General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7058
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3846
*03846_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 7058
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 3846
*03846_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
AN ACT PROMOTING INFLUENZA EDUCATION IN MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 19a-694 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(a) All managed residential communities operating in the state shall:
(1) Provide a written residency agreement to each resident in accordance with section 19a-700;
(2) Afford residents the ability to access services provided by an assisted living services agency. Such services shall be provided in accordance with a service plan developed in accordance with section 19a-699;
(3) Upon the request of a resident, arrange, in conjunction with the assisted living services agency, for the provision of ancillary medical services on behalf of a resident, including physician and dental services, pharmacy services, restorative physical therapies, podiatry services, hospice care and home health agency services, provided the ancillary medical services are not administered by employees of the managed residential community, unless the resident chooses to receive such services;
(4) Provide a formally established security program for the protection and safety of residents that is designed to protect residents from intruders;
(5) Afford residents the rights and privileges guaranteed under title 47a;
(6) Comply with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 19-13-D105 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies; [and]
(7) Assist a resident who has a long-term care insurance policy with preparing and submitting claims for benefits to the insurer, provided such resident has executed a written authorization requesting and directing the insurer to (A) disclose information to the managed residential community relevant to such resident's eligibility for an insurance benefit or payment, and (B) provide a copy of the acceptance or declination of a claim for benefits to the managed residential community at the same time such acceptance or declination is made to such resident; [.] and
(8) Annually provide residents, not later than September first of each year, with educational information on influenza disease including, but not limited to, (A) causes, symptoms and risks associated with the disease, and (B) the availability, effectiveness and known contraindications of the influenza immunization. The Vaccine Information Statement concerning the influenza immunization published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall be deemed to comply for purposes of this subdivision.
(b) No managed residential community shall control or manage the financial affairs or personal property of any resident, except as provided for in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2017 19a-694
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2017
19a-694
Statement of Purpose:
To provide residents of managed residential communities with information on the influenza disease.
[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.]