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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-3 - Qualifications of staff

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Chief
			 Medical Examiner.
The chief medical examiner shall meet all
			 qualifications as specified in section 19a-404 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes and shall be certified by the American Board of Pathology in forensic
			 pathology.
(b)
Deputy Chief
			 Medical Examiner.
The deputy chief medical examiner shall meet all of
			 the qualifications required for the chief medical examiner in subsection (a) of
			 this section.
(c)
Associate
			 Medical Examiners.
Associate medical examiners shall meet all
			 qualifications as specified in the State of Connecticut job specification,
			 "Associate Medical Examiner."
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-4 - Powers and duties of the chief medical examiner

Current through July 10, 2024
The chief medical examiner shall have the following duties and
				responsibilities:
(a) Investigation of
			 human deaths in accordance with section 19a-406 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(b) Appointment, with the
			 Commission's approval, of a deputy chief medical examiner to act on behalf of
			 the chief medical examiner in the chief's absence, and other professional staff
			 in accordance with section 19a-405 of the Connecticut General Statutes and
			 section
			 19a-401-3
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(c) Designation of certified pathologists in
			 accordance with section 19a-406 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(d) Development of continuing medical
			 education, in accordance with section
			 19a-401-5
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(e) Development of an organizational chart,
			 including written definition of the duties and responsibilities of all
			 personnel classifications; and
(f)
			 Research in pathology.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-6 - Staff identification required

Current through July 10, 2024
Any medical examiner shall carry an identification issued by
				the Office at all times while acting in the official capacity on behalf of the
				Office. The card shall contain the name, title and photograph of the individual
				and the name, address and telephone number of the Office and shall be signed by
				the chief medical examiner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-9 - Reporting of deaths

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Deaths
			 in institutions.
(1) Deaths in
			 institutions shall be reported to the Office in accordance with subdivision (2)
			 of this subsection if death occurs:
(A) As
			 specified in section 19a-406 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(B) Within 24 hours of admission;
(C) In a sudden or unexpected
			 fashion;
(D) During or related to a
			 therapeutic or diagnostic procedure;
(E) In an operating room or recovery room;
			 or
(F) If there is evidence of
			 abuse or neglect in causing the death.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-10 - Changes in certificate of death

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In any death
			 subject to investigation by the chief medical examiner, the identification of
			 the deceased or cause or manner of death, as listed on the certificate of death
			 as initially recorded by the registrar of vital statistics or ex officio
			 registrar of vital statistics, shall not be changed, modified, altered, or
			 added to without the written authorization of the Office.
(b) When there is any change in the
			 identification of the deceased or cause or manner of death, as initially
			 recorded by the registrar of vital statistics, the chief medical examiner shall
			 clearly indicate on the records at the Office any such change and shall mail to
			 the registrar of vital statistics or ex officio registrar of vital statistics,
			 notification of such change.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-12 - Reports and forms; inquiries; records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Reports
			 of investigations and of autopsies are prepared on standard forms issued by the
			 Office.
The original reports of investigations, reports of hospital
			 deaths, and of authorized autopsies are transmitted to the Office and copies
			 shall be obtainable only from the chief medical examiner. The standard forms
			 utilized by the Office shall include:
(1)
			 Telephone notice of death;
(2)
			 Report of investigation;
(3)
			 Hospital report of death;
(4)
			 Identification form;
(5) Autopsy
			 report; and
(6) Receipt of
			 evidence.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-13 - Request for regulation

Current through July 10, 2024
These rules set forth the procedure to be followed by the
				Commission on Medicolegal Investigations in the disposition of petitions
				concerning the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a regulation governing the
				duties of the Chief Medical Examiner and the administration of the Office of
				the Medical Examiner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-14 - Form of petition

