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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 376c - Radiographers, Radiologic Technologists, Radiologist Assistants and Nuclear Medicine Technologists › Section 20-74qq. - Radiologist assistants: Permitted and prohibited activities.

(a) A radiologist assistant may perform radiologic procedures delegated by a supervising radiologist provided: (1) The supervising radiologist is satisfied as to the ability and competency of the radiologist assistant; (2) such delegation is consistent with the health and welfare of the patient and in keeping with sound medical practice; (3) the supervising radiologist assumes full control and responsibility for all procedures performed by the radiologist assistant; and (4) such procedures are performed under the oversight, control and direction of the supervising radiologist. A supervising radiologist shall establish written protocols concerning any procedures delegated by such radiologist and implemented by a radiologist assistant. In addition to those procedures that the supervising radiologist deems appropriate to be performed under personal supervision, the following procedures shall be performed under personal supervision: (A) Lumbar puncture under fluoroscopic guidance, (B) lumbar myelogram, (C) thoracic or cervical myelogram, (D) nontunneled venous central line placement, (E) venous catheter placement for dialysis, (F) breast needle localization, and (G) ductogram.
(b) A radiologist assistant shall not: (1) Interpret images, (2) make diagnoses, (3) prescribe medications or therapies, or (4) administer anesthesia.
(P.A. 09-232, S. 86; P.A. 10-117, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 09-232 effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 10-117 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “, including contrast media administration and needle or catheter placement,” re procedures performed under personal supervision, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 376c - Radiographers, Radiologic Technologists, Radiologist Assistants and Nuclear Medicine Technologists › Section 20-74rr. - Professional liability insurance requirements.

Each person licensed to practice as a radiologist assistant who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice in an amount that shall not be less than five hundred thousand dollars for one person, per occurrence, with an aggregate of not less than one million five hundred thousand dollars.
(P.A. 09-232, S. 87.)
History: P.A. 09-232 effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 376c - Radiographers, Radiologic Technologists, Radiologist Assistants and Nuclear Medicine Technologists › Section 20-74ss. - Disciplinary action against radiologist assistants.

The Commissioner of Public Health may take any disciplinary action set forth in section 19a-17 against a radiologist assistant for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to conform to the accepted standards of the profession; (2) conviction of a felony; (3) fraud or deceit in obtaining or seeking reinstatement of a license to practice as a radiologist assistant; (4) fraud or deceit in the practice of the profession; (5) negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; (6) physical, mental or emotional illness or disorder resulting in an inability to conform to the accepted standards of the profession; (7) alcohol or substance abuse; (8) wilful falsification of entries in any hospital, patient or other record pertaining to the profession; or (9) violation of any provision of sections 20-74nn to 20-74tt, inclusive, and subsection (c) of section 19a-14. The commissioner may order a license holder to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if the physical or mental capacity of the license holder to practice safely is the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to said section 19a-17. The commissioner shall give notice and an opportunity to be heard on any contemplated action under said section 19a-17.
(P.A. 09-232, S. 88.)
History: P.A. 09-232 effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 376c - Radiographers, Radiologic Technologists, Radiologist Assistants and Nuclear Medicine Technologists › Section 20-74tt. - Implementation of licensure requirements by the Department of Public Health.

The Department of Public Health shall only be required to implement the provisions of sections 20-74nn to 20-74ss, inclusive, and subsection (c) of section 19a-14 as relate to the licensure of radiologist assistants, if appropriations are available.
(P.A. 09-232, S. 90.)
History: P.A. 09-232 effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 376c - Radiographers, Radiologic Technologists, Radiologist Assistants and Nuclear Medicine Technologists › Section 20-74uu. - Nuclear medicine technologists. Definition. Permitted and prohibited activities.

