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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 807
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3709
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 10a-109gg of the general statutes 1
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
from passage): 3
(b) The proceeds of the sale of the bond issuance described in 4
subsection (a) of this section shall be used by the Office of Policy and 5
Management, in consultation with the chairperson of the Board of 6
Trustees of the university, for the purpose of the UConn health 7
network initiatives in the following manner: (1) Five million dollars of 8
such proceeds shall be used by Hartford Hospital to develop a 9
simulation and conference center on the Hartford Hospital campus to 10
be run exclusively by Hartford Hospital; [,] (2) five million dollars of 11
such proceeds shall be used to fulfill the initiative for a primary care 12
institute on the Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center campus; [,] 13
(3) five million dollars of such proceeds shall be used to fulfill the 14 Raised Bill No. 807
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initiatives for a comprehensive cancer center and The University of 15
Connecticut-sponsored health disparities institute; (4) five million 16
dollars of such proceeds shall be used to fulfill the initiatives for the 17
planning, design, land acquisition, development and construction of 18
(A) a cancer treatment center to be constructed by, or in partnership 19
with, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, provided such cancer 20
treatment center is located entirely within the legal boundaries of the 21
city of New Britain, (B) renovations and upgrades to the oncology unit 22
at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, and (C) if certificate of need 23
approval is received, a Permanent Regional Phase One Clinical Trials 24
Unit located at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain; 25
and (5) two million dollars of such proceeds shall be used to fulfill the 26
initiatives for patient room renovations at Bristol Hospital. In the event 27
that the cancer treatment center authorized pursuant to subdivision (4) 28
of this subsection is built in whole or in part outside the legal 29
boundaries of the city of New Britain, The Hospital of Central 30
Connecticut shall repay the entire amount of the proceeds used to 31
fulfill the initiatives for the planning, design, development and 32
construction of such center. 33
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 17a-217a of the general statutes is 34
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 35
passage): 36
(a) There shall be a Camp Harkness Advisory Committee to advise 37
the Commissioner of Developmental Services with respect to issues 38
concerning the health and safety of persons who attend and utilize the 39
facilities at Camp Harkness. The advisory committee shall be 40
composed of twelve members as follows: (1) Six members appointed 41
by the Governor, one of whom shall be the director of Camp Harkness, 42
who shall serve ex officio, one of whom shall represent the 43
Southeastern Connecticut Association for Developmental Disabilities, 44
one of whom shall represent the Southbury Training School, one of 45
whom shall represent the Arc of New London County, one of whom 46
[who is] shall be a person who uses the camp on a residential basis and 47
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the camp; and (2) six members appointed by the General Assembly, 49
one of whom shall be a relative or guardian of a person who uses the 50
camp, who shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the 51
Senate; one of whom shall be a member of the Family Support Council 52
established pursuant to section 17a-219c and represent persons who 53
use the camp on a day basis, who shall be appointed by the speaker of 54
the House of Representatives; one of whom shall represent the board 55
of selectmen of the town of Waterford, who shall be appointed by the 56
majority leader of the House of Representatives; one of whom shall 57
represent a private nonprofit corporation that is: (A) Tax exempt under 58
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 59
subsequent internal revenue code of the United States, as amended 60
from time to time, and (B) established to promote and support Camp 61
Harkness and its camping programs, who shall be appointed by the 62
majority leader of the Senate; one of whom shall represent the 63
Connecticut Institute for the Blind and the Oak Hill School, who shall 64
be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; 65
and one of whom shall represent the United Cerebral Palsy 66
Association, who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 67
Senate. 68
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 17b-337 of the general statutes is 69
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 70
passage): 71