Current through July 10, 2024
Any interested person may at any time petition the Commission
				to promulgate, amend, or repeal any regulation pertaining to the Office. The
				petition shall set forth clearly and concisely the text of the proposed
				regulation, amendment or repeal. Such petition shall also state the facts and
				arguments that favor the action it proposes either in the petition or in a
				brief annexed thereto. The petition shall be addressed to the Chairperson of
				the Commission and sent to the Chairperson by mail to the Office of the Chief
				Medical Examiner, 11 Shuttle Rd., Farmington, Connecticut 06032 or delivered in
				person during normal business hours. The petition shall be signed by the
				petitioner and shall furnish the address of the petitioner and the name and
				address of the petitioner's attorney, if applicable.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-15 - Procedure after petition filed

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Decision
			 on petition.
The Commission shall within 30 days after submission of the
			 petition either deny the petition in writing stating its reasons for the denial
			 or shall initiate regulation-making proceedings in accordance with Section
			 4-168
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b)
Procedure on denial.
If the
			 Commission denies the petition, the Chairman of the Commission shall give the
			 petitioner notice in writing stating the reasons for the denial based upon the
			 data, facts, and arguments submitted with the petition by the petitioner and
			 upon such additional data, facts, and arguments as the Commission shall deem
			 appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-16 - Requests for declaratory rulings. General

Current through July 10, 2024
These rules set forth the procedure to be followed by the
				Commission in the disposition of requests for declaratory rulings as to the
				validity of any regulation, or the applicability to specified circumstances of
				a provision of the Connecticut General Statutes, a regulation or a final
				decision within the Commission's jurisdiction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-17 - Form of request for declaratory ruling

Current through July 10, 2024
A request for declaratory ruling shall be addressed to the
				Commission and sent to the Chairperson of the Commission by mail to the Office
				of the Chief Medical Examiner, 11 Shuttle Rd., Farmington, Connecticut 06032 or
				delivered in person during normal business hours. The request shall be signed
				by the person in whose behalf the request is made or by such person's attorney
				The request shall identify the address of the person making the request and the
				name and address of such person's attorney, if applicable. The request shall
				clearly and concisely state the substance and nature of the request. It shall
				identify the statute, the regulation or order concerning which the request is
				made and shall identify the particular aspect thereof to which the request is
				directed. The request for a declaratory ruling shall be accompanied by a
				statement of any data, facts and arguments that support the position of the
				person making the request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-18 - Procedure after request filed

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Notice to
			 other persons.
Within 30 days after receipt of a request for a
			 declaratory ruling, the Commission shall give notice of the request to all
			 persons to whom notice is required by any provision of law and to all persons
			 who have requested notice of declaratory ruling requests on the subject matter
			 of the request, as required by section
			 4-176
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b)
Provision for hearing.
If
			 the Commission deems a hearing necessary or helpful in determining any issue
			 concerning the request for an declaratory ruling, the Commission shall schedule
			 such hearing and give such notice thereof as shall be appropriate.
(c)
Decision on Request.
Within
			 60 days after receipt of a request for a declaratory ruling, the commission
			 shall:
(1) issue a ruling declaring the
			 validity of a regulation or the applicability of the provision of the General
			 Statutes, the regulation, or the final decision in question to the specified
			 circumstances;
(2) order the
			 matter set for specified proceedings;
(3) agree to issue a declaratory ruling by a
			 specified date;
(4) decide not to
			 issue a declaratory ruling and initiate regulation-making proceedings, under
			 section
			 4-168
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, on the subject; or
(5) decide not to issue a declaratory ruling,
			 stating the reasons for its action. If the commission does not isssue a
			 declaratory ruling within one hundred eighty days after filing of a request or
			 within such longer period as may be agreed by the parties, the commission shall
			 be deemed to have decided not to issue such ruling.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-20 - Hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Persons notified.
The
			 Chairman of the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations shall give written
			 notice of a hearing to all parties and to such other persons as have filed with
			 the Chairman their written request to be notified of a hearing in the
			 particular matter and to such additional persons as the Chairman deems
			 appropriate and advisable. The Chairman shall give such notice by newspaper
			 publication as may be required by law.
(b)
Contents of notice.
Notice
			 of a hearing shall include but shall not be limited to the following:
(1) a statement of the time, place and nature
			 of the hearing;
(2) a statement of
			 the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
(3) a reference to the particular
			 sections of the statutes and regulations involved;
(4) a short and plain statement of fact
			 describing the matters asserted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-21 - Designation of hearing officer

