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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6449
January Session, 2021
AN ACT EXPANDING ECO NOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN OCCUPATIONS
LICENSED BY THE DEPA RTMENT OF PUBLIC HEA LTH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) The Department of 1
Public Health shall issue an occupational or professional license, permit, 2
certification or registration issued by the Department of Public Health 3
shall be issued, in the occupation or profession applied for and at a 4
practice level determined by the department, to a person who is (1) a 5
resident of this state as defined in section 12-701 of the general statutes, 6
or (2) married to an active duty member of the armed forces of the 7
United States and accompanies said member, pursuant to an official 8
permanent change of station, to a military installation located in this 9
state if: 10
(A) The person holds a valid license, permit, certification or 11
registration in at least one other jurisdiction in the occupation or 12
profession applied for; 13
(B) The person has practiced under such license, permit, certification 14
or registration for not less than one year; 15
(C) The person is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which he or 16
she holds a license, permit, certification or registration and has not had 17
a license, permit, certification or registration revoked or discipline 18 Substitute Bill No. 6449
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imposed by any jurisdiction, does not have a complaint, allegation or 19
investigation related to unprofessional conduct pending in any 20
jurisdiction, and has not voluntarily surrendered a license, permit, 21
certification or registration while under investigation for unprofessional 22
conduct in any jurisdiction; 23
(D) The person satisfies any background check or character and 24
fitness check required of other applicants for the license, permit, 25
certification or registration; and 26
(E) The person pays all fees required of other applicants for the 27
license, permit, certification or registration. 28
(b) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this 29
section, the Department of Public Health may require a person to take 30
and pass all or a portion of any examination required of other persons 31
applying for the license, permit, certification or registration. 32
(c) Any person issued a license, permit, certification or registration 33
pursuant to this section shall be subject to the laws of this state and the 34
jurisdiction of the Department of Public Health. 35
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, and pursuant to 36
section 19a-14 of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Public 37
Health may deny an occupational or professional license, permit, 38
certification or registration if he or she finds such denial is in the best 39
interest of the state. 40
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Commissioner of Public Health 41
shall convene working groups to determine whether Connecticut 42
should join any interstate licensure compacts. 43
(b) Such working groups shall consist of (1) the Commissioner of 44
Public Health, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 45
and the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, or their 46
designees, (2) the chair of the appropriate board of examiners or 47
advisory board, or his or her designee, (3) a representative of the 48 Substitute Bill No. 6449
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appropriate state professional association, (4) a representative of the 49
professional assistance program for regulated professions established 50
pursuant to section 19a-12a of the general statutes, and (5) any other 51
members the Commissioner of Public Health deems appropriate. Each 52
working group shall convene not later than sixty days after the effective 53
date of this section. 54
(c) Not later than January 15, 2022, the Commissioner of Public 55
Health shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 56
section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of 57
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 58
health. Such report shall include recommendations that reflect the 59
determinations pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The working 60
groups shall terminate upon the submission of the report. 61
Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2021) Not later than January 15, 2022, the 62
Commissioner of Public Health shall submit a report, in accordance 63
with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 64
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 65
matters relating to public health. Such report shall be developed in 66
consultation with such boards or commissions as the commissioner 67
deems appropriate and shall recommend whether it would be in the 68
best interest of the state (1) for any examination administered by the 69
state pursuant to chapters 369 to 388, inclusive, chapter 393a, chapters 70
395 to 417, inclusive, chapters 435 to 449, inclusive, or chapters 474 to 71
483, inclusive, of the general statutes to be administered by a national 72
organization acceptable to the Department of Public Health, and (2) to 73
reduce any experience and training requirements while increasing any 74
such examination's ability to test applicants' knowledge or skills.75
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 202 New section Substitute Bill No. 6449
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Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a), provisions were rewritten for clarity. In Sections 2 and 3,
"(NEW)" was deleted for accuracy.
PH Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO