General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5661
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1345
*01345*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5661
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1345
*01345*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING LICENSURE OF ACCREDITED NONPROFIT COMMUNITY PROVIDERS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to permit accredited nonprofit community providers of certain health and human services to operate without obtaining a license from the Department of Public Health or the Department of Social Services when the national accreditation requirements meet or exceed the standards for licensure.
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce costs and enhance administrative and operational efficiencies for accredited nonprofit community providers and the state.