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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Standards for Quality of Public Drinking Water › Section 19-13-B101 - Testing of water quality in private water supply systems

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
As used in this
				  section:
(1) "Approved laboratory" means a
				  laboratory facility issued a certificate of approval by the Department of
				  Public Health pursuant to sections
				  19-4-1,
				  19a-36-a25 through 19a-36-a33, and 19a-36-a57 through 19a-36-a63 of the
				  regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) "Consumer" means any private dwelling,
				  hotel, motel, boarding house, apartment building, store, office building,
				  institution, mechanical or manufacturing establishment or other place of
				  business or industry to which water is supplied by a source of private water
				  supply.
(3) "Department" means the
				  Connecticut Department of Public Health.
(4) "Disinfected" means pathogenic organisms
				  in the water have been deactivated by chemical oxidants such as chlorine or
				  equivalent agents.
(5) "Domestic
				  purposes" means drinking, bathing, washing of clothes and dishes, cooking, and
				  other common household uses.
(6)
				  "Local director of health" means and includes the city, town, borough, or
				  district director of health and any person legally authorized to act for the
				  local director of health.
(7)
				  "Maximum contaminant level (MCL)" means the maximum permissible level of a
				  biological or chemical substance in water for a private water supply
				  system.
(8) "Organic chemicals"
				  means all substances listed in section
				  19-13-B102(e)
				  (4) of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(9) "Private water supply system" means any
				  source of private water supply serving a single consumer and less than twenty
				  five (25) persons, and used for drinking or other domestic purposes.
(10) "Qualified individual" means a licensed
				  sanitarian, local director of health, employee of the department, employees of
				  local or state agencies as part of their regulatory or statutory
				  responsibilities, or a person, including an owner or general contractor of a
				  residential construction on which a private water supply system is located,
				  found to be qualified by an approved laboratory to collect water samples from a
				  private water supply system for submission to that laboratory.
(11) "Source of private water supply" means
				  any surface water, spring, well, or underground water source from which water
				  is available by a private water supply system for domestic purposes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows of 5,000 Gallons per Day or Less and Non-Discharging Toilet Systems › Section 19-13-B103a - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations establish minimum requirements for
					 household and small commercial subsurface sewage disposal systems with a
					 capacity of 5,000 gallons per day or less, non-discharging toilet systems and
					 procedures for the issuance of permits or approvals of such systems by the
					 director of health or registered sanitarian, as required by Section 25-54i(g)
					 of the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows of 5,000 Gallons per Day or Less and Non-Discharging Toilet Systems › Section 19-13-B103c - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All sewage
				  shall be disposed of by connection to public sewers, by subsurface sewage
				  disposal systems, or by other methods approved by the Commissioner of Health
				  Services, in accordance with the following requirements.
(b) All sewers, subsurface sewage disposal
				  systems, privies and toilet or sewage plumbing systems shall be kept in a
				  sanitary condition at all times and be so constructed and maintained as to
				  prevent the escape of odors and to exclude animals and insects.
(c) The contents of a septic tank, subsurface
				  sewage disposal system or privy vault shall only be disposed of in the
				  following manner.
(1) If the contents are to
				  be disposed of on the land of the owner, disposal shall be by burial or other
				  method which does not present a health hazard or nuisance; or
(2) If the contents are to be disposed of on
				  land of other than the owner;
(A) The contents
				  shall be transferred and removed by a cleaner licensed pursuant to Connecticut
				  General Statutes §
												20-341,
				  and
(B) Only on the application for
				  and an issuance of a written permit from the local director of health in
				  accordance with the provisions of this section;
(3) If the contents are to be dispersed on a
				  public water supply water shed, only on the application and issuance of a
				  written permit by the Commissioner of Health Services in accordance with the
				  provisions of this section. Each application for a permit under (c) (2) and (3)
				  shall be in writing and designate where and in what manner the material shall
				  be disposed of.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows of 5,000 Gallons per Day or Less and Non-Discharging Toilet Systems › Section 19-13-B103d - Minimum requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each subsurface
				  sewage disposal system shall be constructed, repaired, altered or extended
				  pursuant to the requirements of this section unless an exception is granted in
				  accordance with the following provisions:
(1)
				  A local director of health may grant an exception, except with respect to the
				  requirements of Section
				  19-13-B103d(d)
				  and Technical Standard IIA, for the repair, alteration, or extension of an
				  existing subsurface sewage disposal system where he determines the repair,
				  alteration or extension cannot be affected in compliance with the requirements
				  of this section and upon a finding that such an exception is unlikely to cause
				  a nuisance or health hazard. All exceptions granted by the local director of
				  health shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Health Services within thirty
				  days after issuance on forms provided by the Department.
(2) The Commissioner of Health Services may
				  grant an exception to the requirements of Section
				  19-13-B103d(d)
				  upon written application and upon a finding that:
(A) A central subsurface sewage disposal
				  system serving more than one building is technically preferable for reasons of
				  site limitations, or to facilitate construction, maintenance or future
				  connection to public sewers, or;
(B) A subsurface sewage disposal system not
				  located on the same lot as the building served is located on an easement
				  attached thereto. Such easement shall be properly recorded on the land records
				  and shall be revokable only by agreement of both property owners and the
				  Commissioner of Health Services.
(3) The Commissioner of Health Services may
				  grant an exception to the requirements of Technical Standard IIA, upon written
				  application and upon a finding that such an exception is unlikely to pollute
				  the well in such a manner as to cause a health hazard.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows of 5,000 Gallons per Day or Less and Non-Discharging Toilet Systems › Section 19-13-B103e - Procedures and conditions for the issuance of permits and approvals