Current through July 10, 2024
The Chairman of the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations
				shall designate himself or such member as he deems appropriate to serve as the
				Hearing Officer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-22 - Representation of parties

Current through July 10, 2024
Each party and intervenor or their duly authorized
				representative shall file a written notice of appearance with the Hearing
				Officer prior to the commencement of the hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-24 - Purpose of hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
The purpose of the hearing on a request for a declaratory
				ruling shall be to provide to all parties the opportunity to present evidence
				and argument on all issues to be considered by the Commission on Medicolegal
				Investigations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-25 - Order of procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
The order of procedure shall be determined by the hearing
				officer and furnished to the parties at the beginning of the hearing. A
				transcript of the hearing shall be taken by a public stenographer and be
				presented to the members of the Commission along with the findings of the
				Hearing Officer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-27 - Final decision

Current through July 10, 2024
The Hearing Officer shall present his findings and furnish the
				full Commission with a final transcript of the hearing prior to the next
				scheduled meeting or sooner, as deemed appropriate. The findings of the Hearing
				Officer shall include all findings of the Hearing Officer which include all
				findings of fact and conclusions relied upon in arriving at his
				decision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-28 - Personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following
			 definitions shall apply to sections 19a-401-28 to
			 19a-401-32,
			 inclusive:
(1) "Category of Personal Data"
			 means the classifications of personal information set forth in the Personal
			 Data Act, Connecticut General Statutes section
			 4-190(9).
(2) "Commission" means the Commission on
			 Medicolegal Investigations.
(3)
			 "Office" means the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
(4) "Other Data" means any information that
			 because of name, identification number, mark or description can be readily
			 associated with a particular person.
(5) "Personal Data Act" means the provisions
			 of Chapter 55 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(6) "State Personnel Act" means the
			 provisions of Chapter 67 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-29 - General nature and purpose of personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner maintains the
				following personal data systems:
(a)
Personnel records
(1) Personnel
			 records for Office employees are maintained at 11 Shuttle Rd., Farmington, CT
			 06032.
(2) Personnel records are
			 maintained in automated and manual form.
(3) The purpose of the system is to provide
			 data necessary for personnel and payroll management activities as required by
			 federal and state law.
(4)
			 Personnel records are the responsibility of the Personnel Officer. The
			 Personnel Officer, 11 Shuttle Rd., Farmington, CT 06032, oversees personnel
			 systems. All requests for disclosure or amendment of these records should be
			 directed to the Personnel Officer, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 11
			 Shuttle Rd., Farmington, CT 06032.
(5) Routine sources of information contained
			 in personnel records include the employee, previous employers of the employee,
			 references provided by the applicant, the employee's supervisor, the
			 Comptroller's Office, the Department of Administrative Services, Division of
			 Personnel, the Office of Labor Relations and insurance carriers.
(6) Categories of personal data maintained in
			 personnel files may include, but are not necessarily limited to:
(A) payroll information such as longevity
			 payments, designation of compensation plan, rate of pay, salary history,
			 deductions;
(B) employment
			 information such as starting date, title of position, employee transfer and
			 termination information, performance appraisal, and records of disciplinary
			 action;
(C) educational
			 credentials;
(D) medical or
			 emotional condition or history; and
(E) reputation and character.
(7) Categories of other data
			 include name, address, telephone number, employee number, social security
			 number, date of birth, designation of status as veteran, racial, ethnic and
			 handicapped designation as appropriate, and general correspondence related to
			 personnel matters such as requests for employment verification.
(8) The personnel department and other
			 administrative or supervisory staff use personnel records as required to record
