General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5276
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 142
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5276
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 142
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A PENALTY FOR OPTOMETRISTS AND PHYSICIANS WHO FAIL TO REPORT INFORMATION CONCERNING BLIND PATIENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 10-305 of the general statutes be amended to establish a penalty of up to one hundred dollars for optometrists and physicians who fail to report information concerning blind patients to the Department of Rehabilitation Services as required.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a penalty for optometrists and physicians who do not follow the mandatory requirement of reporting blind persons in accordance with section 10-305 of the general statutes.