General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 51
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 248
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 51
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 248
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 368v of the general statutes be amended to require that any health care institution that performs a computerized axial tomography diagnostic imaging service for the benefit of a patient shall record the radiation dose associated with such service and, in the event there is a radiation overdose attributable to such service, shall inform the patient and patient's physician of such overdose.
Statement of Purpose:
To promote the safety and well-being of patients who receive computerized axial tomography diagnostic imaging services.