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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 493
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2399
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ESSENTIAL
CAREGIVER PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish an Essential 1
Caregiver Program that (1) creates a definition of the term "essential 2
caregiver" that is not subject to interpretation by any long-term care 3
facility, and (2) authorizes an essential caregiver to provide care for a 4
resident of a long-term care facility notwithstanding any limitations on 5
visitation due to an infection outbreak or other factor, provided the 6
essential caregiver (A) abides by safety protocols, including, but not 7
limited to, those designed to mitigate risk of infection, and (B) is 8
provided with personal protective equipment to mitigate risk of 9
infection and other protections afforded to staff of such facilities. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the recommendations of the Nursing Home and Assisted
Living Oversight Working Group.