(a) As used in this section, “nuclear medicine technologist” means a person who holds and maintains current certification in good standing as a nuclear medicine technologist with the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
(b) The practice of nuclear medicine technology includes the use of sealed and unsealed radioactive materials, as well as pharmaceuticals, adjunctive medications and imaging modalities with or without contrast as part of diagnostic evaluation and therapy. The responsibilities of a nuclear medicine technologist include, but are not limited to, patient care, quality control, diagnostic procedures and testing, administration of radiopharmaceutical and adjunctive medications, in vitro diagnostic testing, radionuclide therapy and radiation safety.
(c) A nuclear medicine technologist may perform nuclear medicine procedures under the supervision and direction of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 provided: (1) The physician is satisfied as to the ability and competency of the nuclear medicine technologist; (2) such delegation is consistent with the health and welfare of the patient and in keeping with sound medical practice; and (3) such procedures are performed under the oversight, control and direction of the physician.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the activities and services of a person who is enrolled in a nuclear medicine technology educational program acceptable to the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, provided such activities and services are incidental to the course of study.
(e) A nuclear medicine technologist shall not: (1) Operate a stand-alone computed tomography imaging system, except as provided in section 20-74ee; or (2) independently perform a nuclear cardiology stress test, except the nuclear medicine technologist may administer adjunct medications and radio pharmaceuticals during the nuclear cardiology stress test and perform the imaging portion of the nuclear cardiology stress test.
(P.A. 13-208, S. 66.)
History: P.A. 13-208 effective July 1, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-75 to 20-86. - Practice defined. Examination, registration and regulation of midwives.

Sections 20-75 to 20-86, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4410–4422; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 23, 24; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 19; 1969, P.A. 119, S. 1, 2; 1971, P.A. 410, S. 2–8; P.A. 74-97, S. 1–5; 74-338, S. 46, 94; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 83-441, S. 9, 10.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-86a. - Definitions.

For the purposes of sections 20-86a to 20-86e, inclusive:
(1) “Nurse-midwifery” means the management of women's health care needs, focusing particularly on family planning and gynecological needs of women, pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period and the care of newborns, occurring within a health care team and in collaboration with qualified obstetrician-gynecologists.
(2) “Nurse-midwife” means a person who has demonstrated competence to practice nurse-midwifery through successful completion of an educational program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education and who is certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board, and is licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 83-441, S. 1, 10; P.A. 89-389, S. 7, 22; P.A. 06-195, S. 36; P.A. 16-66, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 89-389 redefined “nurse-midwife” in Subdiv. (1) to add the reference to license under this chapter; P.A. 06-195 redefined and expanded “nurse-midwifery” in Subdiv. (1) to include management of all women's health care needs in collaboration with, rather than directed by, qualified obstetrician-gynecologists; P.A. 16-66 amended Subdiv. (2) by replacing “American College of Nurse-Midwives” with “Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education” and replacing “American College of Nurse-Midwives” with “American Midwifery Certification Board”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-86c. - Requirements for licensure. Fee.

The Department of Public Health may issue a license to practice nurse-midwifery upon receipt of a fee of one hundred dollars, to an applicant who (1) is eligible for registered nurse licensure in this state, under sections 20-93 or 20-94; (2) holds and maintains current certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board; and (3) has completed thirty hours of education in pharmacology for nurse-midwifery. No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.
(P.A. 83-441, S. 3, 10; P.A. 89-389, S. 9, 22; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 16-66, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 89-389 deleted the existing section on certification and substituted licensure requirements; 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. 16-66 amended Subdiv. (2) to replace “American College of Nurse-Midwives” with “American Midwifery Certification Board”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-86d. - Advisory panel.

Section 20-86d is repealed, effective October 1, 2016.
(P.A. 83-441, S. 4, 10; P.A. 89-389, S. 10, 22; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 06-195, S. 38; P.A. 16-66, S. 53.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-86e. - Use of title.

A nurse-midwife licensed under this chapter shall be known as a “licensed nurse-midwife” and no other person shall assume such title or use the abbreviation L.N.M. or C.N.M. or any other words, letters or figures which indicate that the person using the same is a licensed nurse-midwife. No person shall practice nurse-midwifery as defined in section 20-86a unless he is licensed under this chapter.
(P.A. 83-441, S. 5, 10; P.A. 89-389, S. 11, 22.)
History: P.A. 89-389 substituted language on licensure for language on certification.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-86f. - Disciplinary action.

The Department of Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to this chapter fails to conform to the accepted standards of the nurse-midwifery profession including, but not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in the practice of nurse-midwifery; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; wilful falsification of entries into any client record pertaining to nurse-midwifery. The commissioner may order a licensee to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if his physical or mental capacity to practice safely is the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under said section, the cause of the action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 89-389, S. 12, 22; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in 1989 public and special acts, effective September 1, 1991); P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-86g. - Midwifery license.

