LCO No. 1607 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5767 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1607 Referred to Committee on AGING Introduced by: REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist. AN ACT MITIGATING FALL RISKS FOR NURSING HOME PATIENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 19a-550 of the general statutes be amended to require 1 that nursing home facility patients are informed of their options under 2 federal law to mitigate fall risks. 3 Statement of Purpose: To ensure nursing home facility patients are informed of options under federal law to mitigate their risk of falling and injuring themselves.