General Assembly Raised Bill No. 266
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1764
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Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
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General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 266
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 1764
*01764_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
AN ACT CONCERNING A RIGHT TO RESCIND A NURSING HOME CONTRACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2016) Any person who signs an agreement for admission to a nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521 of the general statutes, may rescind such agreement in a signed writing delivered by hand or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the nursing home not later than midnight on the third business day after such person has signed such agreement. Not later than October 1, 2016, each nursing home facility shall include in any agreement for admission to the nursing home facility a conspicuous and clear notice of the right of rescission as described in this section and a rescission form that may be signed and delivered in the manner set forth in this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2016 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2016
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To give a person who signs a resident admission agreement at a nursing home a right to rescind the agreement within three business days.
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