(c) The Long-Term Care Planning Committee shall consist of: (1) 72
The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 73
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 74
relating to human services, public health, elderly services and long-75
term care; (2) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the 76
commissioner's designee; (3) one member of the Office of Policy and 77
Management appointed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 78
Management; (4) one member from the Department of Public Health 79
appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health; (5) one member 80
from the Department of Housing appointed by the Commissioner of 81
Housing; (6) one member from the Department of Developmental 82 Raised Bill No. 807
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Services appointed by the Commissioner of Developmental Services; 83
(7) one member from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 84
Services appointed by the Commissioner of Mental Health and 85
Addiction Services; (8) one member from the Department of 86
Transportation appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation; (9) 87
one member from the Department of Children and Families appointed 88
by the Commissioner of Children and Families; [and] (10) one member 89
from the Health Systems Planning Unit of the Office of Health Strategy 90
appointed by the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy; 91
and (11) one member from the Department of Rehabilitation Services 92
appointed by the Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services. The 93
committee shall convene no later than ninety days after June 4, 1998. 94
Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. The 95
chairperson shall be elected from among the members of the 96
committee. The committee shall seek the advice and participation of 97
any person, organization or state or federal agency it deems necessary 98
to carry out the provisions of this section. 99
Sec. 4. Subsection (d) of section 19a-36i of the general statutes is 100
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 101
passage): 102
(d) Each class 2 food establishment, class 3 food establishment and 103
class 4 food establishment shall employ a certified food protection 104
manager. No person shall serve as a certified food protection manager 105
unless such person has satisfactorily passed a test as part of a food 106
protection manager certification program that is evaluated and 107
approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Conference for 108
Food Protection as conforming to its standards for accreditation of 109
food protection manager certification programs. A certified food 110
inspector shall verify that the food protection manager is certified 111
upon inspection of the food establishment. The owner or manager of 112
the food service establishment shall designate an alternate person or 113
persons to be in charge at all times when the certified food protection 114
manager cannot be present. The alternate person or persons in charge 115
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are in compliance with the requirements of this section; [(B)] (2) foods 117
are safely prepared in accordance with the requirements of the food 118
code; [(C)] (3) emergencies are managed properly; [(D)] (4) a food 119
inspector is admitted into the food establishment upon request; and 120
[(E)] (5) he or she receives and signs inspection reports. 121
Sec. 5. Subsection (c) of section 19a-59i of the general statutes is 122
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 123
passage): 124
(c) The maternal mortality review committee may include, but need 125
not be limited to, any of the following members, as needed, depending 126
on the maternal death case being reviewed: 127
(1) A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 who specializes in 128
obstetrics and gynecology, appointed by the Connecticut State Medical 129
Society; 130
(2) A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 who is a 131
pediatrician, appointed by the Connecticut State Medical Society; 132
(3) A community health worker, appointed by the Commission on 133
Equity and Opportunity; 134
(4) A nurse-midwife licensed pursuant to chapter 377, appointed by 135
the Connecticut Nurses Association; 136
(5) A clinical social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 383b, 137
appointed by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of 138
Social Workers; 139
(6) A psychiatrist licensed pursuant to chapter 370, appointed by the 140
Connecticut Psychiatric Society; 141
(7) A psychologist licensed pursuant to chapter 20-136, appointed 142
by the Connecticut Psychological Association; 143
(8) The Chief Medical Examiner, or the Chief Medical Examiner's 144 Raised Bill No. 807
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designee; 145
(9) A member of the Connecticut Hospital Association; 146
