19-555 transferred to Sec. 19a-441 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368s - Mass Gatherings › Section 19a-442. (Formerly Sec. 19-556). - Injunction. Public nuisance. Fines.

(a) The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) The holding of an assembly in violation of any provision or condition contained in this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated as such.
(c) Any person who violates subsection (a) of section 19a-436 or who violates any condition upon which he is granted a license shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars or more than ten thousand dollars. Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 8.)
History: Sec. 19-556 transferred to Sec. 19a-442 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368u - Department of Mental Retardation (See Chapter 319b) › Section 19a-465. (Formerly Sec. 19-572). - Diagnostic clinics for the mentally retarded. Funding.

Section 19a-465 is repealed.
(1959, P.A. 148, S. 34; 1961, P.A. 272; 1971, P.A. 719, S. 2; P.A. 75-638, S. 13, 23; P.A. 79-171, S. 2; P.A. 80-483, S. 86, 186; P.A. 88-28, S. 7, 8.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368u - Department of Mental Retardation (See Chapter 319b) › Section 19a-476 to 19a-482. - Definitions. Funding and provision of technical assistance and oversight for vocational services for severely disabled individuals. Funding for community work services program. Duties of commissioner re community work services program. Community Work Services Council; membership. Community Work Services Council; duties. Regulations.

Sections 19a-476 to 19a-482, inclusive, are repealed.
(P.A. 82-424, S. 1–8; P.A. 85-160, S. 1–6; 85-520, S. 2, 3; P.A. 86-403, S. 39, 132; P.A. 89-325, S. 25, 26.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-485. - Home for the aged deemed to mean residential care home.

(a) Whenever the words “home for the aged” or “homes for the aged” are used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, the words “residential care home” or “residential care homes”, respectively, shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 1-19, 9-19c, 9-19d, 9-159q, 10a-178, 12-407, 12-412, 17b-340, 17b-341, 17b-344, 17b-352, 17b-356, 17b-522, 17b-601, 19a-490, 19a-491, 19a-491a, 19a-504, 19a-521, 19a-521b, 19a-550, 19a-576, 20-87a, 32-23d, 38a-493 and 38a-520.
(b) If the words “home for the aged” or “homes for the aged” are used or referred to in any public or special act of 1997 or 1998, the words shall be deemed to refer to “residential care home” or “residential care homes” respectively.
(P.A. 97-112, S. 2; P.A. 10-179, S. 111.)
History: P.A. 10-179 deleted references to Secs. 19a-638 and 19a-639 in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-486. - Sale of nonprofit hospitals: Definitions.

For purposes of sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive:
(1) “Nonprofit hospital” means a nonprofit entity licensed as a hospital pursuant to this chapter and any entity affiliated with such a hospital through governance or membership, including, but not limited to, a holding company or subsidiary.
(2) “Purchaser” means a person acquiring any assets of a nonprofit hospital through a transfer.
(3) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other entity.
(4) “Transfer” means to sell, transfer, lease, exchange, option, convey, give or otherwise dispose of or transfer control over, including, but not limited to, transfer by way of merger or joint venture not in the ordinary course of business.
(5) “Control” has the meaning assigned to it in section 36b-41.
(6) “Executive director” means the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, established under section 19a-754a, or the executive director's designee.
(P.A. 97-188, S. 1, 10; P.A. 98-36, S. 4; P.A. 03-73, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 33; P.A. 18-91, S. 48.)
History: P.A. 97-188 effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 98-36 made a technical correction, deleting reference to nonprofit health care center in Subdiv. (2); P.A. 03-73 added Subdiv. (6) defining “commissioner”; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 redefined “commissioner” in Subdiv. (6), effective October 6, 2009; P.A. 18-91 amended Subdiv. (6) by replacing definition of “commissioner” with definition of “executive director”, effective May 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-486e. - Sale of nonprofit hospitals: Public hearings.