			 and document the performance of personnel and payroll management activities
			 within the Office.
(9) Personnel
			 records are maintained on all classified and unclassified employees of the
			 Office and on applicants for employment.
(10) Personal data in personnel records are
			 collected, maintained and used under the authority of the State Personnel
			 Act.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-30 - Maintenance of personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Personal data
			 shall not be maintained unless relevant and necessary to accomplish the lawful
			 purposes of the Office. Where the Office finds irrelevant or unnecessary public
			 records in its possession, the Office shall dispose of the records in
			 accordance with its record retention schedule and with the approval of the
			 Public Records Administrator as per section
			 11-8a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or, if the records are not disposable
			 under the records retention schedule, request permission from the Public
			 Records Administrator to dispose of the records under section
			 11-8a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The Office shall collect and maintain all
			 records with accurateness and completeness.
(c) Office employees involved in the
			 operations of the Office's personal data systems shall be informed of the
			 provisions of:
(1) the Personal Data Act;
(2) the commission's regulations
			 adopted pursuant to section
			 4-196
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(3) the Freedom of Information Act and
(4) any other state or federal
			 statute or regulations concerning maintenance or disclosure of personal data
			 kept by the Office.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-31 - Disclosure of personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Office
			 shall not disclose to the public personal records of a confidential or private
			 nature except as required under state and federal law.
(b) Within four business days of receipt of a
			 written request therefore, the Office shall mail or deliver to the requesting
			 individual a written response in plain language, informing him or her as to
			 whether or not the Office maintains personal data on that individual, the
			 category and location of the personal data maintained on that individual and
			 procedures available to review the records.
(c) Except where non-disclosure is required
			 or specifically permitted by law, the Office shall disclose to any person upon
			 written request all personal data concerning that individual which is
			 maintained by the Office. The procedures for disclosure shall be in accordance
			 with the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section
			 1-200
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes. If the personal data is maintained in
			 coded form, the Office shall transcribe the data into commonly understandable
			 form before disclosure.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 401 - Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data › Section 19a-401-32 - Contesting the content of personal data records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any
			 person who believes that the Office is maintaining inaccurate, incomplete or
			 irrelevant personal data concerning him or her may file a written request with
			 the official of the Office who is responsible for maintaining such records for
			 correction of said personal data.
(b) Within thirty (30) days of receipt of
			 such request, the official of the Office who is responsible for maintaining the
			 records shall give written notice to that person that the Office will make the
			 requested correction, or if the correction is not to be made as submitted, the
			 official of the Office shall state the reason for the Office's denial of such
			 request and notify the person of his or her right to add his or her own
			 statement to his or her personal data records.
(c) Following such denial by the Office, the
			 person requesting such correction shall be permitted to add a statement to his
			 or her personal data records setting forth what that person believes to be an
			 accurate, complete and relevant version of the personal data in question. Such
			 statements shall become a permanent part of the Office's personal data system
			 and shall be disclosed to any individual, agency or organization to which the
			 disputed data is disclosed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 403 - Fees To Be Charged for the Services of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Professional Staff of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner As Experts › Section 19a-403-1 - Fees to be charged for the services of the Chief Medical Examiner and the professional staff of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as experts in matters concerning deaths investigated by the office