Any person who held a current valid license as a midwife on June 30, 1983, shall be entitled to renew such license annually, upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars, in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88.
(P.A. 90-40, S. 1, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 194.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $5 to $15.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-86h. - Disciplinary action against licensed midwives.

The Department of Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person licensed as a midwife fails to conform to the accepted standards of the midwife profession. Conduct which fails to conform to the accepted standards of the midwife profession includes, but is not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in professional practice; illegal conduct; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; or wilful falsification of entries into any patient record.
(P.A. 90-40, S. 2, 4; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 377 - Midwifery › Section 20-86i. - Temporary practice of graduates of nurse-midwifery programs.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit graduates of nurse-midwifery programs approved by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education from practicing midwifery for a period not to exceed (1) ninety calendar days after the date of graduation, or (2) the date upon which the graduate is notified that he or she has failed the licensure examination, whichever is shorter, provided (A) such graduate nurses are working in a hospital or organization where adequate supervision, as determined by the Commissioner of Public Health, is provided, and (B) such hospital or other organization has verified that the graduate nurse has successfully completed a midwifery program approved by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education.
(P.A. 06-195, S. 39; P.A. 16-66, S. 18.)
History: P.A. 16-66 replaced “American College of Nurse-Midwives” with “Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-87. - Definitions.

Section 20-87 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4423; 1969, P.A. 146; P.A. 75-166, S. 5, 6.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-91. - Awards in aid of nursing education.

Section 20-91 is repealed.
(1951, 1953, S. 2228d; 1959, P.A. 563, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 389, 610; P.A. 88-207, S. 6.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-91a. - Federal funds.

The State Board of Examiners for Nursing is designated as the state agency to receive and administer federal funds which may become available for nursing education.
(1959, P.A. 563, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-92. - Examinations.

The Department of Public Health, with the advice and consent of the board shall prescribe examinations for applicants for licensure as registered nurses and licensed practical nurses under the provisions of this chapter, to determine their qualifications for the practice of nursing. Such examinations shall, at least annually, be administered to applicants by the Department of Public Health under the supervision of the board. Passing scores shall be established by the department with the consent of the board. The department shall decide upon the qualifications of each applicant and give notice of such decision within a reasonable time after such examination.
(1949 Rev., S. 4427; 1953, S. 2216d; P.A. 76-315, S. 1, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 390, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 28, 136; P.A. 80-484, S. 31, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 76-315 replaced provisions requiring examination of applicants at annual meeting or special meetings and setting forth notice requirements with statement that such examinations take place “at least annually” and required notice of decision on applications within “a reasonable time” rather than within two months of the examination; P.A. 77-614 required consent of health services commissioner for prescribed examination and transferred actual administration of tests from board to health services department, retaining board's power to decide on applicant's qualification, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 made technical changes; P.A. 80-484 essentially transferred all powers re examination and licensure to department, relegating board to advisory and supervisory role, substituted “licensure” for references to registration or certification and added provision re establishment of passing scores; 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 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-93. - Qualifications for examination. Licensure. Fee.

Any person who shows to the satisfaction of the department that he or she holds a degree, diploma or certificate from an accredited institution evidencing satisfactory completion of a nursing program approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health shall be eligible for examination for licensure as a registered nurse upon payment of a fee of one hundred eighty dollars, the subjects of which examination shall be determined by said department with the advice and consent of the board. If such applicant passes such examination said department shall issue to such applicant a license to practice nursing in this state.
(1949 Rev., S. 4428; 1949, 1955, S. 2217d; 1957, P.A. 200, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 26; 1961, P.A. 241; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 49; P.A. 73-115, S. 2; P.A. 76-315, S. 2, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 391, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 32, 176; P.A. 88-362, S. 20; P.A. 89-251, S. 83, 203; P.A. 90-13, S. 11; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-174, S. 8, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 195.)
History: 1959 act increased fee from $20 to $25; 1961 act deleted requirement that applicant be 20 years of age or over and specification that school give a 28-month course in a hospital; 1971 act raised examination fee to $30; P.A. 73-115 substituted “nursing program” for “school of nursing”; P.A. 76-315 substituted “holds a degree, diploma or certificate ...” for “is a graduate of”; P.A. 77-614 required consent of commissioner of health services for determination of examination subjects, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 deleted requirement that applicant be “of good moral character”, replaced references to certificates of registration with references to licenses and essentially transferred all powers and duties of board to health services department, retaining board's power to approve nursing programs and granting board an advisory role in determination of subjects to be covered by examinations; P.A. 88-362 added Subsec. (b) re issuance of temporary permits; P.A. 89-251 increased fee from $30 to $90; P.A. 90-13 changed the date in Subsec. (b) from September 30, 1990, to September 30, 1992; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-174 deleted Subsec. (b) which had provided temporary permits for applicants licensed as registered nurses in Ireland and the United Kingdom, effective June 6, 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $90 to $180.
See Sec. 19a-88 re annual renewal of licenses.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-94b. - Nurse anesthetists. Prescriptive authority.

An advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to section 20-94a and maintaining current certification from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists may prescribe, dispense and administer drugs, including controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, or V. An advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to section 20-94a who does not maintain current certification from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists may prescribe, dispense, and administer drugs, including controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV or V, in accordance with section 20-87a.
(P.A. 90-211, S. 21; P.A. 94-213, S. 5; P.A. 99-168, S. 4; P.A. 14-12, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 94-213 deleted reference to settings prescribed in Sec. 20-87a and regulations under Sec. 20-99a; (Revisor's note: In 1999 a reference to Sec. 10a-491 was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 19a-491 to correct a clerical error); P.A. 99-168 deleted prescription exception re inpatients in short-term hospitals and replaced language requiring prescription order to be cosigned by a physician with reference to prescription of controlled substances specified in written collaborative agreements; P.A. 14-12 replaced “schedule IV” with “schedule II, III, IV” and replaced provision re exception for prescribing controlled substances in schedule II or III pursuant to Sec. 20-87a(b) with “in accordance with section 20-87a”, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-94c. - Advanced practice registered nurses. Professional liability insurance required.

(a) Each person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under the provisions of section 20-94a who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice. The amount of insurance that each such person shall carry as insurance or indemnity against claims for injury or death for professional malpractice shall not be less than five hundred thousand dollars for one person, per occurrence, with an aggregate of not less than one million five hundred thousand dollars. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to section 20-94a and maintaining current certification from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists who provides such services under the direction of a licensed physician.
(b) Each insurance company that issues professional liability insurance, as defined in subdivisions (1), (6), (7), (8), (9) or (10) of subsection (b) of section 38a-393, shall on and after January 1, 2000, render to the Commissioner of Public Health a true record of the names and addresses, according to classification, of cancellations of and refusals to renew professional liability insurance policies and the reasons for such cancellation or refusal to renew said policies for the year ending on the thirty-first day of December next preceding.
(P.A. 99-168, S. 6; P.A. 00-135, S. 12, 21.)
History: P.A. 00-135 amended Subsec. (a) by adding exception re certification from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, effective May 26, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-94e. - Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. Training or education requirement.

As used in this section:
(1) “Contact hour” means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education and activities; and
(2) “Registration period” means the one-year period for which a license has been renewed in accordance with section 19a-88 and is current and valid.
(b) For registration periods beginning on and after January 1, 2022, a registered nurse licensed pursuant to this chapter who is actively practicing in this state, and a licensed practical nurse licensed pursuant to this chapter who is actively practicing in this state, applying for license renewal shall, during the first renewal period and not less than once every six years thereafter, earn not less than two contact hours of training or education on (1) screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and (2) suicide prevention training. For purposes of this section, qualifying continuing education activities include, but are not limited to, in-person and online courses offered or approved by the American Nurses Association, Connecticut Hospital Association, Connecticut Nurses Association, Connecticut League for Nursing, a specialty nursing society or an equivalent organization in another jurisdiction, an educational offering sponsored by a hospital or other health care institution or a course offered by a regionally accredited academic institution or a state or local health department.
(c) Each registered nurse and licensed practical nurse applying for license renewal pursuant to section 19a-88 shall sign a statement attesting that he or she has satisfied the continuing education requirements of subsection (b) of this section on a form prescribed by the Department of Public Health. Each licensee shall retain records of attendance or certificates of completion that demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements of subsection (b) of this section for a minimum of three years following the year in which the continuing education was completed and shall submit such records or certificates to the department for inspection not later than forty-five days after a request by the department for such records or certificates.
(P.A. 21-46, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 21-46 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-95. - Use of title “registered nurse”.