Current through July 10, 2024
No subsurface sewage disposal system shall be constructed,
					 altered, repaired or extended without an approval to construct issued in
					 accordance with this section. No discharge shall be initiated to a subsurface
					 sewage disposal system without a discharge permit issued in accordance with
					 this section. Such permits and approvals shall be issued and administered by
					 the local director of health.
(a) No
				  permit or approval shall be issued:
(1) For
				  any subsurface sewage system which is designed to discharge or overflow any
				  sewage or treated effluent to any watercourse;
(2) For any new subsurface sewage disposal
				  system until it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the local director of
				  health that there is a public water supply available or a satisfactory location
				  for a water supply well complying with Sections
				  19-13-B51a through
				  19-13-B51m of the
				  Public Health Code;
(3) For any new
				  subsurface sewage disposal system where the soil conditions in the area of the
				  leaching system are unsuitable for sewage disposal purposes at the time of the
				  site investigation made pursuant to this section. Unsuitable conditions occur
				  where the existing soil is impervious, or where there is less than four feet
				  depth of suitable existing soil over ledge rock, two feet of which is naturally
				  occurring soil, or where there is less than 18 inches depth of suitable
				  existing soil over impervious soil, or where the ground water level is less
				  than 18 inches below the surface of the ground for a duration of one month or
				  longer during the wettest season of the year;
(4) For any new subsurface sewage disposal
				  system where the surrounding naturally occurring soil cannot adequately absorb
				  or disperse the expected volume of sewage effluent without overflow, breakout
				  or detrimental effect on ground or surface water.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows of 5,000 Gallons per Day or Less and Non-Discharging Toilet Systems › Section 19-13-B103f - Non-discharging sewage disposal systems

