Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 76 - Per Capita Grants for Part-Time Health Departments › Section 19a-76-2 - Basic local health program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Except as
			 provided in subsection (c) of this section, to be eligible for state grants
			 under section
			 19a-202
			 or section
			 19a-245
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes or section
			 19a-202a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes health departments shall ensure the
			 provision of a basic public health program in accordance with subsection (b)
			 below. The health department may ensure the provision of a program by directly
			 providing the service, contracting with another health department or community
			 agency or coordinating public health services with other community or regional
			 resources providing specialized services. Nothing in these regulations shall
			 prohibit any health department from providing health services in addition to
			 the basic services described in subsection (b) below.
(b) The basic health program to be provided
			 shall include the following services that prevent disease or reduce conditions
			 that have an adverse effect on health:
(1)
			 Public health statistics. There shall be participation in a mechanism for the
			 collection, tabulation, analysis and reporting of public health statistics for
			 the health jurisdiction served;
(2)
			 Health education. There shall be public and professional information and
			 education with emphasis on prevention and individual responsibility for health
			 status, community organization and outreach;
(3) Nutritional services. There shall be a
			 nutrition program including appropriate activities in education and
			 consultation for the promotion of positive health, the prevention of ill
			 health, and the dietary control of disease;
(4) Maternal and child health. There shall be
			 a comprehensive plan for maternal and child health services to include but not
			 necessarily be limited to:
(A) Prenatal,
			 childbearing, and reproductive care;
(B) Family planning;
(C) Child and adolescent health including
			 school health;
(D) Child
			 abuse;
(E) Genetic disease
			 control;
(5)
			 Communicable and chronic disease control
(A)
			 There shall be preventive services including immunization, screening,
			 consultation, diagnostic services, epidemiological investigation, and community
			 education;
(B) The qualifying
			 health department shall identify resources and provide referral for treatment
			 and rehabilitation of persons with communicable, chronic, and handicapping
			 conditions including, but not necessarily limited to, tuberculosis, venereal
			 disease, cancer, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease;
(C) There shall be a plan for the prevention
			 and control of vision, hearing, and dental problems;
(6) Environmental services. These shall
			 include activities relating to water, food, air, wastes, vectors, housing,
			 bathing places, safety, noise, toxic hazards, and nuisances in the community
			 and work place;
(7) Community
			 nursing services. There shall be provision for community nursing need to
			 implement programs for which the qualifying health department is
			 responsible;
(8) Emergency medical
			 services. There shall be provision for the development and implementation of an
			 emergency medical service system to include: identification of primary
			 services, written mutual aid and mass casualty plans, and participation in
			 regional planning.