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
As used in this
			 section:
(1) "Consultation" means a conference
			 at which advice is given or views are exchanged;
(2) "Consultation services" means services
			 performed with a view to rendering expert advice in a case;
(3) "Office" means the Office of the Chief
			 Medical Examiner;
(4) "Party" means
			 a person admitted or named as a party in a court case or an administrative
			 proceeding;
(5) "Professional staff
			 of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner" means the Chief or Deputy Chief
			 Medical Examiner, Associate Medical Examiners, and any other full time
			 employees of the Office whose job description includes giving expert testimony,
			 but does not include assistant medical examiners or consultants the Office
			 retains; and
(6) "Testimony" means
			 expert testimony as well as testimony as to facts witnessed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 428 - Youth Camp Licensing Regulations › Section 19a-428-6 - Administration of Medications

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Youth camps are
			 not required by this subsection to administer medications to children. If a
			 youth camp permits the administration of medications of any kind by staff not
			 licensed to administer medication, the youth camp shall comply with all
			 requirements of this section and shall have written policies and procedures at
			 the youth camp governing the administration of medications that shall include,
			 but not be limited to, the types of medication that will be administered,
			 parental responsibilities, staff responsibilities, proper storage of medication
			 and record keeping. Such policies and procedures shall be available for review
			 by the Office during inspections or upon demand and shall reflect current best
			 practice. No staff member under eighteen years of age shall administer any
			 medication at a youth camp.
(1)
			 Administration of Nonprescription Topical Medications Only
(A) For the purposes of this subdivision,
			 nonprescription topical medications shall include:
(i) Diaper changing or other ointments free
			 of antibiotic, antifungal, or steroidal components;
(ii) Medicated powders; and
(iii) Gum or lip medications available
			 without a prescription.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 428 - Youth Camp Licensing Regulations › Section 19a-428-7 - Monitoring of Diabetes

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Policy and
			 Procedures
(1) All youth camps at which
			 designated staff members will be administering finger stick blood glucose tests
			 shall have written policies and procedures governing the administration of
			 finger stick blood glucose tests to children diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.
			 The policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following
			 areas:
(A) Parental
			 responsibilities;
(B) Staff
			 training and responsibilities;
(C)
			 Proper storage, maintenance, and disposal of test materials and
			 supplies;
(D) Record
			 keeping;
(E) Reporting test
			 results, incidents, and emergencies to the child's parent and the child's
			 physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse;
			 and
(F) A location where the tests
			 occur that is respectful of the child's privacy and safety needs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 460 - Administration of Medication in Day and Residential Programs and Facilities Operated, Licensed or Funded by the Department of Mental Retardation › Section 19a-460-1 to 19a-460-10 - Transferred

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred, August 24, 1994.
Existing Section
New Section
19a-460-1
17a-210-1
19a-460-2
17a-210-2
19a-460-3
17a-210-3
19a-460-4
17a-210-4
19a-460-5
17a-210-5
19a-460-6
17a-210-6
19a-460-7
17a-210-7
19a-460-8
17a-210-8
19a-460-9
17a-210-9
19a-460-10
17a-210-10
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 464a - Community Based Housing Subsidy Program for Eligible Clients of the Department of Mental Retardation › Section 19a-464a-1 to 19a-464a-7 - Transferred

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred, August 24, 1994.
Existing Section
New Section
19a-464a-1
17a-218- 1
19a-464a-2
17a-218- 2
19a-464a-3
17a-218- 3
19a-464a-4
17a-218- 4
19a-464a-5
17a-218- 5
19a-464a-6
17a-218- 6
19a-464a-7
17a-218- 7
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 464a - Community Based Housing Subsidy Program for Eligible Clients of the Department of Mental Retardation › Respite Program › Section 19a-464a-8 to 19a-464a-17 - Transferred

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred, August 24, 1994.
Existing Section
New Section
19a-464a-8
17a-218- 8
19a-464a-9
17a-218- 9
19a-464a-10
17a-218-10
19a-464a-11
17a-218-11
19a-464a-12
17a-218-12
19a-464a-13
17a-218-13
19a-464a-14
17a-218-14
19a-464a-15
17a-218-15
19a-464a-16
17a-218-16
19a-464a-17
17a-218-17
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 467 - Licensure of Private Residential Facilities for Mentally Retarded and Autistic People › Part 1 - Licensure of Private Dwellings as Community Training Homes for Mentally Retarded and Autistic Persons › Section 19a-467-1 to 19a-467-8 - Repealed

Current through July 10, 2024
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 467 - Licensure of Private Residential Facilities for Mentally Retarded and Autistic People › Part 1 - Licensure of Private Dwellings as Community Training Homes for Mentally Retarded and Autistic Persons › Community Training Home Licensing Regulations › Section 19a-467-1a to 19a-467-8a - Transferred

