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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6546
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3621
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF TH E
HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITU TIONS AND
FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective October 1, 2019) The Department of Correction, in 1
collaboration with the Department of Public Health, the Insurance 2
Department and the Comptroller, shall study the prevalence of 3
inmates in correctional institutions and facilities with the hepatitis C 4
virus. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, the 5
screening of inmates for the hepatitis C virus, feasibility of treatment of 6
inmates who test positive for the virus, health outcomes of such 7
inmates and the cost of and insurance coverage for such treatment. Not 8
later than January 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Correction shall report, 9
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 10
statutes, regarding the findings of such study. 11
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
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Statement of Purpose:
To require a study of the prevalence of the hepatitis C virus in
correctional institutions and facilities.
[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. PETIT, 22nd Dist.
H.B. 6546