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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-110a. - Regional lead poisoning treatment centers.

The Commissioner of Public Health may, within available appropriations, establish two regional lead poisoning treatment centers in different areas of the state by providing grants-in-aid to two hospitals, each with a demonstrated expertise in lead poisoning prevention as determined by the commissioner. Each center shall serve a designated area of the state to provide services including, but not limited to, consultation services for physicians regarding proper treatment of lead poisoning. No grant may be provided pursuant to this section until the task force report required under section 4 of public act 92-192* has been submitted.
(P.A. 92-192, S. 3, 5; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
*Note: Section 4 of public act 92-192 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-111a. - Lead poisoning prevention program. Lead state agency.

(a) The Department of Public Health shall be the lead state agency for lead poisoning prevention in this state. The Commissioner of Public Health shall (1) identify the state and local agencies in this state with responsibilities related to lead poisoning prevention, and (2) schedule a meeting of such state agencies and representative local agencies at least once annually in order to coordinate lead poisoning prevention efforts in this state.
(b) The commissioner shall establish a lead poisoning prevention program to provide screening, diagnosis, consultation, inspection and treatment services, including, but not limited to, the prevention and elimination of lead poisoning through research, abatement, education and epidemiological and clinical activities. Such program shall include, but need not be limited to, the screening services provided pursuant to section 19a-111g.
(c) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may contract with individuals, groups or agencies for the provision of necessary services and enter into assistance agreements with municipalities, cities, boroughs or district departments of health or special service districts for the development and implementation of comprehensive lead poisoning prevention programs consistent with the provisions of sections 19a-110 to 19a-111c, inclusive.
(P.A. 87-394, S. 3, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 03-252, S. 18; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 47.)
History: 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. 03-252 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 amended Subsec. (a) to designate Department of Public Health as lead state agency for lead poisoning prevention and establish duties as lead state agency, designated existing provisions re lead poisoning prevention program as new Subsec. (b) and expanded program to include lead screening services provided pursuant to Sec. 19a-111g and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c).
Cited. 31 CA 359.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-111b. - Educational and publicity program. Early diagnosis program. Program for detection of sources of lead poisoning.

Within the lead poisoning prevention program established pursuant to section 19a-111a:
(1) The commissioner shall institute an educational and publicity program in order to inform the general public, teachers, social workers and other human services personnel; owners of residential property, and in particular, buildings constructed prior to 1950; and health services personnel of the danger, frequency and sources of lead poisoning and methods of preventing such poisoning;
(2) The commissioner shall establish an early diagnosis program to detect cases of lead poisoning. Such program shall include, but not be limited to, the routine examination of children under the age of six in accordance with protocols promulgated by the National Centers for Disease Control. Results equal to or greater than the levels specified in section 19a-110 from any examination pursuant to sections 19a-110 to 19a-111c, inclusive, shall be provided to the child's parent or legal guardian, the local director of health and the commissioner; and
(3) The commissioner shall establish a program for the detection of sources of lead poisoning. Within available appropriations, such program shall include the identification of dwellings in which paint, plaster or other accessible substances contain toxic levels of lead and the inspection of areas surrounding such dwellings for lead-containing materials. Any person who detects a toxic level of lead, as defined by the commissioner, shall report such findings to the commissioner. The commissioner shall inform all interested parties, including but not limited to, the owner of the building, the occupants of the building, enforcement officials and other necessary parties.
(P.A. 87-394, S. 4, 7; P.A. 03-252, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 03-252 made a technical change in Subdiv. (2).
Cited. 31 CA 359.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-111e. - Federal funds for lead poisoning prevention programs.

The Department of Public Health shall apply for, qualify for and accept any federal funds made available or allotted under any federal act for state lead poisoning prevention programs including lead abatement certification programs pursuant to the federal Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.
(P.A. 93-321, S. 5, 6; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-321 effective June 29, 1993 (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 department of health services was changed editorially by the Revisors to department of public health and addiction services); P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-111h. - Review of lead poisoning data. Regulations.

Not later than January 1, 2008, the Commissioner of Public Health shall review the data collected by the Department of Public Health regarding lead poisoning to determine if the data is recorded in a format that is compatible with the information reported by institutions and laboratories pursuant to section 19a-110. If the commissioner finds that such data should be reported in a different manner, the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish the manner for reporting such data.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 53.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-111i. - Report re lead poisoning prevention efforts.