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred, August 24, 1994.
Existing
								Section
New
								Section
19a-467-1a
17a-227-23
19a-467-2a
17a-227-24
19a-467-3a
17a-227-25
19a-467-4a
17a-227-26
19a-467-5a
17a-227-27
19a-467-6a
17a-227-28
19a-467-7a
17a-227-29
19a-467-8a
17a-227-30
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 467 - Licensure of Private Residential Facilities for Mentally Retarded and Autistic People › Part II - Licensure of Private Facilities as Group Homes, Community Living Arrangements, Group Residences, Residential Schools, and Habilitative Nursing Facilities for Mentally Retarded and Autistic Persons › Section 19a-467-9 to 19a-467-26 - Repealed

Current through July 10, 2024
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 467 - Licensure of Private Residential Facilities for Mentally Retarded and Autistic People › Part II - Licensure of Private Facilities as Group Homes, Community Living Arrangements, Group Residences, Residential Schools, and Habilitative Nursing Facilities for Mentally Retarded and Autistic Persons › Contracting for Residential Support Services Supported Living Services › Section 19a-467-27 to 19a-467-33 - Transferred

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred, August 24, 1994.
Existing
								Section
New
								Section
19a-467-27
17a-227-31
19a-467-28
17a-227-32
19a-467-29
17a-227-33
19a-467-30
17a-227-34
19a-467-31
17a-227-35
19a-467-32
17a-227-36
19a-467-33
17a-227-37
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 483b - Funding Program for Privately Operated Community Residences for Mentally Retarded Persons › Section 19a-483b-1 to 19a-483b-15 - Transferred

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred, June 28, 1994.
Existing Section
New Section
19a-483b-1
17a-230-1
19a-483b-2
17a-230-2
19a-483b-3
17a-230-3
19a-483b-4
17a-230-4
19a-483b-5
17a-230-5
19a-483b-6
17a-230-6
19a-483b-7
17a-230-7
19a-483b-8
17a-230-8
19a-483b-9
17a-230-9
19a-483b-10
17a-230-10
19a-483b-11
17a-230-11
19a-483b-12
17a-230-12
19a-483b-13
17a-230-13
19a-483b-14
17a-230-14
19a-483b-15
17a-230-15
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 487b - Mobile Field Hospital › Section 19a-487b-1 - Mobile field hospital

