General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1065
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3759
*03759_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on Aging
Introduced by:
(AGE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 1065
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3759
*03759_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on Aging
Introduced by:
(AGE)
AN ACT CONCERNING FEAR OF RETALIATION TRAINING IN NURSING HOME FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) Each nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521 of the general statutes, shall annually provide a minimum of one hour of training to all employees of the nursing home facility concerning residents' fear of retaliation, including discussion of (1) residents' rights to file complaints and voice grievances, (2) examples of employee retaliation against residents, and (3) methods of preventing employee retaliation and alleviating residents' fear of retaliation.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that nursing home staff understand fear of retaliation and have resources available to prevent retaliation against residents.
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