Prior to making any decision to approve, with or without modification, or deny any application filed pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19a-486a, the Attorney General and the executive director shall jointly conduct one or more public hearings, one of which shall be in the primary service area of the nonprofit hospital. At least fourteen days before conducting the public hearing, the Attorney General and the executive director shall provide notice of the time and place of the hearing through publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the affected community.
(P.A. 97-188, S. 6, 10; P.A. 03-73, S. 6; P.A. 18-91, S. 52.)
History: P.A. 97-188 effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 03-73 replaced provision re disapproval of proposed agreement with provision re denial of application, provided for modifications to application, made a technical change and changed notice requirement from 10 days to 14 days before hearing; P.A. 18-91 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective May 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-486f. - Sale of nonprofit hospitals: Appeal.

If the executive director or the Attorney General denies an application filed pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19a-486a, or approves it with modification, the nonprofit hospital or the purchaser may appeal such decision in the same manner as provided in section 4-183, provided that nothing in sections 19a-486 to 19a-486f, inclusive, shall be construed to apply the provisions of chapter 54 to the proceedings of the Attorney General.
(P.A. 97-188, S. 7, 10; P.A. 03-73, S. 7; P.A. 18-91, S. 53.)
History: P.A. 97-188 effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 03-73 replaced former provisions with provisions re appeal, specifying that Ch. 54 not applicable to proceedings of Attorney General; P.A. 18-91 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective May 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-486g. - Sale of nonprofit hospitals: Denial of license.

The Commissioner of Public Health shall refuse to issue a license to, or if issued shall suspend or revoke the license of, a hospital if the commissioner finds, after a hearing and opportunity to be heard, that:
(1) There was a transaction described in section 19a-486a that occurred without the approval of the executive director, if such approval was required by sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive;
(2) There was a transaction described in section 19a-486a without the approval of the Attorney General, if such approval was required by sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive, and the Attorney General certifies to the executive director that such transaction involved a material amount of the nonprofit hospital's assets or operations or a change in control of operations; or
(3) The hospital is not complying with the terms of an agreement approved by the Attorney General and executive director pursuant to sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive.
(P.A. 97-188, S. 8, 10; P.A. 98-36, S. 7; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 34; P.A. 18-91, S. 54.)
History: P.A. 97-188 effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 98-36 made a technical correction, deleting “nonprofit” before “hospital”; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subdiv. (1) by replacing provisions re duties of Commissioner of Health Care Access with provision re duty of Commissioner of Public Health, effective October 6, 2009; P.A. 18-91 replaced references to Commissioner of Public Health with references to executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, effective May 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-486h. - Sale of nonprofit hospitals: Construction of governing law.

Nothing in sections 19a-486 to 19a-486h, inclusive, shall be construed to limit: (1) The common law or statutory authority of the Attorney General; (2) the statutory authority of the Commissioner of Public Health including, but not limited to, licensing; (3) the statutory authority of the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, including, but not limited to, certificate of need authority; or (4) the application of the doctrine of cy pres or approximation.
(P.A. 97-188, S. 9, 10; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 35; P.A. 18-91, S. 55.)
History: P.A. 97-188 effective June 26, 1997; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subdiv. (2) by deleting reference to authority of Commissioner of the Office of Health Care Access, effective October 6, 2009; P.A. 18-91 amended Subdiv. (2) by deleting reference to certificate of need authority, added new Subdiv. (3) re statutory authority of executive director of Office of Health Strategy, including, certificate of need authority, and redesignated existing Subdiv. (3) re doctrine of cy pres as Subdiv. (4), effective May 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-487. - Mobile field hospital: Defined, board of directors.