(a) On or before October 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and human services on the status of lead poisoning prevention efforts in the state. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the number of children screened for lead poisoning during the preceding calendar year, (2) the number of children diagnosed with elevated blood levels during the preceding calendar year, and (3) the amount of testing, remediation, abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead in all premises during the preceding calendar year.
(b) On or before January 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Public Health shall (1) evaluate the lead screening and risk assessment conducted pursuant to sections 19a-110 and 19a-111g, and (2) report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and human services on the effectiveness of such screening and assessment, including a recommendation as to whether such screening and assessment should be continued as specified in said sections 19a-110 and 19a-111g.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 58; P.A. 17-146, S. 28.)
History: P.A. 17-146 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “January 1, 2009” with “October 1, 2017”, effective June 30, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-111k. - Applicability of OSHA standards to abatement and remediation of lead hazards.

All standards adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including, but not limited to, standards listed in 29 CFR 1910.1025 and 1926.62, as adopted pursuant to chapter 571 or 29 USC 651 et seq., as from time to time amended, as appropriate, and only as those standards apply to employers and employees, shall apply to the provisions of sections 19a-111c, 19a-206, 47a-52 and 47a-54f.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 60.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-111l. - Guidelines on mold abatement protocols.

On or before October 1, 2006, the Department of Public Health shall publish guidelines establishing mold abatement protocols that include acceptable methods for performing mold remediation or abatement work. Such guidelines shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 4-166.
(P.A. 06-195, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 06-195 effective June 7, 2006.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-112. (Formerly Sec. 19-66b). - Sterilization procedures to be performed only by doctors of medicine. Consent required.

Medical and surgical sterilization procedures for the prevention of human procreation shall be performed only by doctors of medicine duly licensed under chapter 370 and only after legal consent to such procedure, in accordance with applicable existing statutes, shall have been obtained.
(1971, P.A. 777.)
History: Sec. 19-66b transferred to Sec. 19a-112 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-112b. - Services to victims of sexual acts.

The Department of Public Health shall provide to victims of a sexual act constituting a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 53-21, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-73a or 53a-192a, regardless of whether any person is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for such violation, the following services: (1) Counseling regarding human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome; (2) HIV-related testing; and (3) referral service for appropriate health care and support services. Such services shall be provided through counseling and testing sites funded by the Department of Public Health.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-6, S. 25, 28; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 15-195, S. 1; P.A. 19-189, S. 7.)
History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-6 effective June 21, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 15-195 added reference to Sec. 53a-192a and made technical changes; P.A. 19-189 replaced “53a-70b” with “section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019” and making a technical change.
Cited. 242 C. 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-112c. - Educational materials for sexual assault victims.

The Department of Public Health shall work with the Connecticut Sexual Assault Crises Services, Inc. to develop educational materials about human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, specifically as they relate to sexual assault, for distribution to sexual assault victims through hospitals, rape crisis centers, HIV testing sites, the Division of Criminal Justice and other appropriate agencies. The materials shall include, but not be limited to, the following subjects: (1) The risks associated with HIV and sexual violence; (2) information about available testing options; (3) risk reduction information; and (4) referrals and information regarding rape crisis centers and HIV testing sites.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-6, S. 26, 28; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-6 effective June 21, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Cited. 242 C. 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-112d. - Sexual assault victims account.

There is established a sexual assault victims account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain the moneys authorized pursuant to section 54-143c, and any other moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, and shall be held in trust separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Any balance remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next succeeding. Investment earnings credited to the account shall become part of the account. Amounts in the account shall be expended only pursuant to appropriations by the General Assembly, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, for the purpose of providing funds to the Department of Public Health for sexual assault crisis services furnished to victims of sexual assault in this state, provided such amounts so expended shall not supplant any state or federal funds otherwise available for such services.
(P.A. 04-121, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 04-121 effective July 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-112g. - Sexual assault forensic examiners. Responsibilities.