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All
				  non-discharging sewage disposal systems shall be designed, installed and
				  operated in accordance with the Technical Standards and the requirements of
				  this section, unless an exception is granted by the Commissioner upon a
				  determination that system shall provide for the proper and complete disposal
				  and treatment of toilet wastes or gray water.
(b)
Composting toilets.
(1) The local director of health may approve
				  the use of a large capacity composting toilet or a heat-assisted composting
				  toilet for replacing an existing privy or failing subsurface sewage disposal
				  system, or for any single-family residential building where application is made
				  by the owner and occupant, and the lot on which the building will be located is
				  tested by the local director of health and found suitable for a subsurface
				  sewage disposal system meeting all the requirements of Section
				  19-13-B103d
				  of these regulations.
(2) All
				  wastes removed from composting toilets shall be disposed of by burial or other
				  methods approved by the local director of health.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows Greater than 5,000 Gallons per Day › Section 19-13-B104a - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations set standards for domestic sewage
					 disposal systems receiving flows greater than 5,000 gallons per day; community
					 sewage systems as defined in Section
					 7-245, Connecticut
					 General Statutes, which utilize land treatment and disposal, alternative
					 on-site sewage treatment systems; and septage disposal systems which utilize
					 land treatment and disposal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows Greater than 5,000 Gallons per Day › Section 19-13-B104b - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Alternative on-site sewage treatment
				  systems" means a system serving one or more buildings on one property which
				  utilizes a method of treatment other than a subsurface sewage disposal system
				  and which involves a discharge to the waters of the state.
(b) "Domestic sewage" means sewage that
				  consists of water and human excretions or other waterborne waste incidental to
				  the occupancy of the residential buildings or a nonresidential building but not
				  including manufacturing process water, cooling water, wastewater from water
				  softening equipment, commercial laundry wastewater, blowdown from heating or
				  cooling equipment, water from cellars or floor drains or surface water from
				  roofs, paved surfaces or yard drains.
(c) "House sewer" means a tight sewer pipe
				  extending from the building served by a subsurface sewage disposal
				  system.
(d) "Land treatment and
				  disposal" means a system which utilizes soil materials for the treatment of
				  domestic sewage and disposes of the treated effluent by percolation into
				  underlying soil and mixing with the groundwater.
(e) "Local Director of Health" means the
				  local director of health or his authorized agent.
(f) "Person" means any individual,
				  partnership, association, firm, corporation or other entity, except a
				  municipality, and includes the federal government, the state or any
				  instrumentality of the state and any officer or governing or managing body of
				  any partnership, association, firm or corporation.
(g) "Septage" means any water of material
				  withdrawn from a septic tank used to treat domestic sewage.
(h) "Subsurface sewage disposal system" means
				  a system consisting of a house or collection sewer, a septic tank followed by a
				  leaching system, any necessary pumps or siphons, and any groundwater control
				  system on which the operation of the leaching system is dependent.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows Greater than 5,000 Gallons per Day › Section 19-13-B104c - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All sewers,
				  sewage disposal systems, toilets, or sewage plumbing systems shall be kept in a
				  sanitary condition at all times and be so constructed and maintained as to
				  prevent the escape of odors and to exclude animals and insects. All such
				  systems shall adhere to the requirements set forth in section 25-54i of the
				  Connecticut General Statutes.
(b)
				  The contents of the septic tank, subsurface sewage disposal system or privy
				  vault shall only be disposed of in the following manner.
(1) If the contents are to be disposed of on
				  the land of the owner, disposal shall be by burial or other method which does
				  not present a health hazard or nuisance; or
(2) If the contents are to be disposed of on
				  land of other than the owner;
(A) The contents
				  shall be transferred and removed by a cleaner licensed pursuant to Connecticut
				  General Statutes §
												20-341,
				  and
(B) Only on the application for
				  and an issuance of a written permit from the local director of health in
				  accordance with the provisions of this section;
(3) If the contents are to be disposed of on
				  a public water supply water-shed, only on the application and issuance of a
				  written permit by the Commissioner of Health Services in accordance with the
				  provisions of this section.
Each application for a permit under subdivisions (2) and
					 (3) of subsection (b) shall be in writing and designate where and in what
					 manner the material shall be disposed of.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems with Design Flows Greater than 5,000 Gallons per Day › Section 19-13-B104d - Minimum requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All sewage or
				  septage disposal systems under the scope of these regulations shall meet the
				  following minimum requirements necessary for the preservation and improvement
				  of public health, unless an exception is granted by the Commissioner of Health
				  Services upon his determination that public health shall not be impaired by
				  such exception.
(b) All structures
				  or facilities for the treatment or disposal of sewage or septage shall be
				  located at least 50 feet from any open water source and 100 feet from any
				  public supply reservoir, unless designed and constructed to prevent the leakage
				  or overflow of raw or treated sewage to the ground or surface water.
(c) All structures, facilities or locations
				  containing sewage or septage which is exposed to the atmosphere shall be
				  located at least 150 feet from any school, residential building or institution,
				  and shall be fenced or otherwise made inaccessible to the public.
(d) The following minimum separating
				  distances shall be maintained between any discharge or overflow of raw or
				  treated sewage or septage to the ground waters and any drinking water supply
				  well or spring.
Required Withdrawal Rate
Minimum Separating Distance
Under 10 gal. per minute
75 feet
10 to 50 gal. per minute
150 feet
Over 50 gal. per minute
200 feet
(e) The following minimum separating
				  distances shall be maintained between any sewer, structure or facility for the
				  conveyance or treatment of sewage or septage and any drinking water supply well
				  or spring.
Required Withdrawal Rate
Minimum Separating Distance
Under 10 gal. per minute
25 feet
10 to 50 gal. per minute
75 feet
Over 50 gal. per minute
100 feet
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B105 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
The following definitions shall apply for the purposes of
					 sections
					 19-13-B106
					 to
					 19-13-B113,
					 inclusive:
(a) "Public Building" means
				  any building owned, leased or occupied by the state or any of its subdivisions,
				  or by any town, city or borough in the state such as a courthouse, town or city
				  hall, statehouse, or offices used for public transactions.
(b) "Places of Public Assembly" means
				  structures where fifty (50) or more persons assemble for the purpose of
				  discussing and acting upon some matters in which they have a common interest,
				  transaction of some business of a common interest, religious worship, or
				  attending a recreational, entertainment or educational event. The term shall
				  include but not be limited to churches, chapels, meeting houses, auditoriums,
				  assembly halls, theaters, sports complexes.
(c) "Places Dispensing Food and Beverages for
				  Consumption on the Premises" means any place where food is prepared and
				  intended for individual portion service to patrons, and includes the site at
				  which individual portions are provided. The term includes but is not limited to
				  restaurant, luncheonette and delicatessen-type operations that prepare
				  sandwiches for individual portion service.
(d) "Large Store" (Mercantile) means a
				  commercial establishment where goods are kept for sale, having five thousand
				  (5,000) sq. ft. or more of space for the display of goods for patrons to
				  purchase.
(e) "Shopping Center" or
				  "Shopping Mall" means more than one store forming a central retail market, and
				  situated within the same basic structure having common ownership.
(f) "Patron" means a client or customer of a
				  large store or shopping center or place dispensing food and beverages for
				  consumption on the premises.
(g)
				  "Easily Cleanable" means that surfaces are readily accessible and made of such
				  materials and finish as to be smooth and impervious to water and cleaning
				  agents.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B106 - Toilet and handwashing facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Toilet and handwashing facilities accessible to the public
					 and separated for each sex, shall be provided at new or extensively renovated
					 public buildings, places of public assembly, places dispensing food and
					 beverage for consumption on the premises, and for the patrons of large stores
					 and shopping centers in accordance with the State of Connecticut Basic Building
					 Code, except that this regulation shall not apply to establishments constructed
					 or altered pursuant to plans and specifications approved or building permits
					 issued prior to October 1, 1977.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B107 - Construction materials for fixtures

