LCO No. 2447 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6003 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2447 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. COOK, 65th Dist. AN ACT UPDATING MINIMUM DIRECT CARE STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOMES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to eliminate the distinction 1 between chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with 2 nursing supervisions in favor of a single minimum direct staffing 3 requirement for nursing homes. 4 Statement of Purpose: To update minimum direct care staffing requirements for nursing homes.