(10) A representative of a community or regional program or facility 147
providing services for persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons 148
with substance use disorders, appointed by the Commissioner of 149
Public Health; 150
(11) A representative of The University of Connecticut-sponsored 151
health disparities institute; or 152
(12) Any additional member the cochairpersons determine would be 153
beneficial to serve as a member of the committee. 154
Sec. 6. Subparagraphs (D) and (E) of subdivision (8) of section 19a-155
177 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted 156
in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 157
(D) The commissioner shall collect the data required by 158
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, in the manner provided in said 159
subparagraph, from each emergency medical service organization 160
licensed or certified pursuant to this chapter. Any such emergency 161
medical service organization that fails to comply with the provisions of 162
this section shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred 163
dollars per day for each failure to report the required data regarding 164
emergency medical services provided to a patient, as determined by 165
the commissioner. The civil penalties set forth in this subparagraph 166
shall be assessed only after the department provides a written notice of 167
deficiency and the organization is afforded the opportunity to respond 168
to such notice. An organization shall have not more than fifteen 169
business days after the date of receiving such notice to provide a 170
written response to the department. The commissioner may adopt 171
regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, concerning the 172
development, implementation, monitoring and collection of 173
emergency medical service system data. All state agencies licensed or 174
certified as emergency medical service organizations shall be exempt 175 Raised Bill No. 807
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from the civil penalties set forth in this subparagraph. [;] 176
(E) The commissioner shall, with the recommendation of the 177
Connecticut Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board established 178
pursuant to section 19a-178a, adopt for use in trauma data collection 179
the most recent version of the National Trauma Data Bank's National 180
Trauma Data Standards and Data Dictionary and nationally 181
recognized guidelines for field triage of injured patients; [.] 182
Sec. 7. Section 19a-575 of the general statutes is repealed and the 183
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 184
Any person eighteen years of age or older may execute a document 185
that contains directions as to any aspect of health care, including the 186
withholding or withdrawal of life support systems. Such document 187
shall be signed and dated by the maker with at least two witnesses and 188
may be in substantially the following form: 189
DOCUMENT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AND 190
WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. 191
If the time comes when I am incapacitated to the point when I can 192
no longer actively take part in decisions for my own life, and am 193
unable to direct my physician or advanced practice registered nurse as 194
to my own medical care, I wish this statement to stand as a testament 195
of my wishes. 196
"I, .... (Name), request that, if my condition is deemed terminal or if 197
it is determined that I will be permanently unconscious, I be allowed to 198
die and not be kept alive through life support systems. By terminal 199
condition, I mean that I have an incurable or irreversible medical 200
condition which, without the administration of life support systems, 201
will, in the opinion of my attending physician or advanced practice 202
registered nurse, result in death within a relatively short time. By 203
permanently unconscious I mean that I am in a permanent coma or 204
persistent vegetative state which is an irreversible condition in which I 205
am at no time aware of myself or the environment and show no 206 Raised Bill No. 807
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behavioral response to the environment. The life support systems 207
which I do not want include, but are not limited to: 208
T1 Artificial respiration
T2 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
T3 Artificial means of providing nutrition and hydration
(Cross out and initial life support systems you want administered) 209
I do not intend any direct taking of my life, but only that my dying 210
not be unreasonably prolonged. 211
If I am pregnant: 212
(Place a check to indicate option (1) or (2) or specify alternative 213
instructions after (3)) 214
T4 .... (1) I intend to accept life support systems if my doctor
T5 believes that doing so would allow my fetus to reach a live birth.
T6 .... (2) I intend this document to apply without modifications.
T7 (3) I intend this document to apply as follows: …."