Current through July 10, 2024
All toilets, urinals and lavatories shall be constructed of
					 durable, easily cleanable materials and installed so that the fixture and space
					 around it can be easily cleaned. All toilets, urinals and lavatories shall be
					 kept in good repair, maintained in a clean condition and disinfected as
					 necessary.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B108 - Accommodations required

Current through July 10, 2024
Each toilet shall occupy a separate compartment which shall
					 be equipped with a door, inside latch, and clothes hook. Toilet rooms at places
					 dispensing food and beverages for consumption on the premises shall have
					 self-closing doors. Toilet paper in a holder shall be provided at all times for
					 each toilet.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B109 - Construction requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
The walls of compartments, doors, or partitions between
					 toilets may be less than the height of room walls but the top shall not be less
					 than six feet (1830 mm) from the floor and the bottom not be more than one foot
					 (305 mm) from the floor. The walls, floors, doors, and partitions shall be
					 constructed of durable, easily cleanable materials. They shall be maintained in
					 good repair and in a clean condition.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B110 - Lighting, heating and ventilating

Current through July 10, 2024
All toilet rooms shall be properly lighted, heated and
					 ventilated in accordance with the requirements of the State of Connecticut
					 Basic Building Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B111 - Water requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
The toilet room shall be provided with an adequate supply
					 of cold and hot or tempered (warm) water. The temperature of the water shall
					 not exceed 115° F (46° C).
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B112 - Prevention of flies and vermin

Current through July 10, 2024
Toilet room outer openings shall be screened to prevent the
					 entrance of flies and vermin.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Toilet and Handwashing Facilities at Public Buildings, Places of Public Assembly, Places Dispensing Food and Beverage for Consumption on the Premises, and for the Patrons of Large Stores and Shopping Centers › Section 19-13-B113 - Waste receptacles

Current through July 10, 2024
Easily cleanable receptacles shall be provided in toilet
					 rooms for waste materials, and such receptacles in toilet rooms for women shall
					 be covered. Individual hand towels or warm air blowers and soap shall be
					 available at all times.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D1 - Institutions, classifications and definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Institutions licensed under sections
				  19a-490
				  to
				  19a-503
				  inclusive and
				  19a-507a(3)
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, are classified and defined as
				  follows:
(a)
Classifications.
(1)
										1Short-term hospitals:
(A) General; Children's general
				hospitals;
(B) special;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D1a - Deemed status