(a) “Mobile field hospital” means a modular, transportable facility used intermittently, deployed at the discretion of the Governor, or the Governor's designee, (1) for the provision of medical services at a mass gathering; (2) for the purpose of training or in the event of a public health or other emergency for isolation care purposes or triage and treatment during a mass-casualty event; or (3) for providing surge capacity for a hospital during a mass-casualty event or infrastructure failure.
(b) There is established a board of directors to advise the Department of Public Health on the operations of the mobile field hospital. The board shall consist of the following members: The Commissioners of Public Health, Emergency Services and Public Protection and Social Services, or their designees, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, the Adjutant General, or the Adjutant General's designee, one representative of a hospital in this state with more than five hundred licensed beds and one representative of a hospital in this state with five hundred or fewer licensed beds, both appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health. The Commissioner of Public Health shall be the chairperson of the board. The board shall adopt bylaws and shall meet at such times as specified in such bylaws and at such other times as the Commissioner of Public Health deems necessary.
(c) The board shall advise the department on matters, including, but not limited to: Operating policies and procedures; facility deployment and operation; appropriate utilization of the facility; clinical programs and delivery of patient health care services; hospital staffing patterns and staff-to-patient ratios; human resources policies; standards and accreditation guidelines; credentialing of clinical and support staff; patient admission, transfer and discharge policies and procedures; quality assurance and performance improvement; patient rates and billing and reimbursement mechanisms; staff education and training requirements and alternative facility uses.
(P.A. 05-280, S. 57; P.A. 07-252, S. 65; P.A. 10-117, S. 33; P.A. 11-51, S. 158.)
History: P.A. 05-280 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-252 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “mobile field hospital” for “critical access hospital”, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 10-117 added new Subsec. (a) defining “mobile field hospital” and redesignated existing Subsecs. (a) and (b) as Subsecs. (b) and (c); P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Commissioner of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and Commissioner of Public Safety with reference to Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-487a. - Mobile field hospital: Certificate of need exemption for hospital beds and related equipment.

Any additional mobile field hospital beds and related equipment obtained for the purpose of enhancing the state's bed surge capacity or providing isolation care under the state's public health preparedness planning and response activities shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of section 19a-638.
(P.A. 05-280, S. 59; P.A. 07-252, S. 66; P.A. 10-179, S. 115.)
History: P.A. 05-280 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-252 substituted “mobile field hospital beds” for “critical access hospital beds”, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 10-179 deleted “subdivision (2) of” re Sec. 19a-638(a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-487b. - Mobile field hospital: Regulations.

The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement mobile field hospital policies and procedures for isolation care and emergency services.
(P.A. 05-280, S. 67; P.A. 07-252, S. 67.)
History: P.A. 05-280 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-252 substituted “mobile field hospital” for “critical access hospital”, effective July 12, 2007.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-490a. - “Community health center” defined.

As used in sections 17b-349, 19a-7e and 19a-59b, “community health center” means a public or nonprofit private medical care facility which (1) is not part of a hospital and is organized and operated to provide comprehensive primary care services; (2) is located in an area which has a demonstrated need for services based on geographic, demographic and economic factors; (3) serves low income, uninsured, minority and elderly persons; (4) makes its services available to individuals regardless of their ability to pay; (5) employs a charge schedule with a discount based on income; (6) provides, on an ongoing basis, primary health services by physicians and, where appropriate, midlevel practitioners, diagnostic laboratory and x-ray services, preventive health services and patient care case management; (7) provides for needed pharmacy services either on-site or through firm arrangement; (8) has at least one-half of the full-time equivalent primary care providers as full-time members of its staff; (9) maintains an ongoing quality assurance program; (10) is a participating title XIX and Medicare provider; (11) has a governing board of at least nine and no more than twenty-five members with authority and responsibility for policy and conduct of the center, the majority of whom are active users of the center and of the nonuser board members, no more than half may derive more than ten per cent of their annual income from the health care industry; (12) provides primary care services at least thirty-two hours per week; and (13) has arrangements for professional coverage during hours when the center is closed.
(P.A. 92-129, S. 2; P.A. 93-128; 93-262, S. 80, 87; P.A. 19-118, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 93-128 added new Subdiv. (4) re services available regardless of ability to pay, Subdiv. (5) re charges discounted based on income, Subdiv. (7) re pharmacy services, Subdiv. (8) re one-half of full-time equivalent primary care providers to be full-time staff members, renumbering remaining Subdivs. as necessary and amended Subdiv. (11) to provide governing board of at least 8 and no more than 25 members and Subdiv. (12) to provide primary care services at least 32 hours per week; P.A. 93-262 removed reference to Sec. 17-314k, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 19-118 deleted reference to Sec. 19a-7b, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-490aa. - Health care institution to obtain potable water from bulk water hauler or bottler during water supply shortage.