Other specific requests: 215
"This request is made, after careful reflection, while I am of sound 216
mind." 217
T8 .... (Signature)
T9 .... (Date)
This document was signed in our presence, by the above-named .... 218
(Name) who appeared to be eighteen years of age or older, of sound 219
mind and able to understand the nature and consequences of health 220
care decisions at the time the document was signed. 221 Raised Bill No. 807
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T10 .... (Witness)
T11 .... (Address)
T12 .... (Witness)
T13 .... (Address)
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 19a-575a of the general statutes is 222
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 223
passage): 224
(a) Any person eighteen years of age or older may execute a 225
document that contains health care instructions, the appointment of a 226
health care representative, the designation of a conservator of the 227
person for future incapacity and a document of anatomical gift. Any 228
such document shall be signed and dated by the maker with at least 229
two witnesses and may be in the substantially following form: 230
THESE ARE MY HEALTH CARE INSTRUCTIONS. 231
MY APPOINTMENT OF A HEALTH CARE REPRESENTATIVE, 232
THE DESIGNATION OF M Y CONSERVATOR OF THE PERSON 233
FOR MY FUTURE INCAPACITY 234
AND 235
MY DOCUMENT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT 236
To any physician or advanced practice registered nurse who is 237
treating me: These are my health care instructions including those 238
concerning the withholding or withdrawal of life support systems, 239
together with the appointment of my health care representative, the 240
designation of my conservator of the person for future incapacity and 241
my document of anatomical gift. As my physician or advanced 242
practice registered nurse, you may rely on these health care 243
instructions and any decision made by my health care representative 244
or conservator of my person, if I am incapacitated to the point when I 245
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unable to direct my physician or advanced practice registered nurse as 247
to my own medical care. 248
I, ...., the author of this document, request that, if my condition is 249
deemed terminal or if I am determined to be permanently 250
unconscious, I be allowed to die and not be kept alive through life 251
support systems. By terminal condition, I mean that I have an 252
incurable or irreversible medical condition which, without the 253
administration of life support systems, will, in the opinion of my 254
attending physician or advanced practice registered nurse, result in 255
death within a relatively short time. By permanently unconscious I 256
mean that I am in a permanent coma or persistent vegetative state 257
which is an irreversible condition in which I am at no time aware of 258
myself or the environment and show no behavioral response to the 259
environment. The life support systems which I do not want include, 260
but are not limited to: Artificial respiration, cardiopulmonary 261
resuscitation and artificial means of providing nutrition and hydration. 262
I do want sufficient pain medication to maintain my physical comfort. 263
I do not intend any direct taking of my life, but only that my dying not 264
be unreasonably prolonged. 265
If I am pregnant: 266
(Place a check to indicate option (1) or (2) or specify alternative 267
instructions after (3)) 268
T14 .... (1) I intend to accept life support systems if my doctor
T15 believes that doing so would allow my fetus to reach a live
birth.
T16 .... (2) I intend this document to apply without modifications.
T17 (3) I intend this document to apply as follows: ....
I appoint .... to be my health care representative. If my attending 269
physician or advanced practice registered nurse determines that I am 270
unable to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of 271
health care decisions and unable to reach and communicate an 272 Raised Bill No. 807
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informed decision regarding treatment, my health care representative 273
is authorized to make any and all health care decisions for me, 274
including (1) the decision to accept or refuse any treatment, service or 275
procedure used to diagnose or treat my physical or mental condition, 276
except as otherwise provided by law such as for psychosurgery or 277
shock therapy, as defined in section 17a-540, and (2) the decision to 278
provide, withhold or withdraw life support systems. I direct my health 279
care representative to make decisions on my behalf in accordance with 280
my wishes, as stated in this document or as otherwise known to my 281
health care representative. In the event my wishes are not clear or a 282
situation arises that I did not anticipate, my health care representative 283
may make a decision in my best interests, based upon what is known 284
of my wishes. 285
If .... is unwilling or unable to serve as my health care 286
representative, I appoint .... to be my alternative health care 287
representative. 288
If a conservator of my person should need to be appointed, I 289
designate .... be appointed my conservator. If .... is unwilling or unable 290
to serve as my conservator, [I designate ....] I designate .... to be 291
successor conservator. No bond shall be required of either of them in 292
any jurisdiction. 293
I hereby make this anatomical gift, if medically acceptable, to take 294
effect upon my death. 295
I give: (check one) 296
T18 .... (1) any needed organs or parts
T19 .... (2) only the following organs or parts ….
to be donated for: (check one) 297
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T21 (2) .... these limited purposes ....
These requests, appointments, and designations are made after 298
careful reflection, while I am of sound mind. Any party receiving a 299
duly executed copy or facsimile of this document may rely upon it 300
unless such party has received actual notice of my revocation of it. 301
T22 Date ...., 20..
T23 .... L.S.