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Administration
(1) A hospital, as
			 defined in section
			 19a-490(b)
			 of the general statutes, may operate a mobile field hospital, as defined in
			 section
			 19a-487(a)
			 of the general statutes, only if the Governor or the Governor's designee has
			 authorized the activation of the mobile field hospital and only if the
			 Department of Public Health has determined that the requirements specified
			 below have been satisfied:
(A) The hospital
			 has completed a site assessment and identified a suitable location to place the
			 mobile field hospital and the department has approved of this location;
			 and
(B) The hospital has developed
			 or adopted policies and protocols governing the operation of the mobile field
			 hospital including, but not limited to, procedures for credentialing and
			 staffing of the mobile field hospital disaster response and isolation
			 care.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 490k - Medical Protocol for the Administration of Influenza and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines for Patients in Hospitals › Section 19a-490k-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in section 19a-490k-1 through
				19a-490k-2,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Hospital" means any short-term hospital
			 or long-term hospital, as defined in subsection (b) of section
			 19-13-D1
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(2) "Medical protocol" means a set of
			 predetermined criteria developed and adopted by the medical staff of the
			 hospital for a specified medical regimen;
(3) "Medical staff" means an organized group
			 of physicians, licensed in Connecticut, one of whom serves as a chief or
			 president of the medical staff, that have been appointed by the governing board
			 of a hospital and are responsible for the quality of medical care provided to
			 patients by the hospital; and,
(4)
			 "Physician-approved hospital policy" means a medical protocol that has been
			 adopted by the medical staff and approved by the governing board of the
			 hospital.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 490k - Medical Protocol for the Administration of Influenza and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines for Patients in Hospitals › Section 19a-490k-2 - Procedures for the administration of influenza and pneumo-coccal polysaccharide vaccines in accordance with a physician approved hospital policy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A hospital may develop a
			 physician-approved hospital policy for the administration of influenza and
			 pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines without written or verbal physician
			 orders, and such policy shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as an
			 individual physician order, provided:
(1) The
			 medical staff of the hospital develops and adopts such policy,
(2) the medical staff reviews such policy
			 annually, and
(3) such policy
			 includes, but is not limited to:
(A) A
			 specified assessment of each patient that shall be documented in the patient's
			 medical record and shall include contraindications to the vaccinations, dosage,
			 route of administration and site of vaccination;
(B) documentation in the medical record of
			 any patient who refused the vaccination;
(C) recording of the vaccination in the
			 patient's medical record and on the patient discharge instructions or the
			 inter-agency patient referral report; and,
(D) provisions for administering the
			 vaccinations in accordance with the current recommendations of the Centers for
			 Disease Control, as amended from time to time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 495 - Licensure of Private Freestanding Mental Health Day Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Treatment Facilities and Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics for Adults › Short-term Hospitals, Special, Hospice and Hospice Inpatient Facilities › Section 19a-495-5a - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person, group of persons,
				association, organization, corporation, institution or agency, public or
				private, initially licensed prior to the effective date of this section under
				Connecticut General Statutes section
				19a-495
				to operate a hospice as defined in section
				19-13-D1(b)(1)(c)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall comply with the
				requirements set forth in section 19a-495-5 b of the Regulations of Connecticut
				State Agencies. Any such person or entity operating a hospice under said
				regulations may file an application with the Department of Public Health for an
				initial license to operate a hospice inpatient facility in accordance with
				section 19a-495-6 b of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Upon
				issuance of said license, the hospice inpatient facility shall comply with
				sections 19a-495-6 a to 19a-495-6 m, inclusive, of the Regulations of
				Connecticut State Agencies and shall immediately surrender its pre-existing
				license to operate a hospice.
(b)
				Any person, group of persons, association, organization, corporation,
				institution or agency, public or private applying for licensure to operate a
				hospice inpatient facility on or after the effective date of this section shall
				comply with sections 19a-495-6a to 19a-495-6m, inclusive, of the Regulations of
				Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 495 - Licensure of Private Freestanding Mental Health Day Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Treatment Facilities and Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics for Adults › Short-term Hospitals, Special, Hospice and Hospice Inpatient Facilities › Section 19a-495-5b - Short-term hospitals, special, hospice

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Physical
				plant:
(1) General
(A) A free-standing hospice facility or a
				distinct hospice unit shall provide all the elements described in this section
				and shall be built in accordance with the construction requirements described
				in this section. Appropriate modifications or deletions in space and other
				physical requirements may be made to these requirements when services are
				permitted by the Department of Public Health to be shared or purchased, or
				waived because of a distinct unit's size. Distinct units of hospice facilities,
				including outpatient, in-patient and hospice-based care programs, shall meet
				the requirements described in this section, provided that the structure
				physically permits, the relevant services are provided at the facility and each
				facility's hospice program requirements are met. Services provided by a
				short-term hospital, general shall not be considered to constitute a hospice
				program of care unless such hospital establishes a free-standing or distinct
				hospice unit to provide such services in which case the requirements of this
				section shall apply only to such free-standing or distinct hospice
				units.
(B) Construction plans and
				specifications, as well as program details, shall be submitted to and approved
				by the Department of Public Health prior to the start of
				construction.
(C) The facilities
				and distinct hospice units shall be of sound construction.
(D) Each application for license or renewal
				thereof shall be accompanied by a certificate of satisfactory inspection by the
				local fire marshal.
(E) Areas in
				which medical gases are used, shall meet the requirements of the National Fire
				Protection Association Standards 56A, 56B, 56F and such other rules,
				regulations, or standards which may apply.
(F) Equipment and furnishings shall be
				maintained in good condition, properly functioning and repaired or replaced
				when necessary.
(G) A short-term
				hospital, special, hospice shall secure licenses and any other required
				government authorization to provide hospice care services for terminally ill
				persons on a twenty-four hour basis in all settings including, but not limited
				to, a private home, nursing home and residential care home or specialized
				residence that provides supportive services and shall present to the department
				satisfactory evidence that the organization that provides the hospice services
				has the necessary qualified personnel to provide services in such
				settings.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 495 - Licensure of Private Freestanding Mental Health Day Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Treatment Facilities and Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics for Adults › Short-term Hospitals, Special, Hospice and Hospice Inpatient Facilities › Section 19a-495-6c - Governing authority

