Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05759 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5759
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1531
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44 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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66 REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 5759
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 1531
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1818 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT HEALTH FREEDOM AND ACCESS ACT.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That the general statutes be amended to permit a health care provider who is not licensed, certified or registered by the state to provide health care services in the state, provided (1) such provider does not perform surgery, set fractures, perform any other procedure on any person that punctures or harmfully invades the skin, prescribe or administer x-rays, prescribe or administer drugs, devices or controlled substances for which a prescription by a licensed health care provider is required, perform chiropractic adjustment of the articulations of joints or the spine or hold out himself or herself as licensed, certified or registered by the state, and (2) such provider makes certain disclosures regarding his or her unlicensed, uncertified or unregistered status to anyone seeking his or her health care services.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To provide the public access to practitioners providing health care services with appropriate consumer protections.