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any institution
				as defined by sections 19-576(b) through 19-576(f) of the Connecticut General
				Statutes may apply to the department of health services to be deemed licensable
				without additional inspection or investigation if said institution:
(1) Has been certified as a provider of
				services by the United States Department of Health and Human Services within
				the immediately preceding 12 month period, except that with respect to
				institutions defined in subsection 19-576(b) of the Connecticut General
				Statutes, the institution need only be currently so certified;
(2) Has not been denied a license or renewal
				thereof or has not had a condition of participation found to be out of
				compliance at any time during the three years immediately preceding such
				application;
(3) Has been inspected
				and investigated pursuant to ordinary license renewal procedures at least once
				in the immediately preceding four years and no less than a total of two
				times;
(4) Has agreed to allow the
				department of health services to inspect and review any reports issued by the
				reviewing or accrediting agency or by the subject institution related to the
				subject institution concerning certification as a provider by the department of
				health and human services; and
(5)
				With respect to institutions as defined in subsections (c), (d), (e) and (f) of
				section 19-576 of the Connecticut General Statutes, has not experienced a
				change in the personnel serving as chief administrative officer or licensed
				administrator, medical director, or director of nurses since the date of the
				immediately preceding department of health and human services provider
				survey.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D2 - Operation and maintenance

Current through July 10, 2024
All hospitals licensed under sections 19-32 to 19-42 of the
				  general statutes, as amended, shall comply with the requirements set forth in
				  sections 19-13-D2 to
				  19-13-D12,
				  inclusive, before a license is issued.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D3 - Short-term hospitals, general and special

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Physical plant.
(1) The hospital
				buildings shall be of sound construction and shall provide adequate space and
				equipment for patient accommodations and for service and other areas, in
				accordance with the requirements of the Department of Public Health. Properly
				equipped diagnostic and therapeutic facilities shall be provided.
(2) The hospital buildings and equipment
				shall meet the requirements of the most current Fire Safety Code pursuant to
				section
				29-292
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. Annually, the licensee shall submit a
				current certificate of inspection by the local fire marshal to the Department
				of Public Health.
(3) Areas in
				which explosive gases are used, and areas in which radioactive materials are
				used, shall meet the requirements of the Department of Public Health for
				adequate protection of patients and personnel.
(4) The hospital buildings and equipment
				shall be maintained in a good state of repair and shall be kept clean at all
				times.
(5) Each hospital that
				provides maternity service shall have appropriate space available and equipment
				for labor, delivery, recovery and post-partum care. The hospital may configure
				the physical space and composition of maternity service through:
(A) traditional obstetrical components
				(various rooms and locations used for each patient); or,
(B) labor/delivery/delivery units (birthing
				room with separate post-partum care); or,
(C) labor/delivery, recovery/post-partum
				units (single room); or,
(D) a
				combination of the configurations listed in subparagraphs (A) to (C) inclusive
				of this subdivision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D4a - Short-term hospitals, Children's General

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Physical plant.
(1) The hospital
				buildings shall be of sound construction and shall provide adequate space and
				equipment for patient accommodations and for service and other areas, in
				accordance with the requirements of the state department of health. Properly
				equipped diagnostic and therapeutic facilities shall he provided.
(2) The hospital buildings and equipment
				shall meet the requirements of the state fire safety code. (Reg. 29-40-1 et
				seq.) Annual application for a license shall be accompanied by a certificate of
				inspection by the local fire marshal.
(3) Areas in which explosive gases are used,
				and areas in which radioactive materials are used, shall meet the requirements
				of the state department of health for adequate protection of patients and
				personnel.
(4) The hospital
				buildings and equipment shall be maintained in a good state of repair and shall
				be kept clean at all times.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D5 - Long-term hospitals: Chronic disease hospital

