Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05348 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/16/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5348
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 650
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. HURLBURT, 53rd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5348 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 650

Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW 

Introduced by:

REP. HURLBURT, 53rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATION FOR PERSONS WHO DECONTAMINATE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 20 of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to issue a certification for technicians who decontaminate surgical instruments and other health care equipment.

Statement of Purpose: 

To reduce the number of persons effected by cross-contamination and infection in surgical settings.