| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6268 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2015 *_____HB06268PH____032615____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6268 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5473 | |
| 3 | + | *05473HB06268PH_* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (PH) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Committee Bill No. 6268 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2015 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____HB06268PH____032615____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 5473 | |
| 15 | + | ||
| 16 | + | *05473HB06268PH_* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (PH) | |
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING PEDIATRIC VISION SCREENING. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) Each primary care provider, as defined in section 19a-7o | |
| 28 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) Each primary care provider, as defined in section 19a-7o, serving children in this state, excluding a hospital emergency department and its staff, shall provide an annual vision screening to each patient who is not yet eligible to enroll in kindergarten pursuant to section 10-184 of the general statutes, beginning at one year of age until such time as such child enrolls in kindergarten. | |
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | 30 | ||
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 32 | ||
| 21 | 33 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 22 | 34 | Section 1 October 1, 2015 New section | |
| 23 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 36 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 25 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 38 | Section 1 | |
| 27 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 40 | October 1, 2015 | |
| 29 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 42 | New section | |
| 31 | 43 | ||
| 32 | - | Statement of | |
| 44 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 33 | 45 | ||
| 34 | - | After "19a-7o", "of the general statutes" was added for consistency with standard drafting conventions. | |
| 46 | + | To require vision screening for young children. | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] | |
| 35 | 49 | ||
| 36 | 50 | ||
| 37 | 51 | ||
| 38 | - | ||
| 52 | + | Co-Sponsors: REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.; REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. SANTIAGO, 84th Dist.; REP. VARGAS, 6th Dist. REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist.; REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.; REP. PORTER, 94th Dist. REP. BUTLER, 72nd Dist.; REP. ADAMS, 146th Dist. REP. SANCHEZ, 25th Dist.; REP. MILLER P., 145th Dist. | |
| 39 | 53 | ||
| 40 | - | ||
| 54 | + | Co-Sponsors: | |
| 41 | 55 | ||
| 42 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO | |
| 56 | + | REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.; REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. | |
| 57 | + | ||
| 58 | + | REP. SANTIAGO, 84th Dist.; REP. VARGAS, 6th Dist. | |
| 59 | + | ||
| 60 | + | REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist.; REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist. | |
| 61 | + | ||
| 62 | + | REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.; REP. PORTER, 94th Dist. | |
| 63 | + | ||
| 64 | + | REP. BUTLER, 72nd Dist.; REP. ADAMS, 146th Dist. | |
| 65 | + | ||
| 66 | + | REP. SANCHEZ, 25th Dist.; REP. MILLER P., 145th Dist. | |
| 67 | + | ||
| 68 | + | H.B. 6268 |