This document was signed in our presence by .... the author of this 302
document, who appeared to be eighteen years of age or older, of sound 303
mind and able to understand the nature and consequences of health 304
care decisions at the time this document was signed. The author 305
appeared to be under no improper influence. We have subscribed this 306
document in the author's presence and at the author's request and in 307
the presence of each other. 308
T24 .... ....
T25 (Witness) (Witness)
T26 .... ....
T27 (Number and Street) (Number and Street)
T28 .... ....
T29 (City, State and Zip Code) (City, State and Zip Code)
T30
T31
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
}
T32 ss. ....
T33 COUNTY OF ....
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We, the subscribing witnesses, being duly sworn, say that we 309
witnessed the execution of these health care instructions, the 310
appointments of a health care representative, the designation of a 311
conservator for future incapacity and a document of anatomical gift by 312
the author of this document; that the author subscribed, published and 313
declared the same to be the author's instructions, appointments and 314
designation in our presence; that we thereafter subscribed the 315
document as witnesses in the author's presence, at the author's request, 316
and in the presence of each other; that at the time of the execution of 317
said document the author appeared to us to be eighteen years of age or 318
older, of sound mind, able to understand the nature and consequences 319
of said document, and under no improper influence, and we make this 320
affidavit at the author's request this .... day of .... 20.... 321
T34 .... ....
T35 (Witness) (Witness)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of .... 20.. 322
T36 ....
T37 Commissioner of the Superior Court
T38 Notary Public
T39 My commission expires: ....
(Print or type name of all persons signing under all signatures) 323
Sec. 9. Subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of section 19a-639a of the 324
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 325
thereof (Effective from passage): 326
(2) The unit may hold a public hearing with respect to any certificate 327
of need application submitted under this chapter. The unit shall 328
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writing, and to the public by publication in a newspaper having a 330
substantial circulation in the area served by the health care facility or 331
provider. In conducting its activities under this chapter, the unit may 332
hold [hearing on] hearings with respect to applications of a similar 333
nature at the same time. 334
Sec. 10. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 19a-754a of the 335
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 336
thereof (Effective from passage): 337
(4) (A) Coordinating the state's health information technology 338
initiatives, (B) seeking funding for and overseeing the planning, 339
implementation and development of policies and procedures for the 340
administration of the all-payer claims database program established 341
under section 19a-775a, (C) establishing and maintaining a consumer 342
health information Internet web site under section 19a-755b, and (D) 343
designating an unclassified individual from the office to perform the 344
duties of a health information technology officer as set forth in sections 345
17b-59f and 17b-59g; 346
Sec. 11. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (j) of section 21a-252 347
of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in 348
lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 349
(j) (1) A prescribing practitioner, as defined in section 20-14c, shall 350
not, except in an emergency, prescribe, dispense or administer 351
controlled substances in schedules II to IV, inclusive, to [a member of] 352
his or her immediate family member. For purposes of this section, 353
"immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, 354
parent-in-law, son or daughter-in-law, brother or sister-in-law, step-355
parent, step-child, step-sibling or other relative residing in the same 356
residence as the prescribing practitioner and shall not include an 357
animal in the residence. In an emergency, a prescribing practitioner 358
may prescribe, dispense or administer not more than a seventy-two-359
hour supply of such controlled substances to an immediate family 360
member only when there is no other qualified prescribing practitioner 361 Raised Bill No. 807
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available. 362
(2) A prescribing practitioner who prescribes, dispenses or 363
administers any controlled substance to [a member of] his or her 364
immediate family member pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 365
subsection shall perform an assessment for the care and treatment of 366
the patient, medically evaluate the patient's need for such controlled 367
substance and document such assessment and need in the normal 368
course of his or her business. The prescribing practitioner shall 369
document the emergency that gave rise to the prescription, dispensing 370
or administering of such controlled substance to the immediate family 371
member. 372
Sec. 12. Section 1 of special act 18-2 is amended to read as follows 373
(Effective from passage): 374
(a) There is established a task force to study (1) the short-term and 375
long-term needs of adults with intellectual disability, including, but 376
not limited to, such adults with significant behavioral health issues or 377
significant issues related to aging, including Alzheimer's disease, 378
