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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.