General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 134 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 386 Referred to Committee on Public Health Introduced by: SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 134 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 386 Referred to Committee on Public Health Introduced by: SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS OF ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED BY HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES AND HOMEMAKER-HOME HEALTH AIDE AGENCIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 19a-491 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the Department of Public health shall require home health care agencies and homemaker-home health aide agencies to conduct criminal background checks on all prospective employees as a condition of obtaining and maintaining licensure from the department. Statement of Purpose: To require criminal background checks of all prospective employees of home health care agencies and homemaker-home health aide agencies.