A sexual assault forensic examiner may provide immediate care and treatment to a victim of sexual assault who is a patient in a health care facility and collect evidence pertaining to the investigation of any sexual assault in accordance with the State of Connecticut Technical Guidelines for Health Care Response to Victims of Sexual Assault, published by the Commission on the Standardization of the Collection of Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations pursuant to section 19a-112a. Services provided by a sexual assault forensic examiner shall be: (1) In accordance with the policies and accreditation standards of the health care facility; and (2) pursuant to a written agreement entered into by the health care facility and the Office of Victim Services concerning the training of identified health care providers and participation of the health care facility in the sexual assault forensic examiners program. Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering the scope of the practice of nursing as set forth in section 20-87a.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 48; P.A. 15-16, S. 1; P.A. 19-114, S. 3.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 effective October 6, 2009; P.A. 15-16 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provision re definition of “sexual assault forensic examiner” as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) defining “health care facility”, amended Subsec. (b) by adding references to health care facility, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 19-114 deleted former Subsec. (a) re definitions of “sexual assault forensic examiner” and “health care facility”, deleted Subsec. (b) designator, deleted references to acute care hospital, deleted reference to Department of Public Health, added “training of identified health care providers” in Subdiv. (2), and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-112h. - Financial assistance for victims of sexual assault.

The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish and contract for the administration of a program using AIDS Services funding to provide financial assistance to victims of sexual assault for drugs prescribed by a physician for nonoccupational post-exposure prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus consistent with recommendations of the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state of Connecticut Technical Guidelines for Health Care Response to Victims of Sexual Assault. The commissioner shall give priority for benefits under the program established pursuant to this section to sexual assault victims who are uninsured or underinsured and for whom the program is a payer of last resort. The commissioner shall issue a request for proposal totaling twenty-five thousand dollars annually to which a qualified organization may apply to administer the program.
(P.A. 11-44, S. 173.)
History: P.A. 11-44 effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-112i. - Community gun violence intervention and prevention program.

(a) The Department of Public Health shall establish a community gun violence intervention and prevention program to (1) fund and support the growth of evidence-informed, community-centric community violence and gun violence prevention and intervention programs in the state, (2) strengthen partnerships among the community, state and federal agencies involved in community violence prevention and intervention, (3) collect timely data on firearm-involved injuries and deaths and make such data publicly available, (4) evaluate effectiveness of violence intervention and prevention strategies implemented under the program, (5) determine community-level needs by engaging with communities impacted by gun violence, and (6) secure state, federal and other funds for the purposes of reducing community gun violence.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, concerning the activities of the program during the preceding twelve-month period.
(P.A. 22-118, S. 80.)
History: P.A. 22-118 effective May 7, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-113. (Formerly Sec. 19-66c). - Sale or distribution of compressed air for underwater breathing apparatus.

The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt, in accordance with chapter 54, and enforce regulations concerning the quality of the compressed air sold for use in self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. No compressed air shall be sold or distributed for such use unless it complies with the standards of quality established by the commissioner. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.
(P.A. 73-60; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 00-27, S. 16, 24; P.A. 12-80, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-66c transferred to Sec. 19a-113 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. 00-27 made technical changes, effective May 1, 2000; P.A. 12-80 deleted provision authorizing a term of imprisonment of not more than 5 months.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-113a. - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification of lifeguards.

The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, requiring that persons who are employed as lifeguards shall be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, the American Safety and Health Institute or an organization using guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care published by the American Heart Association and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.
(P.A. 87-182; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 14-36, S. 1; P.A. 19-105, S. 1.)
History: 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. 14-36 added provision re certification by the American Safety and Health Institute; P.A. 19-105 added reference to organization using guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care published by the American Heart Association and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-114. (Formerly Sec. 19-66d). - Transfer of the staff of the Commission on Hospitals and Health Care to the Department of Public Health and Addiction Services.

Section 19a-114 is repealed, effective July 1, 1995.
(P.A. 75-562, S. 6, 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 57, 58.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-115. (Formerly Sec. 19-66f). - Regulation of medical test units.

Section 19a-115 is repealed, effective October 1, 2007.
(P.A. 77-500; 77-614, S. 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-68; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 07-252, S. 90.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-116. (Formerly Sec. 19-66g). - Regulation of facilities which offer abortion services.

The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, establishing standards to control and ensure the quality of medical care provided to any pregnant woman undergoing an induced abortion at any outpatient clinic regulated under the Public Health Code. Such standards shall include, but are not limited to, provisions concerning: (1) The verification of pregnancy and a determination of the duration of such pregnancy; (2) preoperative instruction and counseling; (3) operative permission and informed consent; (4) postoperative counseling including family planning; and (5) minimum qualifications for counselors.
(P.A. 79-140; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: Sec. 19-66g transferred to Sec. 19a-116 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
See chapter 368y re abortion.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-116a. - Reports required re in-vitro fertilization, gamete intra-fallopian transfer or zygote intra-fallopian transfer procedures covered by insurance.

