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.