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A governing
				authority shall be established by the licensee for the hospice inpatient
				facility.
(b) The governing
				authority shall have the authority and responsibility for the overall
				management and operation of the hospice inpatient facility and shall adopt
				bylaws or rules that are periodically reviewed and a notation made of the date
				of such adoption and review. Such bylaws or rules shall include, but not be
				limited to:
(1) A mission statement and
				purpose of the hospice inpatient facility;
(2) Delineation of the powers, duties and
				voting procedures of the governing authority, its officers and
				committees;
(3) Qualifications for
				membership, method of selection and terms of office of members and chairpersons
				of committees;
(4) A description of
				the authority delegated to the administrator;
(5) The conflict of interest policy and
				procedures;
(6) Scope of services
				offered;
(7) Admission and
				discharge criteria;
(8) Medical and
				dental supervision and plans of treatment;
(9) Clinical records;
(10) Personnel qualifications;
(11) Annual review of personnel
				policies;
(12) Adoption of written
				policies assuring the protection of patients' rights and patient grievance
				procedures, a description of which shall be posted conspicuously in the hospice
				inpatient facility and distributed personally to each patient upon admission;
				and
(13) Determination of the
				frequency of meetings of the governing authority.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 495 - Licensure of Private Freestanding Mental Health Day Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Treatment Facilities and Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics for Adults › Short-term Hospitals, Special, Hospice and Hospice Inpatient Facilities › Section 19a-495-6d - Administration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The governing authority shall appoint a
				full-time administrator, who possesses:
(1) A
				master's degree in nursing with an active license to practice nursing in this
				state and not less than one year of supervisory or administrative experience in
				a health care facility program which included care of the sick;
(2) A master's degree in public health or
				administration with a concentration of study in health services administration
				or social work, and not less than one year of supervisory or administrative
				experience in a health care facility or program which included care of the
				sick;
(3) A baccalaureate degree in
				nursing or a related field with an active license to practice nursing in this
				state and not less than two years supervisory or administrative experience in a
				health care facility or program which included care of the sick;
(4) A baccalaureate degree in administration
				with a concentration of study in health services administration and not less
				than two years supervisory or administrative experience in a health care
				facility or program which included care of the sick; or
(5) A license to practice medicine in
				accordance with chapter 370 of the Connecticut General Statutes and not less
				than one year supervisory or administrative experience in a health care
				facility or program which included care of the sick.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 495 - Licensure of Private Freestanding Mental Health Day Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Treatment Facilities and Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics for Adults › Short-term Hospitals, Special, Hospice and Hospice Inpatient Facilities › Section 19a-495-6e - General requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Core services
				provided directly by the licensee shall, except as provided in subsection (b)
				of this section, include the following:
(1)
				Services of a physician or advanced practice registered nurse;
(2) Nursing services provided by a registered
				nurse, or licensed practical nurse;
(3) Social services;
(4) Counseling services if
				required;
(5) Pain assessment and
				management; and
(6) Availability of
				drugs and biological products on a twenty-four hour basis.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 495 - Licensure of Private Freestanding Mental Health Day Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Treatment Facilities and Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics for Adults › Short-term Hospitals, Special, Hospice and Hospice Inpatient Facilities › Section 19a-495-6g - In-service training and education

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In-service
				educational programs shall be conducted. Such programs shall include but not be
				limited to:
(1) An orientation program for new
				personnel, volunteers and contracted staff who provide care to hospice
				inpatient facility patients. The orientation program shall be provided before
				the start of employment, volunteering, or provision of contract services at the
				hospice inpatient facility. The orientation program shall address:
(A) The purpose, goals, mission and
				philosophy of hospice care; and
(B)
				Each individual's specific duties.