Section 19a-116a is repealed, effective October 1, 2007.
(P.A. 05-196, S. 3; P.A. 07-252, S. 90.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-117 and 19a-117a. - Respite care: Definitions; program; report. Regulation of respite care programs.

Sections 19a-117 and 19a-117a are repealed.
(P.A. 81-440, S. 1, 2, 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-14, S. 1, 3; P.A. 87-432, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11, S. 24.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-118a. - Temporary nursing services agencies. Written agreement requirement. Discipline. Exemption from written agreement requirement.

(a) A temporary nursing services agency shall enter into a written agreement with each health care facility to which the agency assigns its nursing personnel. Any such agreement entered into, amended or renewed on and after July 1, 2022, shall contain an assurance that assigned nursing personnel have appropriate credentials. Such agreement shall be on file at such temporary nursing services agency and such health care facility not later than fourteen days from the date of assignment of nursing personnel by such agency to the health care facility.
(b) Any health care facility that fails to have the written agreement described in subsection (a) of this section on file may be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the provisions of chapter 368v and any applicable licensing regulations.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, no health care facility or subsidiary thereof that supplies temporary nursing services only to its own facility and does not charge a fee to such facility shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 22-57, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 22-57 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-118b. - Temporary nursing services agencies. Grievances against agencies. Civil actions, penalties. Injunctions.

(a) Any person aggrieved by any action of a temporary nursing services agency may petition the superior court for the judicial district in which the agency's temporary nursing services were rendered for relief, including temporary and permanent injunctions, or may bring a civil action for damages.
(b) Any temporary nursing services agency that violates any provision of section 19a-118 or 19a-118a may be assessed a civil penalty by the court not to exceed three hundred dollars for each offense. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day of continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Commissioner of Public Health may request the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for injunctive relief to restrain any further violation of section 19a-118 or 19a-118a. The Superior Court may grant such relief upon notice and hearing.
(P.A. 22-57, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 22-57 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-120 to 19a-120b. - Elderly services program; objectives. Selection of hospitals for participation in program; criteria. Evaluation of program; criteria.

Sections 19a-120 to 19a-120b, inclusive, are repealed.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-32, S. 1–3, 8; P.A. 84-546, S. 55, 173; P.A. 90-237, S. 2, 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-121. - HIV and AIDS: Grant program.

Section 19a-121 is repealed, effective October 1, 2016.
(P.A. 87-389, S. 1, 6; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 07-252, S. 7; P.A. 16-87, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-121a. - AIDS: Funding to local health departments.

The Department of Public Health shall provide funds to local health departments for the purpose of providing innovative educational and preventative programs on AIDS.
(P.A. 87-389, S. 2, 6; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-121b. - Regulations.

Section 19a-121b is repealed, effective June 11, 2014.
(P.A. 87-389, S. 5, 6; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 14-187, S. 55.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-121c. - HIV and AIDS: Public information program.

Section 19a-121c is repealed, effective October 1, 2014.
(P.A. 87-389, S. 3, 6; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 07-252, S. 8; P.A. 14-231, S. 72.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-121d. - Grants for mass mailing of report on AIDS.

Section 19a-121d is repealed, effective October 1, 2007.
(P.A. 87-527, S. 2, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 07-252, S. 90.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-121e to 19a-121g. - AIDS: Task force. Grants for programs established for the study or treatment of HIV or AIDS. Program of services for AIDS-affected children and youths.

Sections 19a-121e to 19a-121g, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2014.
(P.A. 87-389, S. 4, 6; 87-527, S. 3, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-238, S. 24, 25; P.A. 06-196, S. 148; P.A. 07-252, S. 9; P.A. 14-231, S. 72.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-122c. - Sunshine House, Inc.: Freestanding children's comfort care center pilot program. Services provided. Certificate of need and license requirements.

(a) On or after September 21, 2009, Sunshine House, Inc. shall establish a pilot program creating a freestanding children's comfort care center that shall provide comfort care for children with limited life expectancy and their families. Such care may include, but need not be limited to: (1) Respite care for children and their families, such respite care being available to families intermittently during the course of their child's illness; (2) end-of-life care for children that includes whole child care in a child-centered, family-oriented, home-like setting for families who need a home-like option other than the family home; and (3) whole family care consisting of supportive care for the whole family including accommodation for parents, specialized support for siblings and others important to the child and bereavement support.
(b) On or before September 30, 2011, such pilot program shall comply with the provisions of sections 19a-638 and 19a-639a.
(c) On or before September 30, 2014, such pilot program shall comply with the provisions of section 19a-491.
(d) If Sunshine House, Inc. fails to comply with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the pilot program established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall terminate.
(P.A. 09-232, S. 70; P.A. 10-179, S. 124.)
History: P.A. 09-232 effective July 8, 2009; P.A. 10-179 replaced reference to Sec. 19a-639 with reference to Sec. 19a-639a.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-123. - Nursing pool: Definition.