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(a)
Physical plant.
(1) The hospital
				buildings shall be of sound construction and shall provide adequate space and
				equipment for patient accommodations and for service and other areas, in
				accordance with the requirements of the state department of health. Properly
				equipped diagnostic and therapeutic facilities shall be provided.
(2) The hospital buildings and equipment
				shall meet the requirements of the state fire safety code. (Reg. 29-40-1 et
				seq.) Annual application for a license shall be accompanied by a certificate of
				inspection by the local fire marshal.
(3) Areas in which explosive gases are used,
				and areas in which radioactive materials are used, shall meet the requirements
				of the state department of health for adequate protection of patients and
				personnel.
(4) The hospital
				buildings and equipment shall be maintained in a good state of repair and shall
				be kept clean at all times.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D8u - Intravenous therapy programs in chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As used in this
				section:
(1) "Administer" means to initiate
				the venipuncture and deliver an IV fluid or IV admixture into the blood stream
				via a vein, and to monitor and care for the venipuncture site, terminate the
				procedure, and record pertinent events and observations;
(2) "IV Admixture" means an IV fluid to which
				one or more additional drug products have been added;
(3) "IV Fluid" means sterile solutions of 50
				ml or more, intended for intravenous infusion but excluding blood and blood
				products;
(4) "IV therapy" means
				the introduction of an IV fluid or IV admixture into the blood stream via a
				vein for the purpose of correcting water deficit and electrolyte imbalances,
				providing nutrition, and delivering antibiotics and other therapeutic agents
				approved by the facility's medical staff;
(5) "IV therapy program" means the overall
				plan by which the facility implements, monitors and safeguards the
				administration of IV therapy to patients;
(6) "IV therapy nurse" means a registered
				nurse who is qualified by education and training and has demonstrated
				proficiency in the theoretical and clinical aspects of IV therapy to administer
				an IV fluid or IV admixture.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D9 - Chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision with authorization to care for persons with manageable psychiatric conditions as determined by a board qualified or certified psychiatrist

Current through July 10, 2024
Chronic and convalescent nursing homes licensed under section
				  19-13-D8 and rest homes with nursing supervision licensed under section
				  19-13-D7 may be authorized to care for persons with manageable psychiatric
				  conditions as determined by a board qualified or certified psychiatrist,
				  provided they shall comply with the requirements of section
				  19-13-D13.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D12 - Multi-care institutions

Current through July 10, 2024
Each unit of a multi-care institution conforming to the
				  definition of any institution listed in section
				  19-13-D1
				  shall be required to meet the regulations governing the maintenance and
				  operation of such institution as specified in this
				  regulation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D40 - Donation of eyes for scientific, educational or therapeutic use

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
In this
				regulation to effect the purposes of section 19-139e of the 1965 supplement to
				the general statutes, insofar as they pertain to eyes, to following words and
				phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1)
				Eye bank means an identified special function of a hospital or medical
				institution having a record system covering the status of the donor's intent
				and disposition of the donated tissue, providing storage facilities, carrying
				cases and solution for in and out transportation and having materials necessary
				for maintaining bacteriological and pathological control of the
				tissue;
(2) donor means the person
				who by written instrument has validly donated his eyes for use after his
				death;
(3) donee means any
				Connecticut hospital or medical institution establishing an eye bank approved
				by the state department of health to receive eyes for assignment for
				transplantation or for any other scientific, educational or therapeutic
				use;
(4) donee's agent means any
				physician, or the agent of any Connecticut hospital or medical institution,
				cooperating with the donee in the removal, preparation or storage of the
				donor's eyes, and
(5) recipient
				means any person eligible to receive a transplantation of eye tissue, or any
				hospital or medical institution receiving eye tissue for other scientific,
				educational or therapeutic use.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D44 - Industrial health facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Physical
				facilities.
An industrial health facility shall:
(1) Be located in a relatively quiet area
				readily accessible to employees and transportation;
(2) be sufficiently spacious, properly
				ventilated, heated, lighted and kept clean at all times;
(3) contain a sink with hot and cold running
				water with a skin cleansing agent and disposable towels. Toilet facilities
				shall be provided in the industrial health facility or nearby. If located
				nearby, the toilet facilities shall be on the same level or floor.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D45 - Definition