Each health care institution, as defined in section 19a-490, required to obtain potable water as a temporary measure to alleviate a water supply shortage shall obtain such potable water from (1) a bulk water hauler, licensed pursuant to section 20-278h, or (2) a bottler, as defined in section 21a-150.
(P.A. 21-121, S. 89.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-490bb. - Surgical smoke evacuation system policies for hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities.

(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Hospital” means an establishment licensed pursuant to chapter 368v for the lodging, care and treatment of persons suffering from disease or other abnormal physical or mental conditions;
(2) “Outpatient surgical facility” means any entity, individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association, other than a hospital, licensed pursuant to chapter 368v to engage in providing surgical services or diagnostic procedures for human health conditions that include the use of moderate or deep sedation, moderate or deep analgesia or general anesthesia, as such levels of anesthesia are defined from time to time by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, or by such other professional or accrediting entity recognized by the Department of Public Health;
(3) “Surgical smoke” means the by-product of the use of an energy-generating device during surgery, including, but not limited to, surgical plume, smoke plume, bioaerosols, laser-generated airborne contaminants and lung-damaging dust. “Surgical smoke” does not include the by-product of the use of an energy-generating device during a gastroenterological or ophthalmic procedure, which by-product is not emitted into the operating room during surgery; and
(4) “Surgical smoke evacuation system” means a system, including, but not limited to, a smoke evacuator, laser plume evacuator or local exhaust ventilator that captures and neutralizes surgical smoke (A) at the site of origin of such surgical smoke, and (B) before the surgical smoke makes contact with the eyes or respiratory tract of any person in an operating room during surgery.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, each hospital and outpatient surgical facility shall develop a policy for the use of a surgical smoke evacuation system to prevent a person's exposure to surgical smoke. Not later than January 1, 2024, each hospital and outpatient facility shall implement such policy and, upon request, provide a copy of such policy to the Department of Public Health.
(P.A. 22-58, S. 67.)
History: P.A. 22-58 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-490c. - Moratorium on licensing of family care homes.

Section 19a-490c is repealed, effective July 11, 2001.
(P.A. 92-80, S. 2, 3; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-195, S. 180, 181.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions › Section 19a-490cc. - HIV-related testing by hospital employees or staff members for patients thirteen years of age or older.

(a) On and after January 1, 2024, an employee or a staff member of a hospital licensed under chapter 386v who is treating a patient thirteen years of age or older in the emergency department shall offer the patient an HIV-related test unless the employee or staff member documents that any of the following conditions have been met: (1) The patient is being treated for a life-threatening emergency; (2) the patient received an HIV-related test in the preceding year; (3) the patient lacks the capacity to provide general consent to the HIV-related test as required under subsection (a) of section 19a-582; or (4) the patient declines the HIV-related test. Any hospital employee or staff member offering an HIV-related test under this subsection shall comply with all requirements concerning HIV-testing and HIV-related information prescribed in chapter 368x.
(b) Prior to January 1, 2024, each hospital shall develop protocols, in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-582, for implementing the HIV-related testing required under subsection (a) of this section, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Offering and providing such testing to a patient and notifying the patient of the results of such testing; (2) tracking and documenting the number of HIV-related tests that were performed, the number of HIV-related tests that were declined, and the results of the HIV-related tests; (3) reporting of positive HIV-related test results to the Department of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-215; and (4) referring patients who test positive for the human immunodeficiency virus to an appropriate health care provider for treatment of such virus. A hospital may collaborate with a municipal health department, district department of health, regional mental health board, emergency medical services council or community organization in developing and implementing such protocols.
(P.A. 22-58, S. 69.)