Section 19a-123 is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.
(P.A. 89-325, S. 5, 26; P.A. 95-79, S. 58, 189; P.A. 19-118, S. 72; P.A. 22-57, S. 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-123a. - Nursing pool: Registration with Department of Public Health and Addiction Services.

Section 19a-123a is repealed.
(P.A. 89-325, S. 6, 26; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-271, S. 39.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-123b. - Nursing pool: Written agreement with health care institution.

Section 19a-123b is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.
(P.A. 89-325, S. 7, 26; P.A. 22-57, S. 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-123c. - Regulation of rates charged by nursing pools.

Section 19a-123c is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(P.A. 89-325, S. 8, 26; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-123d. - Aggrievement. Penalties.

Section 19a-123d is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; 89-325, S. 9, 26; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8: 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 39, 58; P.A. 03-278, S. 72; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 31; P.A. 22-57, S. 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-124a. - Donation of vans to entities operating needle exchange programs.

Section 19a-124a is repealed, effective October 1, 2016.
(P.A. 04-221, S. 31; P.A. 16-87, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-125. - Adolescent Health Council.

Section 19a-125 is repealed, effective October 1, 2011.
(P.A. 92-107; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-381, S. 29, 39; 93-411, S. 1, 19; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-242, S. 98.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-127m. - Implementation of performance improvement plans by hospitals. Submission of plans to department.

All hospitals, licensed pursuant to provisions of the general statutes, shall be required to implement performance improvement plans. Such plans shall be made available upon request to the Department of Public Health.
(P.A. 02-125, S. 2; P.A. 06-195, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 06-195 required hospitals to make plans available to Department of Public Health upon request, rather than annually on a specific date as a condition of licensure.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-127p. - Requirement for hospitals to contract with patient safety organization.

On or before January 1, 2006, each hospital licensed under chapter 368v shall (1) contract with a patient safety organization, as defined in section 19a-127o, to gather medical or health-care-related data from the hospital and make recommendations to the hospital on ways to improve patient care and safety, and (2) provide documentation to the Department of Public Health, in such form and manner as the department prescribes, that the hospital has complied with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this section.
(P.A. 05-275, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 05-275 effective July 13, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-127q. - Overdoses of opioid drug. Reporting and mental health screening requirements. Provision of data to municipal health departments and district departments of health. Confidentiality of data.

(a) On and after January 1, 2019, any hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 368v or emergency medical services personnel, as defined in section 20-206jj, that treats a patient for an overdose of an opioid drug, as defined in section 20-14o, shall report such overdose to the Department of Public Health in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health.
(b) On and after January 1, 2020, any hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 368v that treats a patient for a nonfatal overdose of an opioid drug, as defined in section 20-14o, shall administer a mental health screening or assessment of the patient if medically appropriate, and provide the results of such screening or assessment to the patient if medically appropriate, or to the patient's parent, guardian or legal representative, as applicable, if medically appropriate.
(c) On or before January 1, 2020, the Department of Public Health shall provide the data reported pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the municipal health department or district department of health that has jurisdiction over the location in which such overdose occurred, or, if such location is unknown, the location in which the hospital or emergency medical services personnel treated the patient, as the department, in its discretion, deems necessary to develop preventive initiatives.
(d) Data reported to the Department of Public Health by a hospital or emergency medical services personnel shall at all times remain confidential pursuant to section 19a-25.
(P.A. 18-166, S. 5; P.A. 19-191, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 18-166 effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-191 added new Subsec. (b) re mental health screening for nonfatal overdoses and redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) and (c) as Subsecs. (c) and (d).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-127r. - Connecticut AIDS drug assistance program and Connecticut Insurance Premium Assistance Program. Policies and procedures. Rebates and refunds. Enrollment in or demonstration of ineligibility for Medicare Part D. Payment of premium and coinsurance costs of Medicare Part D.