A graduate nurse who has received such certificate of registration shall be known as a “registered nurse” and no other person shall assume such title or use the abbreviation “R.N.” or any other words, letters or figures which indicate that the person using the same is a trained, certified, graduate or registered nurse.
(1949 Rev., S. 4430.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-96. - Licensure as practical nurse. Examinations.

Any person who holds a certificate from a nursing program approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, which program consists of not less than twelve months' instruction in the care of the sick as prescribed by said board, or its equivalent as determined by said board, shall be eligible for examination for licensure as a licensed practical nurse upon payment of a fee of one hundred fifty dollars. Such examination shall include such subjects as the department, with the advice and consent of the board, determines. If such applicant passes such examination said department shall issue to such applicant a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse in this state.
(1949 Rev., S. 4431; 1949, 1953, 1955, S. 2219d; 1957, P.A. 200, S. 3; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 28; 1969, P.A. 140; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 51; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 3; P.A. 73-115, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 392, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 34, 176; P.A. 89-251, S. 85, 203; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 198.)
History: 1959 act increased fee from $20 to $25; 1969 act deleted requirement that applicant be at least nineteen for eligibility to take examination; 1971 act raised examination fee from $25 to $30; 1972 act reduced fee to $25; P.A. 73-115 replaced references to approved institutions and courses with references to nursing programs; P.A. 77-614 required consent of health services commissioner for subjects included in examination, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 deleted requirement that applicant be “of good moral character” and required applicant to be “a currently practicing, competent practitioner”, replaced references to certificates and registration with references to licenses and licensure, transferred licensure powers from board of examiners to department of health services and added provisions prohibiting issuance of license to persons involved in disciplinary action or unresolved complaint and requiring annual notification of board of number of applications; P.A. 89-251 increased fee from $25 to $75; 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. 09-3 increased fee from $75 to $150.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-98. - Use of title “practical nurse”.

A person who has received such a certificate shall be known as a “licensed practical nurse” and no other person shall assume such title, the title “practical nurse” or the title “trained attendant” or use the abbreviations “L.P.N.”, “P.N.”, “T.A.” or any other words, letters or figures which indicate that the person using the same is a licensed practical nurse.
(1949 Rev., S. 4433; 1953, 1955, S. 2222d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-99a. - Regulations.

The Department of Public Health shall, with the advice and assistance of the board, adopt regulations necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
(P.A. 89-389, S. 6, 22; 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 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-100. - Notice to Department of Health Services.

Section 20-100 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4436; 1953, S. 2225d; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-101a. - Determination and pronouncement of death by registered nurse. Regulations.

(a) A registered nurse, licensed under this chapter, in charge in a hospice, nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521, or residential care home, as defined in section 19a-521, or a registered nurse, licensed under this chapter or a registered nurse employed by a home health care agency licensed by the state of Connecticut, in a home or residence may make the actual determination and pronouncement of death of a patient provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The death is an anticipated death; (2) the registered nurse attests to such pronouncement on the certificate of death; and (3) the registered nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this chapter, or a physician licensed under chapter 370 certifies the death and signs the certificate of death not later than twenty-four hours after the pronouncement.
(b) The Department of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish the procedures for the implementation of this section.
(P.A. 87-354, S. 1; P.A. 93-3, S. 1, 2; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 04-255, S. 23; P.A. 13-208, S. 57; P.A. 14-231, S. 61.)
History: P.A. 93-3 deleted requirement that presence of contagious disease be listed on birth certificate, effective March 24, 1993; 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. 04-255 amended Subsec. (a) by allowing a registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse to certify death and sign certificate and by making technical changes, and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provision re department notification of persons affected by implementation of regulations; P.A. 13-208 added reference to residential care home and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-231 amended Subsec. (a) by making a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-101b. - Construction.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting a registered nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse from engaging in those activities which constitute the practice of nursing.
(P.A. 89-389, S. 18, 22.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-101c. - Prescription forms used by advanced practice registered nurses and nurse-midwives.

