Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06284 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6284
2	2		January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5758
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4	4		Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Committee Bill No. 6284
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12	12		January Session, 2015
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14	14		LCO No. 5758
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18	18		Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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20	20		Introduced by:
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADVERTISING OF SERVICES BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) As used in this section:
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30	30		(1) "Advertisement" means any communication or statement, whether printed, electronic or oral, that names a provider in relation to his or her profession or provision of health care services or the facility, office or place where the provider is employed, volunteers or otherwise provides health care services, including, but not limited to, billboards, brochures, pamphlets, business cards, letterhead, direct mail solicitations, scripts for radio, television and telephone solicitations, and telephone directories. "Advertisement" shall not include material that provides information about provider networks established by health insurers;
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32	32		(2) "Health care services" has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-478 of the general statutes; and
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34	34		(3) "Provider" has the same meaning as provided in section 20-7b of the general statutes.
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36	36		(b) Every advertisement shall clearly identify the type of license, registration or certificate under which the provider is practicing and be free from deceptive or misleading information.
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38	38		(c) A facility, office or place where a provider is employed, volunteers or otherwise provides health care services shall make available, upon request of any person, an up-to-date list of every provider who provides health care services at such facility, office or place, including, but not limited to, the provider's name, the type of license, registration or certificate under which such provider is practicing and detailed information on the education, training and experience of each provider. The list shall be free from deceptive or misleading information.
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40	40		(d) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute an unfair trade practice pursuant to chapter 735a of the general statutes.
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42	42		Sec. 2. Section 19a-905 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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44	44		(a) As used in this section:
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46	46		(1) "Health care provider" means any person employed by or acting on behalf of a health care facility or institution; and
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48	48		(2) "Health care facility or institution" means a hospital, nursing home, rest home, home health care agency, homemaker-home health aide agency, emergency medical services organization, assisted living services agency, outpatient surgical facility and an infirmary operated by an educational institution for the care of students enrolled in, and faculty and employees of, such institution.
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50	50		(b) Any health care provider who provides direct patient care shall wear in plain view during such provider's working hours a photographic identification badge issued by the health care facility or institution that includes the name of the health care facility or institution, the name of the health care provider, and the type of license, certificate or employment title that the health care provider holds with the health care facility or institution. Health care facilities or institutions, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop policies and procedures concerning (1) the size, content and format of the photographic identification badge required pursuant to this subsection, and (2) any exemptions to the requirements of this subsection necessary to ensure the safety of patients and health care providers.
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52	52		(c) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute an unfair trade practice pursuant to chapter 735a.
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57	57		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
58	58		Section 1 October 1, 2015 New section
59	59		Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 19a-905
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61	61		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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63	63		Section 1
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69	69		Sec. 2
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71	71		October 1, 2015
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73	73		19a-905
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	75	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	77	+	To strengthen truth in advertising by providers of health care services.
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	79	+	[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.]
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77		-	PH Joint Favorable
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	83	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
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81		-	Joint Favorable
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	87	+	REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
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	89	+	H.B. 6284