General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6347
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4067
*04067HB06347ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 6347
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 4067
*04067HB06347ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO PROVIDE FINDINGS TO COMPLAINANTS CONCERNING COMPLAINTS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST VETERINARIANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 20-204a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) The department shall investigate each allegation of any act or omission by a veterinarian specified in section 20-202. The investigation shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-14 to determine if probable cause exists to issue a statement of charges and to institute proceedings against the veterinarian. Such investigation shall be concluded not later than twelve months from the date the allegation is submitted to the department.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the investigation shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure under section 1-210 and no person may disclose knowledge of the investigation to a third party unless the veterinarian requests that the investigation be open.
(c) If the department makes a finding of no probable cause to take action under section 20-202 or fails to make a finding within the twelve-month period required by subsection (b) of this section, the allegation submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the entire record of the investigation may remain confidential and no person shall disclose knowledge of such investigation to a third party unless the veterinarian requests that it be open. Any person aggrieved by a finding of no probable cause to take action under this subsection may appeal therefrom in accordance with section 4-183.
(d) If the department makes a finding that there is probable cause to take action under section 20-202, the allegation submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the entire record of such investigation shall be deemed a public record, in accordance with section 1-210.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 20-204a
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
20-204a
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize appeals to the Superior Court from determinations of no probable cause made by the Department of Public Health in connection with certain complaints against veterinarians.
[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.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. SANTIAGO, 130th Dist.; REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. SANTIAGO, 130th Dist.; REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
H.B. 6347