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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 7050
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2676
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO INFORM BLIND
AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS OF RESOURCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 20 of the general statutes be amended to require 1
physicians, physician assistants and advanced practice registered 2
nurses offering primary care to patients to inform patients who are 3
blind or visually impaired of resources available to assist them, 4
including state assistance, technology and support groups. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To require health professionals to provide blind and visually impaired
patients with information on resources available.