Current through July 10, 2024
Outpatient clinics operated by corporations or
					 municipalities. For the purposes of sections 19-13-D45 to
					 19-13-D53,
					 inclusive, an outpatient clinic is an organization operated by a municipality
					 or a corporation other than a hospital which provides ambulatory medical or
					 dental care for diagnosis, treatment and care of persons with chronic or acute
					 conditions which do not require overnight care, or medical or dental care to
					 well persons including preventive services and maintenance of
					 health.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D46 - Buildings and equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A clinic
				  building shall be of sound construction and shall provide adequate space and
				  equipment for patient interviews, physical examinations and treatment of
				  patients and for service and other areas in accordance with the requirements of
				  the state department of public health.
(b) Clinic buildings and equipment shall meet
				  the requirements of the state fire safety code. Annual application for approval
				  shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection by the local fire
				  marshal.
(c) Areas in which
				  explosive gases or radioactive materials are used shall provide for adequate
				  protection of patients and personnel.
(d) The clinic buildings and equipment shall
				  be maintained in a good state of repair and shall be kept clean at all
				  times.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D47 - Governing board, administrator

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A clinic shall
				  be managed by a governing board whose duties shall include, as a minimum:
(1) Adoption of bylaws or their equivalent,
				  rules and regulations or their equivalent, including medical or dental staff
				  bylaws, or both;
(2) annual
				  appointment of the medical or dental staff with annual designation of medical
				  or dental director; and
(3)
				  appointment of a clinic administrator, qualified on the basis of training and
				  experience approved by the commissioner of public health.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D48 - Professional staff

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) There shall be
				  an organized professional staff of not fewer than three members of the major
				  profession or professions providing care in the clinic; except that, in a
				  family-planning clinic or well-child clinic, the staff may consist of a medical
				  director and one other major profession providing care in the clinic.
(b) The professional staff shall adopt
				  written rules and regulations governing its own activities, subject to approval
				  of the governing board of the clinic. As a minimum these shall include:
(1) Methods of control of privileges granted
				  to members of the medical or dental staff and the responsibilities of the
				  medical or dental director;
(2)
				  method of professional supervision of clinical work;
(3) provision for regular staff
				  meetings;
(4) preparation of
				  adequate case records; and
(5)
				  procedure for recommending appointment to the staff and for hearing complaints
				  regarding the conduct of members, referring the same, with recommendations, to
				  the governing board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D49 - Records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) There shall be adequate provisions for
				  the retention and storage of medical or dental records with adequate space and
				  equipment and qualified medical record personnel, if necessary.
(b) A medical or dental record shall be
				  started for each patient at the time of admission, including proper identifying
				  data. Medical and dental records shall include sufficient information to
				  justify the diagnosis made and warrant the treatment given or services
				  provided. Each entry shall be signed by the person responsible for
				  it.
(c) Medical and dental records
				  shall be filed in the clinic in a manner accessible to the professional staff,
				  with proper provision for their confidentiality, and shall be kept for a
				  minimum of five years after discharge of the patient.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D50 - Nursing personnel

Current through July 10, 2024
Sufficient licensed nursing personnel shall be employed to
					 render the care, treatment or preventive services necessary, including the
					 administration of drugs and biologicals as required by the stated program of
					 the clinic.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D51 - Pharmaceutical

Current through July 10, 2024
Where pharmaceutical are dispensed other than by a
					 physician there shall be a pharmacy which meets the following requirements: (1)
					 There shall be a competent pharmacist, registered in Connecticut, who shall be
					 responsible to the administrator for all pharmaceutical services in the clinic.
					 (2) The pharmacy shall be operated in compliance with all applicable state and
					 federal drug laws and regulations. (3) The premises shall be kept clean,
					 adequately lighted, and ventilated, and the equipment and facilities necessary
					 for compounding, dispensing, manufacturing, producing or processing of drugs
					 shall be maintained in good order. (4) Drugs used in the clinic shall meet
					 standards established by the United States Pharmacopoeia, The National
					 Formulary or the Federal Food and Drug Administration and shall be stored and
					 kept so as to insure their proper purity and strength. A medical staff pharmacy
					 committee in conference with the pharmacist shall formulate policies to control
					 the administration of toxic or dangerous drugs with specific reference to the
					 duration of the order and the dosage. All applicable statutes and regulations
					 governing the purchase, storage and dispensing of drugs and biologicals shall
					 be in force at all times.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D52 - Maintenance

Current through July 10, 2024
The management, operation, personnel, equipment,
					 facilities, sanitation and maintenance of the clinic shall be such as
					 reasonably to assure the health, comfort and safety of patients at all
					 times.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Licensing Outpatient Clinics Operated by Corporations or Municipalities › Section 19-13-D53 - Inspection

Current through July 10, 2024
Clinics shall be inspected biennially by the state
					 department of public health to test for ongoing compliance with sections
					 19-13-D45
					 through
					 19-13-D54 of
					 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.