All prescription forms used by advanced practice registered nurses and nurse-midwives shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the advanced practice registered nurse or the nurse-midwife. The form may also contain the name of the collaborating physician.
(P.A. 89-389, S. 21, 22; P.A. 99-168, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 99-168 deleted reference to prescribing under the “direction” of a physician, deleted reference to clinical practice relationship of the nurse-midwife and added provision allowing form to contain the name of the collaborating physician.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-102. - Penalty.

No person shall, for remuneration, (1) practice nursing, as defined in subsection (a) of section 20-87a, in this state unless such person has received a certificate as a registered nurse or a license as an advanced practice registered nurse; or (2) practice advanced nursing practice, as defined in subsection (b) of said section, unless such person has received a license as an advanced practice registered nurse; or (3) practice nursing, as defined in subsection (c) of said section, unless such person has been certified as a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse or licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who wilfully makes false representation to the Board of Examiners for Nursing shall be guilty of a class D felony. Said board shall cause to be presented to the prosecuting officer having jurisdiction evidence of any violation of any such provision. For the purposes of this section, each instance of patient contact or consultation which is in violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a separate offense. Failure to renew a license in a timely manner shall not constitute a violation for the purposes of this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 4438; 1949, S. 2227d; 1957, P.A. 280, S. 2; P.A. 75-166, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 394, 610; P.A. 84-526, S. 8; P.A. 89-389, S. 5, 22; P.A. 13-258, S. 76.)
History: P.A. 75-166 replaced reference to Sec. 20-87(b) with Sec. 20-87a(a); P.A. 77-614 deleted clause allowing board to incur any necessary expenses, payable from receipts, in performing duty re evidence of violations, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 84-526 amended section by changing penalty for violation of any provision of chapter to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than five years, and added provisions that each instance of patient contact or consultation shall constitute a separate offense and failure to renew license in timely manner is not a violation for purposes of section; P.A. 89-389 added the language on advanced practice registered nurses; P.A. 13-258 inserted Subdiv. (1), (2) and (3) designators, made “for remuneration” provision applicable to prohibited advanced nursing practice, changed penalty from fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378 - Nursing › Section 20-102a. - Appearance before board concerning application.

Any applicant for licensure under this chapter may present himself or herself before the Board of Examiners for Nursing with respect to such pending application. Such presentation shall not constitute a hearing nor a contested case within the meaning of chapter 54.
(P.A. 76-315, S. 5, 6; P.A. 80-484, S. 148, 176.)
History: P.A. 80-484 replaced “registration” with “licensure”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378a - Nurse's Aides › Section 20-102aa. - Nurse's aides: Definitions; registration.

As used in subsection (c) of section 19a-14 and sections 20-102aa to 20-102ff, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “nurse's aide” means an individual providing nursing or nursing-related services to residents in a chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision, but does not include an individual who is a health professional otherwise licensed or certified by the Department of Public Health, or who volunteers to provide such services without monetary compensation; (3) “registration” means a document issued by the Department of Public Health to a nurse's aide which certifies that such aide has satisfied the training and competency evaluation requirements prescribed by the commissioner and has been found qualified for employment in a chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision; and (4) “registered nurse's aide” means an individual who has been issued a registration as defined in this section.
(P.A. 93-121, S. 2, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-121 effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of public health and addiction services for commissioner and department of health 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 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378a - Nurse's Aides › Section 20-102bb. - Nurse's aides: Registry.

The Department of Public Health shall establish and maintain a registry of nurse's aides. The registry shall contain names and addresses of registered nurse's aides and such other information as the commissioner may require. The registry shall also provide for the inclusion of specific documented findings rendered by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-102cc, as well as any brief statement disputing such findings by the subject thereof.
(P.A. 93-121, S. 3, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-121 effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of public health and addiction services for commissioner and department of health 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 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 378a - Nurse's Aides › Section 20-102dd. - Nurse's aides: Grounds for denial of registration.

The Commissioner of Public Health may deny registration as a nurse's aide to an individual who has been the subject of a finding rendered pursuant to section 20-102cc. The registry shall contain information concerning any individual who has been denied said registration, as well as any brief statement disputing such denial by the subject thereof.
(P.A. 93-121, S. 5, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-121 effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of public health and addiction services for commissioner and department of health 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.