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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 168 | |
| 2 | 2 | February Session, 2018 LCO No. 850 | |
| 3 | - | *_____ | |
| 3 | + | *00850_______PH_* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (PH) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 168 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | February Session, 2018 | |
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| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 850 | |
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| 16 | - | *_____ | |
| 16 | + | *00850_______PH_* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
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| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | 22 | (PH) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING GROUP HOME LICENSING VISITS. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 17a-227 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018): | |
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| 30 | 30 | (b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to [insure] ensure the comfort, safety, adequate medical care and treatment of such persons at the residential facilities described in subsection (a) of this section. Such regulations shall include requirements that: (1) All residential facility staff be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a manner and time frame prescribed by the commissioner; (2) records of staffing schedules and actual staff hours worked, by residential facility, be available for inspection by the department upon advance notice; (3) each residential facility develop and implement emergency plans and staff training to address emergencies that may pose a threat to the health and safety of the residents of the facility; (4) department staff verify during quality service reviews and licensing inspections, that (A) staff is adequately trained to respond in an emergency, and (B) a summary of information on each resident is available to emergency medical personnel for use in an emergency; (5) all residential facilities serving persons with Down syndrome fifty years of age or older have at least one staff member trained in Alzheimer's disease and dementia symptoms and care; and (6) [not less than one-half of the quality service reviews, licensing inspections or facility visits conducted by the department after initial licensure are unannounced] for community living arrangements, the commissioner shall determine a minimum number of licensure-related visits that are unannounced. | |
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| 35 | 35 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 36 | 36 | Section 1 October 1, 2018 17a-227(b) | |
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| 38 | 38 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 40 | 40 | Section 1 | |
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| 42 | 42 | October 1, 2018 | |
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| 44 | 44 | 17a-227(b) | |
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| 46 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 48 | + | To implement the recommendations of the Department of Developmental Services regarding group home licensing visits. | |
| 47 | 49 | ||
| 48 | - | PH Joint Favorable | |
| 49 | - | ||
| 50 | - | PH | |
| 51 | - | ||
| 52 | - | Joint Favorable | |
| 50 | + | [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.] |