dementia and related disorders, and (2) ways in which the services and 379
support such adults need may be provided. 380
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 381
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 382
one of whom has expertise in the diagnosis, care and treatment of 383
persons with intellectual disability and one of whom has expertise in 384
the provision of residential services to persons with intellectual 385
disability; 386
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 387
of whom has expertise in the provision of day services for persons 388
with intellectual disability and one of whom has expertise in the 389
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(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 392
Representatives, who is the parent, guardian or relative of a person 393
with intellectual disability who has high-level needs; 394
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is the 395
parent, guardian or relative of a person with intellectual disability; 396
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 397
Representatives, who is the parent, guardian or relative of a person 398
with intellectual disability; 399
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is the 400
parent, guardian or relative of a person with intellectual disability who 401
has high-level needs; 402
(7) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 403
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 404
relating to public health, or their designees; 405
(8) The Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the 406
commissioner's designee; and 407
(9) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 408
secretary's designee. 409
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 410
(2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of subsection (b) of this section may be a 411
member of the General Assembly. 412
(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 413
thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 414
filled by the appointing authority. 415
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 416
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 417
from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 418
schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 419
later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 420 Raised Bill No. 807
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(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 421
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 422
health shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 423
(g) Not later than January 1, [2019] 2020, the task force shall submit 424
a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 425
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 426
relating to public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 427
11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 428
that it submits such report or January 1, [2019] 2020, whichever is later. 429
Sec. 13. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 20-195q of the general 430
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 431
(Effective from passage): 432
(a) No person shall (1) use the title "social worker" or "licensed 433
master social worker" or any initials associated with such [title] titles, 434
or (2) advertise services under the description of a licensed master 435
social worker, as defined in section 20-195m, unless such person is 436
licensed as a master social worker pursuant to this chapter. 437
(b) No person shall (1) use the title "social worker" or "licensed 438
clinical social worker" or any initials associated with such [title] titles, 439
or (2) advertise services under the description of a licensed clinical 440
social worker, as defined in section 20-195m, unless such person is 441
licensed as a clinical social worker pursuant to this chapter. 442
Sec. 14. Subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 20-112a of the 443
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 444
thereof (Effective from passage): 445
(3) On or after July 1, 2018, (A) no licensed dentist may delegate 446
dental procedures to a dental assistant or expanded function dental 447
assistant unless the dental assistant or expanded function dental 448
assistant provides records demonstrating successful completion of the 449
Dental Assisting National Board's infection control examination, 450
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assistant may receive not more than [nine] fifteen months of on-the-job 452
training by a licensed dentist for purposes of preparing the dental 453
assistant for the Dental Assisting National Board's infection control 454
examination, and (C) any licensed dentist who delegates dental 455
procedures to a dental assistant shall retain and make such records 456
available for inspection upon request of the Department of Public 457
Health. 458
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 10a-109gg(b)
Sec. 2 from passage 17a-217a(a)
Sec. 3 from passage 17b-337(c)
Sec. 4 from passage 19a-36i(d)
Sec. 5 from passage 19a-59i(c)
Sec. 6 from passage 19a-177(8)(D) and (E)
Sec. 7 from passage 19a-575
Sec. 8 from passage 19a-575a(a)
Sec. 9 from passage 19a-639a(f)(2)
Sec. 10 from passage 19a-754a(b)(4)
Sec. 11 from passage 21a-252(j)(1) and (2)
Sec. 12 from passage SA 18-2, Sec. 1
Sec. 13 from passage 20-195q(a) and (b)
Sec. 14 from passage 20-112a(c)(3)
Statement of Purpose:
To make technical revisions to the public health statutes.
[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.]