(a) The Department of Public Health may, within available resources, administer the Connecticut AIDS drug assistance program and Connecticut Insurance Premium Assistance Program. The department may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulations, provided the department posts such policies and procedures on the eRegulations System prior to adopting them. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until regulations are adopted in accordance with chapter 54.
(b) All rebates and refunds from the Connecticut AIDS drug assistance program and Connecticut Insurance Premium Assistance Program shall be paid to the Department of Public Health.
(c) Applicants for and recipients of benefits under the provisions of this section shall enroll in or demonstrate ineligibility for Medicare Part D.
(d) The Commissioner of Public Health may pay the premium and coinsurance costs of Medicare Part D coverage for eligible applicants or recipients.
(P.A. 18-168, S. 72; P.A. 19-118, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 18-168 effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-118 designated existing provisions re administering program as Subsec. (a) and amended same by deleting notwithstanding provision and making a technical change, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting notwithstanding provision, added Subsec. (c) re enrolling in or demonstrating ineligibility for Medicare Part D and added Subsec. (d) re payment of premium and coinsurance costs of Medicare Part D, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-131. - Public health emergency response authority. Definitions.

As used in sections 19a-131 to 19a-131i, inclusive, and section 19a-221:
(1) “Animal” means all vertebrate and invertebrate species;
(2) “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product, to cause death, disease or other biological malfunction in a human, animal, plant or another living organism in order to influence the conduct of government or to harm, intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(3) “Commissioner” means Commissioner of Public Health;
(4) “Communicable disease” means a disease or condition, the infectious agent of which may pass or be carried, directly or indirectly, from the body of one person or animal to the body of another person or animal;
(5) “Contaminated” or “contamination” means contaminated or contamination by a biological toxin or a chemical, radioactive or any other substance sufficient to pose a substantial risk of death, disability, injury or harm to other persons;
(6) “Isolation” means the physical separation and confinement of an individual, group of individuals or individuals present within a geographic area who are infected with a communicable disease or are contaminated, or whom the commissioner reasonably believes to be infected with a communicable disease or to be contaminated, in order to prevent or limit the transmission of the disease to the general public;
(7) “Public health authority” means a person or entity authorized to respond to a public health emergency in accordance with the plan for emergency responses to a public health emergency prepared in accordance with section 19a-131g, including, but not limited to, licensed health care providers or local and district health directors;
(8) “Public health emergency” means an occurrence or imminent threat of a communicable disease, except sexually transmitted disease, or contamination caused or believed to be caused by bioterrorism, an epidemic or pandemic disease, a natural disaster, a chemical attack or accidental release or a nuclear attack or accident that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability;
(9) “Quarantine” means the physical separation and confinement of an individual, group of individuals or individuals present within a geographic area who are exposed to a communicable disease or are contaminated, or whom the commissioner reasonably believes have been exposed to a communicable disease or to be contaminated or have been exposed to others who have been exposed to a communicable disease or contamination, to prevent transmission to the general public;
(10) “Respondent” means an individual ordered isolated or quarantined under section 19a-131b or 19a-221.
(P.A. 03-236, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 03-236 effective July 9, 2003.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-131c. - Enforcement of order of quarantine or isolation.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 19a-220, in the event of a public health emergency declared by the Governor under section 19a-131a, if any individual refuses to obey an order of quarantine or isolation issued by the commissioner pursuant to section 19a-131b, the commissioner may direct any law enforcement officer to immediately take such individual into custody and place him or her into quarantine or isolation, as the case may be. The commissioner shall notify the law enforcement officer or other personnel concerning any necessary infection control procedures required.
(P.A. 03-236, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 03-236 effective July 9, 2003.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-131d. - Entry into quarantine or isolation premises.

Entry into quarantine or isolation premises shall be limited to authorized individuals. The authorized individuals shall be determined by the commissioner, and shall include, but need not be limited to, any physician licensed under chapter 370, other licensed, certified or registered health care providers or other individuals, including family or household members, the commissioner deems necessary to meet the needs of quarantined or isolated individuals.
(P.A. 03-236, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 03-236 effective July 9, 2003.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being › Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health › Section 19a-131f. - Authorization to administer vaccinations.

Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, if the Governor has declared a public health emergency pursuant to section 19a-131a, the Commissioner of Public Health may authorize any qualified person, including, but not limited to, any person licensed under chapter 379, 384 or 384d, to administer vaccinations, if the commissioner determines that such action is necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. Such authorization shall be in writing, and shall contain the categories of qualified persons included in the authorization, any additional training required before performance of the vaccination by such persons and the duration of the authorization.
(P.A. 03-236, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 03-236 effective July 9, 2003.